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Masters of Time is inspired by the precision and mythology surrounding Breitling’s iconic timepieces—machines built to measure the one force no human can escape. In this series, watches become more than instruments; they become symbols of our fragile contract with time.
Every stroke, every character, and every fragment of chronometric architecture becomes a meditation on how humans chase, manipulate, worship, and defy time. Whether it’s the diver descending into the deep or the pilot lost in the sky’s abyss, each figure stands at the edge of a moment that cannot be repeated.
Breitling’s mastery of mechanical timekeeping becomes the springboard for a deeper exploration:
What does it mean to live inside a world that is always slipping away?
Time is of an essence. In a timeless expanse. The machines that keep time. Inspired by the land, air and sea.
our regrets, our ambitions against the ticking of a mechanism. That obsession is what fuels the Masters of Time series.
The characters in these artworks exist in suspended moments:
• The second before a leap
• The instant of discovery
• The breath between fear and courage
• The pause before destiny shifts
Breitling’s watches become metaphors for the architecture of time itself—precision built to withstand chaos. They remind us that though time cannot be stopped, it can be witnessed, honored, and shaped.
Beyond the Horizon, the traveler could bend time to his will. Imagine, a system that recorded every moment, of every second, of every day, back and forth. From the Sundial, to clock, to the digital. We've only begun to journey where no man has journeyed before.
In Masters of Time, I reimagine time not as a measurement, but as a living presence. The characters in this series—divers, pilots, voyagers, thieves, navigators—each confront the same truth: the clock is both enemy and guide.
Every piece merges architectural forms, sculptural anatomy, and symbolic fragments of Breitling’s iconic designs. It is my attempt to visualize the tension between human vulnerability and mechanical perfection.
This series is a tribute to those who chase meaning inside every moment.
Breitling’s legacy has always been tied to moments that matter—aviation breakthroughs, deep-sea exploration, precision engineering, and the bold spirit of human adventure.
Time, in its purest form, is a battlefield we can never win yet constantly strategize against.
We measure it.
We study it.
We try to outrun it.
We treasure it.
We fear it.
Humans are the only species aware of our clock—and the only ones who build machines to negotiate with it. Breitling represents the pinnacle of that negotiation: craftsmanship that honors the complexity of life’s fleeting nature.
Masters of Time explores the emotional and philosophical weight behind that human obsession. Every artwork becomes a meditation on:
The seconds that define us
The moments that escape us
The stories hidden inside a single tick
The power of precision in an uncertain world
The tension between destiny and choice
This collection is not just inspired by watches.
It is inspired by what watches represent:
our desire to understand the world by understanding time.
Time is of an essence, the timing of our air, the timing of our escape, the timining of the waves, the timing of the ocean,
Also known as 1000 Minutes Under the Sea.
Time is simultaneously intimate and universal. We feel it in our heartbeat, our memories, our regrets, our victories. Yet we also observe it through the engineering of watches—tiny universes of gears and steel designed to tame the untamable.
The Masters of Time series bridges these two worlds:
Human emotion and mechanical perfection
Fragile moments and precision instruments
Mythic characters and functional chronographs
Art gives time a face.
Watches give time a structure.
Together, they reveal what it means to be alive.
Find the entire collection here:
https://superrare.com/collection/0x6600d2e2d749ba6f9b88e91645b88404dad87ca1#collection
(Each piece comes with a original hand made painting)
This catalogue is an exploration of the tension we all live inside:
the desire to make our moments last longer than we do.
Jake “Big Comic” Johns is an internationally exhibited artist known for powerful, architectural compositions that merge myth, futurism, and human emotion. From large-scale murals to digital collections on the Ethereum blockchain, his work pushes the boundaries between physical and digital storytelling.
Masters of Time represents his continued exploration into how humans confront, manipulate, and immortalize the seconds that define us.
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