Murakami’s Skull Flowers is technically interesting and absolutely not my thing

I really don't like the Skull Flowers as something to wear. The smiling flowers, skull shape and rainbow setting are all competing for my attention, and none of them is pulling me toward putting this on my wrist. I can find the mechanism interesting without pretending the finished design is for me. This gets 17 out of 120 bezel clicks.

Time Objects is Takashi Murakami's new watch project, and current reporting dated November 12, 2026 describes five executions. The manufacturer page wasn't available in this check, so the specifications here remain reported by Monochrome and SJX. I haven't handled one or seen how the display reads in ordinary light.

A skull with the time along its edge

The lateral cylindrical display is the part I would want to see moving. The hours jump, and the time sits along the lower edge of the skull rather than across the flower-covered front. That gives the case a reason to have a different viewing angle, even though it isn't a shape I enjoy aesthetically.

The All Black version reduces the amount of color, but it doesn't change my reaction to the skull itself. The rainbow executions make the flowers and the surrounding setting much more conspicuous. I don't think choosing black would suddenly turn this into a restrained watch, and I wouldn't buy it hoping it could play that role.

The reported 44 mm titanium case also means this is a fairly substantial object before the shape or stones enter the discussion. I'd expect the outline to matter at least as much as the diameter when judging fit, but that needs an actual try-on. A picture can't tell me where the lower jaw would sit against a wrist.

A long reserve doesn't change the styling

The reported hand-wound KM7012TM has a 125-hour reserve and a tourbillon. Those are substantial mechanical details. They don't make the flower eyes or skull more appealing to me, and I don't want a complication count to decide a personal taste rating.

Black Rainbow and All Black are reported as 12 pieces each at CHF85,000 before tax. The full-pavé diamond, black-diamond and rainbow executions are reported at CHF148,000, CHF142,000 and CHF140,000 respectively; their quantities weren't established. Those are foreign prices, checked November 13, rather than verified US-dollar quotes.

US allocation, ordering terms and a current manufacturer specification still need confirmation. I would watch a close-up of the jumping display out of mechanical curiosity. I would have very little trouble leaving the skull and its smiling flowers for someone who actually wants to wear them.