# Designer Skeleton Watches Marc Jacobs Skull Watch By Elsa Blaine | Published 2008-10-21 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ghoulish-skeletal-watches-marc-jacobs-skull-watch References: [net-a-porter](http://www.net-a-porter.com/product/34284#) The Marc Jacob Skull watch is perfectly gruesome for [Halloween](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/disney-halloween-jewelry). The skeleton’s nasal cavity displays the hour, and the hanging eyeball shows the minute. The band is made of high quality black patent leather with the 'Marc Jacobs' signature inscribed on the buckle. The watch's cracked [skull face](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/5-sports-bamford) is enameled black and white with silver details. It's a very cool Rock ‘n Roll timepiece that would look great with [motorcycle boots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kiki-boot) and black jeans: think Kate Moss. It's available now from Net-A-Porter for a cost of $200. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.4/10 - Popularity: 92% | Activity: 92% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Watches](https://www.trendhunter.com/watches) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Skull Watches:** There is an opportunity for designers to create more skull-themed watches with unique applications related to time-reading. - **Fashion Accessories:** There is an opportunity to expand the fashion accessories market with unique, trendy designs like designer skeleton watches. - **Enameled Face Watches:** There is an opportunity to incorporate enameled details on watch faces to create unique designs for the fashion industry. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Fashion Industry:** Fashion industry needs to keep up with trends associated with accessories like skull watches to increase their market share. - **Luxury Goods & Jewelry Industry:** The luxury goods industry can leverage skull designs for jewelry and watches to offer exclusive items for consumers looking for unique statement pieces. - **Watch Industry:** There is an opportunity to innovate with watch designs, such as incorporating skull themes like the Marc Jacobs Skull Watch, to attract younger consumers to the watch industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Golden Automatic Self-Winding Watches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gold-skeleton-watch.md) - [Industrial Skeletal Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bell-ross-br03-skeleton.md) - [Mexican Tradition-Inspired Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/timex-day-of-the-dead-weekender.md) - [Egyptian Mysticism Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ciga-design-x-series-eye-of-horus.md) - [Haute Fashion Digital Watches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/timex-x-mm6-maison-margiela-collection.md) - [Luxury Monochromatic Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/defy-skyline-skeleton.md) - [Luxe Bold Dress Watches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/extra-plat-rose-gold.md) - [Intentionally Cracked Crystal Watches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bell-ross-br05-skeleton-arctic-blue.md) - [Inaugural Slick Watch Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rag-bone1.md)