GERALD GENTA Arena Chrono Quattro Retro
[ via Gerald Genta ]As always Gerald Genta offers up some of the most interesting material and design combinations in the watch*** industry. The result is a collection of watches that is both unique and appealing. GERALD GENTA - The dandies of the Arena collection Inherently elegant and fiercely independent like the classic 19th century dandies: such are the kind of men liable to adopt one of the...
Feb. 22, 2024
US Patent 3756017 - Gerald Genta's Royal Oak Watch Case Design
On the 30th of October 1972, Gerald Genta (then having an important assignment for Audemars Piguet) filed a patent in the United States for his master piece, the Royal Oak. From what I read, he already documented this design in Switzerland on the 6th of December 1971.As you can see in the drawing below, is that the famous bezel screws of the Royal Oak are not aligned in the 'round' direction of th...
Feb. 21, 2024
