G%C3%A9rald Genta
Charles Grald Genta was a Swiss wristwatch designer, noted for his eponymous line of time pieces as well as his design work with other firms, including IWC, Universal Genve, Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet, among others. Christies auction house of New York called Gentas work the Faberg of watches, while The Wall Street Journal has called them the worlds most complicated and pricey watches.
Genta was born in Geneva to a Swiss mother and father of Piemonte descent. At age 20, Genta finished jewelry and goldsmith training in his native Switzerland, earning a Swiss federal diploma.
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