This page provides resources for use by the press, aka. press lounge, press room, press kit.
Resources / Press Kit:
Sections of this page / Categories of assets:
- Company summary and details (below)
- Contact us
- UnconstrainedTime logo
- Key personnel (bio and photos)
- Images of our watches
- Fractal Emergence 41mm (photos & video available soon)
- Cross #1
- Techno-circle #1
- Hip-hop #1
- Poppy Seed Pod
- Tropical Crystal
- Stone-hold
UnconstrainedTime:
UnconstrainedTime creates small, numbered quantities of wearable sculptures that unite fine art with horology.
Summary:
UnconstrainedTime, a British microbrand launching in 2026, is creating a new category in luxury watches by approaching timepieces as fine art rather than traditional watchmaking.
We create small, numbered quantities of wearable sculptures that combine millennia of horological tradition with contemporary artistic vision. Each piece includes the creator’s signature, offering watch collectors the opportunity to own genuine artistic expression at entry-level luxury prices.
Unlike other artistic watches that simply decorate conventional designs, our entire timepiece is conceived as a unified artistic statement – making us the first brand to truly unite the worlds of fine art and horology.
We’re bringing fine art out of galleries and onto your wrist.
For more information, visit our HomePage: https://unconstrainedtime.com/
Details:
Attribution Titles for Media Mentions:
Preferred Attribution Title:
UnconstrainedTime creates small, numbered quantities of wearable sculptures that unite fine art with horology.
Short/alternative Attribution Title:
UnconstrainedTime: unique artistic watches.
Talking Points:
Main talking points:
- Each of our watches is conceived and developed as a unified artistic vision by a single creator (rather than being some art added to an unrelated conventional watch design). Our watches’ alignment with the definition of “art”, is far greater than that of any other watch brand we are aware of.
- Our unique simple 12-point time-display, based on ancient horology, facilitates our artistic focus.
- We’re a fine art project unified with a fundamental principle of horology. Aspects of fine art include inspiring others and reaching towards higher ideals:
- So we’re open to creativity from anyone, welcoming collaborations and creative ideas to expand our range of wrist-worm sculptures.
- So we chose to do the opposite of other watch brands who patent everything they can in order to limit others . . . we make our unique time-display easy for anyone to use in their projects. We choose a win/win philosophy, facilitating and inspiring creativity and artistic exploration, pointing to higher ideals in our actions as well as our words, for the ongoing benefit of all.
For more detail on each of the above, and additional items, see more talking points.
We hereby grant you permission to use images, videos and text from this page or from elsewhere on our website for editorial purposes, provided the information used about our brand and watches etc. is correct and the assets are used as specified below.
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Contact us:
Or email us: press@unconstrainedtime.com
Or message us on our social media, Instagram being the most likely to get the message to us:
UnconstrainedTime logo:
Please don’t modify our logo or brand name or use them in a confusing way such as suggesting sponsorship or endorsement by UnconstrainedTime, or in a way that confuses us with any other brand.
Only use the logo in black or white.
If you need our logo in any other format, contact us (above).
Logo only, in SVG format (this can be imported into any image-processing software in any resolution to suit your needs):
Black on transparent
White on transparent
Logo with company name, in SVG format (this can be imported into any image-processing software in any resolution to suit your needs).
The font used for our company name: “UnconstrainedTime”, with the logo, is Work Sans, thin (weight 250). Do not re-create the logo using any other typeface.
Maintain the same relative size and spacing between the logo and the company-name. Ensure there is adequate space between the logo (including company name) and surrounding elements.
Black on transparent
White on transparent
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Key personnel:
Chris Melchior – Founder of UnconstrainedTime
Chris Melchior is the creator of the original range of wrist-worn sculptures of this unique artistic adventure.
Chris has extensive knowledge and experience of creativity, including fine art and cutting-edge contemporary music composition, and was awarded a First Class Honours Degree in fine art and music with a minor in philosophy from a leading UK University.
Chris’s life-long artistic obsessions include organic forms and textures, abstraction, fractals, and the aesthetic essence of musical genres.
He has developed unusually deep insights into the elemental concepts underlying areas including Eastern and Western philosophies, science and technology, creativity and the arts, as well as empirical spirituality in which he is acknowledged as a leading authority.
He has a profound fascination and love for the unique and synergistically creative combination of fine art with the ancient essence of time-keeping which evolved into the UnconstrainedTime project.
Photos of Chris Melchior, founder of UnconstrainedTime:
Chris Melchior #29
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Chris Melchior #29
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Chris Melchior #134
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Chris Melchior #170
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Chris Melchior #195
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Chris Melchior #195
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Images of our watches:
Index of images of UnconstrainedTime watches:
- Fractal Emergence (below)
- Cross #1
- Techno-circle #1
- Hip-hop #1
- Poppy Seed Pod
- Tropical Crystal
- Stone-hold
Fractal Emergence 41mm watch:
We will add photos and videos of the physical watch here when we have them (estimated mid 2026).
Cross #1:
Video clips for Cross #1 (1080p, horizontal, square, vertical).
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Inspirations and Development, sketches:
Techno-circle #1:
Product page for Techno-circle #1
Video clips for Techno-circle #1 (1080p, horizontal, square, vertical).
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_vertical.jpg)
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_Vert.jpg)
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Hip-hop #1:
Video clips for Hip-hop #1 (1080p, horizontal, square, vertical).
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Inspirations and Development.
Poppy Seed Pod:
Product page for Poppy Seed Pod.
Video clips for Poppy Seed Pod (1080p, horizontal, square, vertical).
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Inspirations and Development. (Photos and sketches by Chris Melchior):
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Tropical Crystal:
Product page for Tropical Crystal.
Video clips for Tropical Crystal (1080p, horizontal, square, vertical).
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Stone-hold:
Video clips for Stone-hold (1080p, horizontal, square, vertical).
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