For this symbolic year, GENUS turns once more to the masters of their respective crafts. Known for sculpted dragons and kinetic racing cars that travel across their watches, the Manufacture revisits these artistic expressions to give birth to a new race — that of galloping horses.
More intricate and expressive than ever, miniature horses crafted from 18K rose gold glide across the dial. Their movement reveals not only the full breadth of GENUS’ horological artistry but also unlocks vast creative possibilities for sculptural timekeeping.
GENUS Eternal Gallop marks the beginning of a new year — one in which any creature, myth, or legend may come alive upon the wrist. A reminder that timeless stories can be reborn through mechanical poetry, carrying the spirit of ancient tales into the present.
MYTH OF THE FIRE HORSE
In ancient legend, Qiānlǐ Mǎ — the Thousand-Mile Horse — was said to run endlessly, its heart aflame with destiny, capable of crossing vast lands without fatigue. A symbol of perseverance, power, and divine favor, it carried heroes toward their fate.
On the infinity path of GENUS, five rose-gold horses echo that eternal race. Five — the number representing balance, transformation, and the dynamic center of life — gallop endlessly along a track shaped like the symbol of infinity, tracing the rhythm of time itself. Each meticulously handcrafted horse sculpture carries its own significance:
• Horse 1 - EARTH: Foundation, Preparation, and Steady beginnings
• Horse 2 - WOOD: Momentum Beginning, and Building
• Horse 3 - WATER: Speed, Opportunity, and Progress
• Horse 4 - METAL: Power, and Confidence
• Horse 5 - FIRE: Victory, Success, and Leadership
This specific order in the placement of the horses is not arbitrary; it is carefully conceived to create a continuous rising energy flow, known in Feng Shui as Sheng Qi. By arranging the horses in a progressive, forward-moving sequence, the eye is naturally guided from one figure to the next, generating a sense of momentum, ascent, and expansion. Each horse builds upon the energy of the previous one, allowing vitality to circulate smoothly rather than stagnate. This upward rhythm symbolizes growth, success, and forward movement, reinforcing harmony between form, space, and intention. The composition thus becomes a dynamic conduit for positive energy, aligning strength, elegance, and motion in a balanced and auspicious flow.
Across civilizations, the horse has long embodied strength, freedom, nobility, and transcendence. In Chinese mythology, it signifies success and celestial speed; in Greco-Roman tradition, it is associated with solar power and heroic conquest; among nomadic cultures, it represents survival, loyalty, and boundless movement.
Beneath the galloping herd, twin crescent-shaped dials bear the marks of creation. Hand-hammered until they resemble earth softened by the passage of countless hooves, their gentle, muted tones anchor the composition — a quiet counterpoint to the golden fire of motion above. At the dial’s outer edge, a kite-shaped diamond glows like a guiding star, marking the fleeting present within the boundless flow of time.
INSPIRED AESTHETIC
The horse is an icon of raw power and refined grace — a duality GENUS sought to embody fully within Eternal Gallop.
Each sculpted silhouette captures the tension of muscles in motion, the elegance of stride, and the poetry of continuous movement Achieving such animal realism at this scale presents immense artistic and technical challenges, demanding mastery in engraving, proportion, and surface treatment.
Every horse is comprised of several distinct textures, each executed individually with absolute precision to preserve both expression and mechanical integrity. These varied finishes enhance depth and visual rhythm, allowing light to animate the sculpture.
The pair of crescent-shaped dials have been textured to evoke the trampled ground left behind by a passing herd — a silent imprint of motion rendered in metal.
Guided by the experience and talent of Masters in their respective crafts, the result is a world unto itself: a complex, choreographed landscape where sculpture, mechanics, and time coexist — unmistakably a GENUS watch.
ARTISANSHIP – LIVING ART IN MOTION
GENUS employs some of the most demanding techniques in contemporary watchmaking.
Each gold element is sculpted, hand-engraved, and textured entirely by hand, with surfaces patiently refined to achieve exceptional depth and character. Nothing is decorative by chance; every finish serves both aesthetic and mechanical purpose.
As expressed by the creators themselves: “We did not want to simply create an artwork, but living art in motion.”
This philosophy guides every stage of creation, where artisanal skill elevates mechanical complexity into emotional expression.
THE ART OF ENGRAVING
A Silent Mastery of Light and Matter
Engraving is among the most demanding Métiers d’art — a discipline shaped by time, patience, and irreversible gestures, where every mark is final.
A Master Engraver works with a personal collection of hand-shaped tools collected over many years. Burins exist in countless forms, each individually sharpened and adapted to a specific gesture or resistance of metal. Often made and refined by the engraver’s own hand, these tools are kept for life. Compasses, scribes, tracing points, burnishers, and abrasive stones complete this intimate arsenal.
At the center of the workspace sits the engraver’s ball — a heavy rotating steel sphere that allows the piece to be precisely positioned. Centering is an art in itself, determining balance, access, and harmony — and ultimately how light will travel across the surface.
Working under a high-precision binocular microscope, the engraver constantly shifts perspective, moving between overall form and minute detail. Engraving is measured not in millimeters, but in movements. Depth responds to material, angle, and intention. Each stroke removes metal forever.
As the Master Engraver explains: “Engraving is, above all, a play of light — a way of capturing it to reveal volumes and hollows, and to emphasize the forms one wishes to bring into focus.”
By shaping depth and relief, the engraver guides reflections to accentuate curves, tension, and presence. What appears sculptural is, in essence, an orchestration of light.
THE ENGRAVED HORSES
Singular Creatures Born of Metal and Light
For GENUS, each horse is engraved entirely by hand, one by one. Even in identical poses, no two are ever the same. Each is shaped through thousands of irreversible movements.
The horse is first secured in a special protective resin-like wax, firm yet non-invasive. The engraver then progressively refines the form, removing the traces of the initial creation and reshaping volumes using different families of burins — onglette tools for fine lines, flat tools for modeling, and chisels to soften or open forms. Tools are changed constantly, the engraver’s ball turned repeatedly to reach the most complex angles.
Each horse requires an estimated 12,000 individual engraver’s strokes, often spread over several days, depending on the animal’s posture and accessibility. Details emerge slowly: the muzzle, legs, musculature, mane, and tail are refined through subtle contrasts between matte and brilliance. Hair is never actually carved but is magically suggested through light.
The final result is not merely engraved, but alive. Light animates the body surface, revealing strength, tension, and grace from every angle. Each horse captures movement without repetition and presence without symmetry.
Executed by the Master Engraver, these creations embody a level of craftsmanship that cannot be rushed, replicated, or industrialized — a quiet expression of mastery measured in restraint, precision, and light.
COMPLEXITY OF THE MYTH
What was initially envisioned as a swift project evolved into several months of intense development.
Sébastien Billières, Master Watchmaker and founder of GENUS, imposed uncompromising standards to reconcile sculptural realism with the strict mechanical constraints of a wristwatch. Each sculpture was designed to move in perfect harmony with the others, navigating the available space without ever touching.
The trajectory followed by the horses is neither linear nor circular. At its core lies an analemma, or figure-eight path — the symbol of infinity. Along this route, speed varies continuously, and each element must rotate, cross, and return with absolute precision. Every horse is unique in shape, height, and weight, ensuring flawless progression along the path.
Entirely designed, developed, and assembled in its Geneva workshop, GENUS Eternal Gallop is the first and only watch in the world in which galloping horses themselves express the passage of time.
A QUINTESSENTIAL INTERACTION
The magic of Eternal Gallop lies in the dialogue between crafts.
Watchmaker, designer, engineer, goldsmith, sculptor, and engraver worked in close collaboration to achieve unprecedented realism while respecting mechanical tolerances measured in fractions of a millimeter. Every volume, texture, and transition was studied to allow the horses to glide, cross, and return along the infinity path without interference.
The movement was assembled, disassembled, and reassembled multiple times to perfect fluidity and expressiveness, requiring repeated refinements of surfaces and finishes. To showcase this spectacle, the sapphire crystal was specially developed — raised and gently curved — transforming the watch into a transparent dome that magnifies space, light, and motion.
THE AESTHETIC AND MECHANICAL FOUNDATIONS
The dial of Eternal Gallop is divided into two perfectly mirrored sections, echoing the symmetry and duality at the heart of the GENUS philosophy. Each section is meticulously hand-hammered with tens of thousands of microscopic strikes, executed using a specialized tool with a tip measuring less than one tenth of a millimeter.
This painstaking process creates a subtly irregular, living surface that interacts dynamically with light, giving each dial its unique character and depth.
The case is crafted from a single block of Grade 5 titanium, combining lightness with structural integrity. Hollowed flanks accentuate its graceful curvature, enhanced by a finely sandblasted finish. Water-resistant to 30 meters, the case is topped by a specially developed glass-box sapphire crystal, offering an unobstructed view into the kinetic world beneath.
At the heart of Eternal Gallop beats Calibre 260Rh-2, the patented mechanical foundation of the GNS2. Conceived in two complementary modules, it offers exceptional creative freedom and long-term evolvability. The base movement groups the essential functions, including a unique barrel delivering a 50-hour power reserve, while the upper module governs the GENUS signature display of hours and minutes.
Each component is designed and hand-finished in-house by Sébastien Billières in close collaboration with his sister Sarah.Straight-grain finishes, mirror-polished surfaces, and intricate snailing reflect the highest standards of traditional Haute Horlogerie finishing, ensuring that every element interacts harmoniously with light.
CALIBRE TRANSFIGURATION
In Eternal Gallop, it is not arrows but sculpted horses that carry time forward.
By adopting figurative form, the free-moving genera demonstrate the extraordinary flexibility of GENUS’ patented mechanical architecture, transforming technical rigor into poetic motion and reaffirming the brand’s belief that time can be both measured and felt.
MECHANICAL LEGITIMACY & HERITAGE
GENUS’ creations are founded upon one of the most singular mechanical architectures in contemporary watchmaking — a patented system found nowhere else.
After reimagining the very way time is displayed, an achievement rewarded by the Mechanical Exception Prize at the 2019 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG), GENUS has continued to explore the infinite possibilities of its original approach to orbital mechanics. These patented mechanisms replace conventional hands with free-moving elements that physically embody the passage of time. In 2024, GENUS unveiled its bespoke and patented the GNS2 movement, a considered evolution that harmonizes the intricate mechanical audacity of the GNS1 with a more instinctive and classical perception of time. This refined architecture forms the technical and philosophical foundation upon which Eternal Gallop is made.
DIGITAL PASSPORT
To guarantee authenticity and lifelong traceability, GENUS partners with Watch Certificate providing each timepiece with a secure digital certificate based on blockchain technology.
This decentralized system records proof of authenticity and origin, ownership history, transactions, and servicing throughout the watch’s lifetime, ensuring transparency and confidence even in the event of ownership transfer.
LIMITED EDITION
GENUS Eternal Gallop is a worldwide exclusive and strictly limited edition of precious timepieces being crafted solely for Temposatis LAB and their partners.
There will be two distinct models - only eight timepieces having a case of Grade 5 titanium, and eight with a case of 18K rose gold.
Every timepiece will be individually numbered.
Rare, uncompromising, and deeply expressive, Eternal Gallop stands as a singular testament to GENUS’ vision of sculptural watchmaking — where myth, motion, and mastery converge.
