Bangkok Post – The time-telling dragon

Genus co-founder Sebastien Billieres has mechanically trained dragons to tell time.

The master watchmaker estimated the technical development phase to last at most three to four months but the modelling of the miniature dragon alone took over a year.

Ultimately, the mythical creature gracefully slithers on the Genus Dragon — the world’s first and only wristwatch with an articulated dragon expressing the passage of time.

The captivating timepiece is based on the award-winning GNS1.2, engineered with free-moving elements called genera for an unconventional time display.

With a slender head indicating the tens-of-minutes, the genera has been stylised as a sinuous dragon that glides along the trajectory of an analemma.

Since 2021, the Genus Dragon collection has featured renditions in various colours, each with a distinct personality.