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Image 3 a plate from Morgan's collection catalog shows a silver watch in the shape of a skull a popular motif link when this link watch was produced around 1600. Watches of this type are intended as a kind of memento mori meaning that every time you look at this watch you should think about how you're link one second closer to your inevitable death. Its jaw unhinges to reveal the movement in its mouth. Snap your time's up!
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