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Each of the 'classic' Genta designs tells the story of 'its' brand ...
which I think is the secret of Genta's excellence:
The AP Royal:
For me the ultimate sophistication of the concept. Extremely flat, perfectly combining round elements with sharply tailored edges. The mystery screws on the bezel are iconic.
The IWC Ingenieur Jumbo:
The other extreme: Robustness clothed in a riggest case with a matching movement. Bold and tool-like in each of its elements, but still, a luxurious package.
The Patek Philippe Aquanaut:
In my view the most idiosyncratic (in a positive sense), or maybe better eclectic, of all versions. It combines the boldness of the IWC with the sophistication of the AP in a timepiece that has the most eccentric exterior. A watch that only could be produced by Patek (not in terms of technical capabilities, but PP I think is the only brand which could afford such an unusual piece). A real feat since Genta did not opt of the middle ground between the others, but took their respective qualities and transformed them into something quite outstanding.
Gerald Genta was also the father of the following two which further develop on this theme:
Pasha de Cartier:
Omega Constellation:
Cheers,
Magnus
Genta
Gerald Genta. I don't get it. All his 'classic' designs for AP, PP, IWC, etc, look the same. And yet you lot rave about them day and night. And then there's the Disney watches... Surely I'm not the only one who sees this?
They are classic not "classic"
Look the same so they are not same Aren't they? They may be "similar" but similarity is sometimes flexible term One will found many things similar while the other one will consider it subtile differences Famous designers have their signatures same is with...
Genta's merits are more basic ...
.... since he was practically the first industrial designers focussing on watches as an object of aesthetic, complete design. Let me quote some lines from Paul Guillfoyle's 2009 script on Genta's role with Omega: "Before Gérald Genta, watch design was a r...
Each of the 'classic' Genta designs tells the story of 'its' brand ...
which I think is the secret of Genta's excellence: The AP Royal: For me the ultimate sophistication of the concept. Extremely flat, perfectly combining round elements with sharply tailored edges. The mystery screws on the bezel are iconic. The IWC Ingenie...
Nautilus of course, my bad - I was still mesmerised by...
the Aquanaut of my neighbour I admired a few days ago... ;-) Cheers, Magnus
Several years ago, pplater . . .
. . . started a thread along the same lines; limited to the AP and PP, but essentially the same query. My reply then was that Genta's sense of aesthetics is fundamentally unnatural: his designs 'circle the square', rather than 'square the circle'. Eliciti...
Have you had the opportunity to see them side by side?
Looking at the Nautilus and Royal Oak together in person their differences are quite apparent.
If you see it, you see it; and if you don't, you don't
The solution is to simply wear what you like; or better yet, love! (",) If you have already tired of the "classics", click on the "ACHI and independent haute horlogerie" link above and I think you will find what you're looking for... All the best on your ...