Designed in collaboration with its namesake, Japanese artist Ryoko Kaneta, the new timepiece offers a whimsical take on the mythical dragon. While the creature is traditionally portrayed as a regal, authoritative figure that heralds strength, prosperity, and good health, it has been anthropomorphised here as a series of doll-like girls – a trademark of Kaneta. Each interacts with an index on the dial variously, and the interplay between these dial elements gives the watch a previously unseen playfulness that contrasts with the Cintrée Curvex case’s neoclassical elegance. Kaneta had opted for this depiction of the “dragons” as a response to the aesthetics of the Cintrée Curvex. According to the artist, the Cintrée Curvex’s most striking feature is its curvilinear elements, which extend in all three dimensions – this was what inspired her to have her figures interact with the dial’s indices.