Gérald Genta, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Gérald Genta

Swiss watch designer (1931-2011)

Date of Birth: 01-May-1931

Place of Birth: Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland

Date of Death: 17-Aug-2011

Profession: watchmaker, structural engineer

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


Show Famous Birthdays Today, Switzerland

👉 Worldwide Celebrity Birthdays Today

About Gérald Genta

  • Gérald Charles Genta (1931-2011) was a Swiss watch designer and artist.
  • He is known for his eponymous line of timepieces as well as his design work with other high-end watch manufacturers, including IWC, Omega SA, Universal Genève, Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet.
  • Christie's auction house of New York has called Genta's work "the Fabergé of watches", while The Wall Street Journal has called them the "world's most complicated and pricey watches".

Read more at Wikipedia