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Gérald Genta
Ref. G4013.7
Minute repeating perpetual calendar tourbillon worldtime
An impressive and uber rare yellow gold automatic minute repeating perpetual calendar tourbillon worldtime wristwatch with moonphase display, warranty and box
Estimate
CHF40,000 - 80,000
€43,200 - 86,500
$49,000 - 98,000
Sold For
CHF114,300
Lot Details
Manufacturer
Gérald Genta
Year
1997
Reference No
G4013.7
Movement No
038
Case No
52163
Model Name
Minute repeating perpetual calendar tourbillon worldtime
Material
18k yellow gold
Calibre
Automatic
Bracelet/Strap
Leather
Clasp/Buckle
18k yellow gold Gérald Genta déployant clasp
Dimensions
40mm diameter
Signed
Case, dial, movement and clasp signed
Accessories
Accompanied by Gerald Genta Guarantee card, fitted box and Bulgari service invoice dated September 2024 for CHF 32,000.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
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 Octagonal collection with models housing a powerful 8-sided case reminiscent of his previous work but with a more daring approach.
Not just a designer, he always looked to push technical boundaries by creating some of the world’s most complicated wristwatches, including his now iconic Grand & Petite Sonnerie models.
The Sonnerie models aside, the present example is one of the rarest and most complicated produced by Genta as it features a minute repeater, a tourbillon visible from the back, a perpetual calendar and a very, very seldom seen worldtime function.
The watch was serviced at Bulgari (owner of the Genta brand) in 2024 for an impressive amount of CHF 32,000.
In 1991, he launched his Octagonal collection with models housing a powerful 8-sided case reminiscent of his previous work but with a more daring approach.
Not just a designer, he always looked to push technical boundaries by creating some of the world’s most complicated wristwatches, including his now iconic Grand & Petite Sonnerie models.
The Sonnerie models aside, the present example is one of the rarest and most complicated produced by Genta as it features a minute repeater, a tourbillon visible from the back, a perpetual calendar and a very, very seldom seen worldtime function.
The watch was serviced at Bulgari (owner of the Genta brand) in 2024 for an impressive amount of CHF 32,000.