{"id":2697,"date":"2026-03-16T10:25:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T16:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diamondgenesis.com\/project\/gerald-genta\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T09:37:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T15:37:56","slug":"gerald-genta","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/diamondgenesis.com\/en\/project\/gerald-genta\/","title":{"rendered":"G\u00e9rald Genta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/diamondgenesis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logo-page-marque-1.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;download&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;30%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;30%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/diamondgenesis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Gerald-Genta-Craft-Oursin-1-recadre.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;6723852ab194e6723851b0b1d3_akillis-daury-2000&#215;580&#8243; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Calibri||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;20px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The<span class=\"s1\"> <\/span>Maison<span class=\"s1\"> <\/span>g\u00e9raId<span class=\"s1\"> <\/span>genta<span class=\"s1\"> <\/span>is<span class=\"s1\"> <\/span>built<span class=\"s1\"> <\/span>upon<span class=\"s1\"> <\/span>a<span class=\"s1\"> <\/span>daring<span class=\"s1\"> <\/span>dialogue<span class=\"s1\"> <\/span>between<span class=\"s1\"> <\/span>instinct<span class=\"s1\"> <\/span>and<span class=\"s1\"> <\/span>mastery,<span class=\"s2\"> <\/span>where<span class=\"s1\"> <\/span>technique<span class=\"s3\"> <\/span>serves imagination, and<span class=\"s4\"> <\/span>artistry<span class=\"s3\"> <\/span>is<span class=\"s5\"> <\/span>unbound by<span class=\"s6\"> <\/span>convention. At<span class=\"s4\"> <\/span>its<span class=\"s5\"> <\/span>core lies<span class=\"s3\"> <\/span>a<span class=\"s3\"> <\/span>commitment to<span class=\"s2\"> <\/span>creative<span class=\"s3\"> <\/span>ingenuity, where bold<span class=\"s1\"> <\/span>ideas<span class=\"s1\"> <\/span>are<span class=\"s1\"> <\/span>translated<span class=\"s4\"> <\/span>into<span class=\"s2\"> <\/span>timeless<span class=\"s3\"> <\/span>horological<span class=\"s6\"> <\/span>statements.<span class=\"s6\"> <\/span>Through<span class=\"s6\"> <\/span>fearless<span class=\"s3\"> <\/span>experimentation<span class=\"s1\"> <\/span>and<span class=\"s1\"> <\/span>constant reinvention,<span class=\"s1\"> <\/span>the<span class=\"s1\"> <\/span>Maison<span class=\"s1\"> <\/span>champions<span class=\"s1\"> <\/span>audacious<span class=\"s5\"> <\/span>elegance,<span class=\"s1\"> <\/span>a<span class=\"s2\"> <\/span>vision<span class=\"s2\"> <\/span>of<span class=\"s1\"> <\/span>beauty<span class=\"s2\"> <\/span>that<span class=\"s1\"> <\/span>is<span class=\"s2\"> <\/span>both<span class=\"s1\"> <\/span>unexpected<span class=\"s6\"> <\/span>and<span class=\"s1\"> <\/span>refined to be art<span class=\"s3\"> <\/span>on the wrist.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=&#8221;2680,2681,2682,2683,2684&#8243; posts_number=&#8221;5&#8243; orientation=&#8221;portrait&#8221; show_title_and_caption=&#8221;off&#8221; show_pagination=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;10px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_gallery][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Calibri||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;20px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Founded in 1969 in<span class=\"s1\"> <\/span>Geneva, in Switzerland by<span class=\"s1\"> <\/span>Mr. G\u00e9rald Genta, he designed from a radical<span class=\"s2\"> <\/span>impulse<span class=\"s1\"> <\/span>to<span class=\"s2\"> <\/span>create<span class=\"s3\"> <\/span>without<span class=\"s4\"> <\/span>limits,<span class=\"s5\"> <\/span>free<span class=\"s3\"> <\/span>from<span class=\"s1\"> <\/span>briefs<span class=\"s2\"> <\/span>or compromise.<span class=\"s4\"> <\/span>This<span class=\"s6\"> <\/span>independence allowed<span class=\"s3\"> <\/span>Mr.<span class=\"s4\"> <\/span>Genta to<span class=\"s5\"> <\/span>fully express his<span class=\"s1\"> <\/span>visionary language, marked by<span class=\"s5\"> <\/span>inventive design<span class=\"s1\"> <\/span>and a love<span class=\"s4\"> <\/span>of form<span class=\"s1\"> <\/span>and<span class=\"s6\"> <\/span>function in<span class=\"s6\"> <\/span>perfect <span class=\"s1\">balance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s7\"><\/span>Revived in 2023 with the support of La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton and under the artistic direction of Matthieu Hegi, the Maison reentered the spotlight by reinterpreting one of its most iconic creations: the Gentissima Oursin. 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