Manufacturer: Gérald Genta Year: Circa 1995 Movement No: 412 Case No: 412 Material: 18k yellow gold Calibre: Automatic, 26 jewels Bracelet/Strap: Leather Clasp/Buckle: 18k Gérald Genta deployant clasp Dimensions: 35mm Diameter Signed: Case, dial, movement and clasp signed
Catalogue Essay
Gérald Genta did not only change the face of modern watchmaking with his designs for game changing models such as the Royal Oak and the Nautilus but he was also one of the first to create highly complicated timepieces right at the offset of the quartz crisis in the late 1980s.
In 1991 he launched his Octogonal collection with models housing a powerful 8 sided case reminiscent of his previous work but with a more daring approach.
The present timepiece is both technically advanced with its use of two highly complicated features such as perpetual calendar with moonphase and minute repeater but also features subtle and elegant details such as an openworked dial enabling one to admire the intricacies of the perpetual calendar mechanism, a gem set moonphase frame, mother of pearl subdials and a lavishly hand engraved movement.
A very attractive and rare yellow gold octogonal skeletonized minute repeating perpetual calendar wristwatch with leap year indication and moonphase display
Circa 1995 35mm Diameter Case, dial, movement and clasp signed