In The Hands Of A Master

The modern watch industry is optimised for quality control and efficiency, meaning that a watch will usually pass through several sets of hands in the process of its production. At Genus, the independent brand founded by Sébastien Billières and Catherine Henry, every watch that emerges from the workbench is personally assembled and adjusted by Billières after an extensive client-brand conversation defining the aesthetic points of each custom creation. WorldTempus photojournalist Sébastien Aubord chronicles the latest timepieces to be completed at the Genus workshop, the GNS1.2, putting the watchmaker himself under our magnifying loupe.