Jaquet Droz watch signed by John Howe

What else spans continents, transcends cultures and religions, defies myths and legends, stretches from the Far East to the Alps, and soars over Babylon? There is no other. The Dragon is far more than just a mythical creature.

It is something that has never existed, yet it has always been there. From the Big Bang to the end of time, it embodies perpetual renewal, both evil and redemption.

One man has become a leading specialist in these fabled creatures. John Howe is a legend of fantasy art, as well as the illustrator and conceptual artist of Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies. He has shaped the Dragon in our collective imagination and placed the mythical creature in the context of its millennial history, revealing its past richness as well as its various contemporary dimensions.

Jaquet Droz and John Howe revealed the first signs of this unique partnership in late 2020. The Petite Heure Minute “Dragon” is the fruit of this union. Jaquet Droz gave the illustrator the wide-open dial of its model with off-centred hours for the artist to leave his own style, mark and inspiration. On a dark blue Grand Feu enamel backdrop, the Dragon comes to life as its body nestles into the hollow of the 41mm case, which is available in red or white gold.

June 24, 2021