Road To Wrist

MHD founder Matthew Humphries on watches, Morgan Motor Company, and design challenges

- Conner Golden

SOME THINGS ARE SO rightly matched with one another, it’s often difficult to approach them independently. In our neck of the woods, cars and watches fit the description, but the collaborative results between the two worlds aren’t always a hit. It’s difficult to find a balance, and the end product is frequently neither tasteful nor well-executed.

However, find a balance, and the result can be impressive. Matthew Humphries Design (MHD) Watches illustrates this harmony well; founder Matthew Humphries is an established automotive designer who turned his talent toward machinery on a much smaller scale.

British designer Humphries accrued an extensive design portfolio at Morgan Motor Company, where he became the brand’s head of design at just 21. “After sending a rendering off to Charles Morgan, I began working at Morgan as a placement [intern],” he says. “I went in as a fresh student with a lot of engineers around me, but without many aesthetic minded people.”