Using new materials has always been encouraged in the watch industry i.e. Tissot’s Wood Watch (A watch entirely made of wood made in the eighties) So, I wouldn’t be surprised if someone drugs Nicholas Hayek, the swiss watch baron (AKA Mr. Swatch) and steals a sample of his bone cells, only to harvest it in a lab and grow a limited edition watch out of his bone.

Of course, such a scenario has only been made possible by Tobie Kerridge and Nikki Stott, who have combined biotech and jewelry to give us the first “Bio-ring”. Atleast its less painful than a tattoo.

Also, spotted on Mr. Kerridge’s website is something that would be more at home as one of Mr. Jones’ watches that we covered earlier:

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related links

Si: Using Lab Grown Human Tissue for Jewelry
Bio Jewelry (via We make money not art)