Just one more chapter added to the Genta legacy...
This little-known 1970s Van Cleef & Arpels watch designed by Gerald Genta is for sale, and more details may be found by clicking right here.
But that was Genta of the year 2011. The decade that most associate with Genta is the 1970s. We're talking three icons in ten years; the Royal Oak coach factory store, the Nautilus cheap coach bags coach factory store, and the Ingenieur SL. But that's not all Genta designed in the 1970s. He also created a limited number of pieces for Van Cleef & Arpels, and that's exactly what we've found today.
The caseback is numbered and marked "Gerald Genta", just in case you had any doubts about who hcould produce a timepiece such as this. Wood holds a particularly important role in the history of Van Cleef, as they originally produced wooden timepieces in the first half of the 20th century that were wildly popular with the European aristocracy.
Related Posts:：The piece is made of wood - real wood. The caseback, crown coach outlet online coach outlet, and dial-ring are all 18k yellow gold, as are the screws which seemingly hold the block of wood to the golden caseback. Screws are, of course, one of Genta's favorite aesthetics, and it's no surprise we see them here. Inside is a manually wound VC&A mechanical movement, and it retains its original yellow gold VC&A signed buckle.
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