Gérald Genta

An extravagant tourbillon wristwatch with date and 64 hours power reserve indication - limited no. 1 - with original certificate

estimated

19.500—25.000 €

Price realized

specific features

Case

18k white gold, engraved, screwed on glazed back, leather bracelet with florally engraved 18k white gold bars and original 18k white gold deployant clasp.

Dial

Carbon fibre, window for tourbillon cage.

Movement

Automatic.

Case no.96009 No. 1

Ref.G4028.4

Cal.GTA2.12100

Diam.36 mm

Circa1990

Ctry.Swiss

Gérald Charles Genta, better known by his short name (Gérald Genta) (Geneva 1931 - Monaco 2011) was a luxury watch designer and artist. He is one of the few watch designers that we know by name as he created and designed some of the most iconic and precious mechanical timepieces of the contemporary history; currently highly demanded by watch enthusiasts and collectors. He is noted for his eponymous line of timepieces as well as his design work with other high-end watch Manufacturers. These including IWC, Universal Genève, Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet, among others. Christie's auction house of New York called Genta's work "the Fabergé of watches", while The Wall Street Journal has called them the "world's most complicated and pricey watches".