Description:
Gérald Genta is universally regarded as one of the most influential and visionary watch designers of the 20th century. Born in Geneva in 1931, he trained as a jeweler and goldsmith, a background that profoundly shaped his approach to watch design. His unmistakable aesthetic language gave life to some of the most iconic timepieces ever created, including the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, Patek Philippe Nautilus and Golden Ellipse, Omega Constellation, IWC Ingenieur and Cartier Pasha.
In 1969, Genta founded his own eponymous manufacture, allowing him full creative freedom to explore complex horology combined with bold yet harmonious design. The present timepiece is a refined example of this philosophy. Featuring a self-winding movement with a full perpetual calendar, it embodies technical sophistication balanced by remarkable elegance.
The present example features a stainless-steel case with Gérald Genta’s signature lugless design, offering a smooth, continuous profile and excellent wrist comfort. The polished case enhances the sculptural character of the watch and allows the strap to integrate seamlessly into the overall architecture.
The grey carbon fiber dial gives the watch a distinctly technical appearance, contrasted by mother-of-pearl sub-dials that add depth and refinement. The perpetual calendar indications are well balanced and highly legible, framed by applied Roman numerals on the outer chapter ring. Leaf-shaped hands in polished metal complete the elegant composition.
This combination of materials and dial configuration is rarely seen, making the present example a particularly desirable and uncommon expression of Gérald Genta’s design language.