In 2019 Bulgari pays tribute to Gérald Genta Brand 50th Anniversary with the unveiling of a special jumping hours platinum edition.
Bulgari acquired Gérald Genta in 2000, a brand founded in 1969 by the designer and watch master genius. To celebrate 50 years of this legendary brand name, Bulgari presents a watch with the original Gérald Genta logo on its dial that pays tribute to the role that this legendary name has played in Bulgari’s watchmaking success over the past 18 years.
Bulgari’s rapid growth in the watch industry cannot be disconnected from the wise decision to purchase Genta Manufacture almost two decades ago. The acquisition of this exceptional know-how gave further confidence and ambition to Bulgari to venture into haute horlogerie complications such as chiming mechanisms as well develop the ultra-thin Finissimo movements that have earned Bulgari four world records to date. The simpler automatic base caliber Solotempo is another milestone achieved thanks to the Swiss watchmaker’s input. Gérald Genta has been an accelerator and an inspiration for Bulgari Horlogerie to establish itself in the top league of high-end Swiss watchmakers, as confirmed by the many watchmaking Grand Prix awards and other distinctions won in the recent years.
The Gérald Genta 50th Anniversary Watch is housed in the famous chunky, round Arena case, with a smooth, wide, curved bezel in highly polished platinum. The jumping hours are displayed through a window at 12 o’clock, while the minutes are tracked on an arc spanning the top half of the blue lacquer dial, across which the minute hand travels and snaps back to zero every 60 minutes. Likewise, for the date, arranged in a smaller arc at 6 o’clock. Powered by the BVL 300 Caliber with a bidirectional self-winding movement boasting a 42-hour power reserve, the complex mechanism is visible through the scratch resistant sapphire case back.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
GERALD GENTA 50TH ANNIVERSARY Ref. 103191
Manufacture mechanical movement Bi-retro BVL 300 Caliber with automatic winding (bidirectional), Jumping hours, retrograde minutes (210°) and date (180°).41mm platinum case, blue lacquered dial, blue alligator strap with white gold folding clasp.