Produced in very few examples in the 1990's. Gérald GentaDaring to be differentInventive and bold, Gérald Genta is one of the greatest creative and original watchmakers of our time. Each of his innovations combines technical prowess with originality, inventive genius with unequalled expertise. Gérald Genta breaks with tradition and opens new horizon in the Art of Watchmaking.Tradition...For 25 years, the "Genta miracle" took place behind closed doors in the secrecy of the Brasus and Geneva workshop. During this time, the brand was not very communicative, to such an extent that only a privileged few in the world of prestige watchmaking - collectors and competitors - were truly aware of its brilliant achievements. For its clientele, Gérald Genta created splendidly unique timepieces, combining the fruit of exactingly complex technical research and refined aesthetics. Collections dsigned exclusively for the discerning consumer.In 1979, thanks to the beauty of of its timepieces and the quality of its watchmakers, the brand received the prestigious Poinçon de Genève (the Geneva hallmarks), symbol of excellence and perfection in movements. This intense activity led to the creation of the Grande Sonnerie in 1994, the most complicated wristwatch in the world. This unique creation established Gérald Genta as one of the most prestigious watchmakers of our time.This year, to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the manufacture, a new version of the Grande Sonnerie has been produced. The mechanical movement of this timekeeper has been inverted, so that the 4-chime hammers, the tourbillon, the chime regulator, and the Poinçon de Genève are visible through the partially transparent dial.Modernity...The brand's desire to separate its activities began in 1996: on the one hand, Gérald Genta continued to provide prestigious clients with custom-made pieces, while at the same time opting for a strategy with a more commercial edge, offering both a more attractive style and prices, specially tailored to market requirements. At the same time, the distribution network was expanding, and production - up to this point confidential - was on the increase.The retro, or the reinvention of timeIt is in this spirit that the Retro collection was created, a collection which, today, has repositioned the brand in terms of price, and constitutes one of the company's major trends of development. This watch with its jumping hours and retrograde minutes defies the very principal of telling time with two hands. Following the international success encountered by the Retro classic, several variations of the basic model were developed. The dial of the Biretro includes a retrograde date, and for thmore extravagant, the Retro Fantasy collection features a variety of Walt Disney characters whose arms replace the minute hands.More recently, the Retro Sport was added to the list, and became an immediate success. Its handsome proportions, the precise sculpture of its lines, the generous dimensions, its multi-tiered dial with luminescent numerals, the screw-locked crown and elegant fluted edge confer on the Retro Sport its sporty character, while conceding nothing of its stylish elegance.