It’s Not Too Late!

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The Midas touch - Jaquet Droz
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WorldTempus is here for all those who completely dropped the ball yesterday…

So you forgot to buy flowers for Mother’s Day. Boy oh boy, do you have some serious making up to do. Buying a belated bouquet isn’t going to cut it, not when it comes to showing your appreciation for the woman who gave you life. Because (let’s face it) we’re all guilty to some extent of taking our mothers for granted on a daily basis, forgetting the one day that’s dedicated to them is tantamount to high treason in the maternal universe. Time to open those wallets, kids. Here are some horological flowers that will give you golden child status for the next decade. Let’s see your siblings try and beat you this time.

Roses - Piaget Altiplano Rose 

If you don’t know what your mother likes (or rather, you have the kind of mother who says she likes “anything” and doesn’t mind going “anywhere” for dinner and then expects you to read her mind), this is the watch for you. Guaranteed to please 99.9% of mums in the world, featuring the Yves Piaget rose executed in marquetry on its dial, the child-forgiving qualities imparted by the Piaget Altiplano Rose cannot be denied.

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Lilies of the Valley - Van Cleef & Arpels Charms Extraordinaire Muguet

Traditionalist mothers will eat this up. I’ve never understood why lilies of the valley are customarily gifted on Mother’s Day. Don’t you know they’re poisonous, under all that beauty? A fine way to reward someone for giving you life — presenting them with deadly flowers. However, the air of good luck surrounding the Van Cleef & Arpels Charms Extraordinaire Muguet should be enough to shield both giver and receiver, impressing upon your mother how fortunate she is to have a thoughtful (if forgetful) child like you.

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Peonies - Chopard L.U.C. XP Esprit de Fleurier Peony

If you’re looking for extravagance and effusive beauty, look no further than the Chopard L.U.C. XP Esprit de Fleurier Peony. These luxurious flowers are meant to symbolise compassion and prosperity, two attributes you definitely want your mother to possess if you’ve messed up on Mother’s Day. The best thing about it is, even if she is unsympathetic and impoverished, giving her this watch is a surefire way to change that.

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Arums - Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso One Precious Flowers

You need to turn that towering maternal rage into blossoming parental love. Flip the script! Reverse that mood! The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso One Precious Flowers is here to rescue you from the ninth circle of hell (according to Dante reserved for the ungrateful and treacherous) and elevate you to cherub level. Get this if you need to pull off one of the biggest plot twists in the history of Mother’s Day screw-ups.

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Daisies - Hublot Classic Fusion Takashi Murakami

Your mother is cool. She’s got a great sense of humour — riotous and kind of dark. She thinks it’s funny that you forgot Mother’s Day. She could totally (and justifiably) kick your ass, but she won’t, because she’s cool. For all those reasons, you should get her the Hublot Classic Fusion Takashi Murakami. Bonus: she’ll probably let you wear it whenever you want. Because she’s cool.

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Camellias - Chanel Première Camellia Skeleton

Mothers aren’t idiots. They can see right through your totally transparent tactics to try and pathetically crawl back into their shining good graces. But because they’re mothers, they’re also big enough to accept and validate your efforts at repentance. Did you say big, shining and transparent? I think what you really mean to say is: Chanel Première Camellia Skeleton. You’re welcome.

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Lotuses - Jaquet Droz Magic Lotus Automaton

Not only did you forget to buy flowers, you got drunk the night before, spent the whole day in a toxic hungover haze, missed the family dinner and didn’t even call because you left your phone in some random bar after your fifth shot of tequila. There’s only one watch that will save you from immediate and irrevocable exile from the maternal household — the Jaquet Droz Magic Lotus Automaton. Time heals all wounds, they say, and this watch accelerates that process, depicting the procession of all the four seasons within a single cycle of dial animation. Lotuses are also supposed to be calming flowers, associated with Zen Buddhism. In Greek mythology, the lotus-eaters existed in a state of constant and beatific languor. Feed your mother this watch and sit back as its effects magically wash away all your sins. 

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