Discussing The Legacy of Gérald Genta with Mrs Évelyne Genta

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We had the pleasure of receiving Mrs Evelyne Genta a couple of days ago while she was in Geneva promoting the Sotheby's auction that pays tribute to the work of her late husband the star designer Mr Gérald Genta.
Mrs Genta tells us quite a lot of interesting unknown stories around the creation of some main designs of the watch industry. This will of course include watches such as AP’s Royal Oak, Patek’s Nautilus without forgetting the Polerouter of Universal Genève.
Mrs Genta talks about her husband’s relation with Mr Georges Golay, charismatic CEO of the Audemars Piguet in the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s, and the brief that gave birth to the Royal Oak.
Three auctions will be held for a total of 100 small paintings, including the originals design for the Royal Oak as well as the Nautilus. They will be held in three different locations, Geneva, Hong Kong and New York.
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@401DONOR 2 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful interview with Mrs. Evelyne Genta, a smart and modest women who keeps the legacy of Mr. Gerald Genta alive. Tough so regrets the sale of the company, she’s nod bitter at all. Merci beaucoup Mme. Genta!

@fvazquez64 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for this interview, lovely Madame Genta, what a nice woman she seems to be...

@vidjoe8320 2 жыл бұрын

It is said "Behind every great man is a great woman".... Mrs Genta is a true lady. I love that she doesn't shy away from her husbands very humble beginnings, their struggles or regrets. The fact that her husband worked daily is an inspiration to all that greatness doesn't come easy.

@WATCHESTVcom 2 жыл бұрын

That’s totally exact, things very happen just by chance ;) perseverance is for sure key! Best to you and thanks for your comment

@iluvpepero Жыл бұрын

what a lovely interview with madame genta. gerald was an incredibly talented watchmaker & visionary. so happy to see she’s carrying on his legacy through the foundation & his iconic designs will be on the blockchain as nfts 😊

@nrs6956 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Have enjoyed the education. Ms. Genta is a very gracious lady.

@bolgerguide 2 жыл бұрын

It was a great interview. I learned he designed many different things besides beautiful watches. Thank you Marc!

@WATCHESTVcom 2 жыл бұрын

Very welcome, glad to share such valuable stories 👌

@atmosrepair 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful! Love to hear about self-educated success stories. "If you get a formal education, you can earn a living. If you educate yourself, you can earn a fortune."

@WATCHESTVcom 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice sentence, really like it!! Thanks for sharing

@edudanel 2 жыл бұрын

Great great interview, thank you so much! This is a fine woman, respect to her!

@garrettkenny5591 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful lady, and a wonderful interview. This was a pleasure to watch.

@chrisb9156 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fabulous and pure class, money 💰 can’t buy that ,your born that way.

@WATCHESTVcom 2 жыл бұрын

Very nicely said, but totally agree, pure elegance!

@hoffmancapote 2 жыл бұрын

A great interview. I did not know he had designed for so many watch companies. What a lovely enthusiastic lady Mrs Evelyne Genta is

@felixmarks9352 2 жыл бұрын

Evelyne is definitly the most beautiful woman in Swiss industry…she was very beautiful when she was joung..She aldo made great job! Gerald Genta will live forever!

@SinnerAndSaint 2 жыл бұрын

First I thought Mrs. Évelyne Genta was overly talking about the cult of her former husband but after I heard the goal of supporting young designers with her foundation the tides turned for me! I think it's a great goal to bring fresh air into the Swiss watch industry. Because I completely agree that especially the big brands didn't come up with truly disrupting designs during the last decades. Thanks so much for another great interview, WATCHES TV!

@SevenDeMagnus Жыл бұрын

Cool, may we see Gerald in heaven. God bless.

@manduheavyvazquez5268 2 жыл бұрын

Legend ever . Greatness.

@WATCHESTVcom 2 жыл бұрын

Legend it is!!!

@nicolasponsot4021 2 жыл бұрын

Quel superbe interview, quelle magnifique personne Madame Evelyne Genta est, et quelle éloquence ! Je pourrais l'écouter pendant des heures tellement ses paroles sont intéressantes, et avec une vraie étincelle dans les yeux !

@WATCHESTVcom 2 жыл бұрын

C’est très joliment dit et merci beaucoup pour votre commentaire 🙏

@Quatorze1516 Жыл бұрын

Great. Thank you very much!

@johnburgess6572 2 жыл бұрын

Wow , this was fabulous ! Creativity , beauty , and knowledge we didn't know existed ! Thanks again to you Marc...only you could have created this.

@WATCHESTVcom 2 жыл бұрын

Many many thanks! Am sure others could do it too, but maybe wouldn't have enjoyed as much as we did ;) The very best to you

@tomasinacovell4293 Жыл бұрын

He did mostly bad, but 10% good, at least for watch design alone, you won't see any negatives for these Icons of the Industry.

@henrywest7217 2 жыл бұрын

I can't wait for New York! I must I must!

@WATCHESTVcom 2 жыл бұрын

Soon soon

@kellysrestorations.7397 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I gained some knowledge from that. Didn't know he was that diverse. A very nice lady with stunningly beautiful looks.

@WATCHESTVcom 2 жыл бұрын

Very happy to have been able to bring this to you, thanks a lot for watching and for the comment

@garyiyi 2 жыл бұрын

Mr Genta got a very clever wife indeed. Hers vision and knowledge wide and deep in considering creation of NFT for his husband designs.

@WATCHESTVcom 2 жыл бұрын

Yes and it all makes sense! Thanks

@Gregy917 2 жыл бұрын

Extra ! Bravo et merci

@WATCHESTVcom 2 жыл бұрын

Un plaisir

@angelofranchella159 2 жыл бұрын

Bello, bello e belloooo! 👏

@WATCHESTVcom 2 жыл бұрын

Grazie tanto!!!

@jons23 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing to see thanks!

@WATCHESTVcom 2 жыл бұрын

Very happy you enjoyed it, many thanks

@DuaneLyons 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing interview! Gérald Genta was truly a genius and one we all admire in the watch community.

@WATCHESTVcom 2 жыл бұрын

Yesterday, today and for years to come for sure!! Thanks and the best to you

@Kpiotr 2 жыл бұрын

Ms. Genta is the epitomy of the saying that behind every great man there's a great woman.

@WATCHESTVcom 2 жыл бұрын

Nicely said

@TheNotoriousKID 2 жыл бұрын

Epitome**

@carloscardona9859 2 жыл бұрын

Great insights. I have a seiko credor pacifique with so many Genta elements it makes one wonder. Thanks for the video..great content always..keep up the good work..

@WATCHESTVcom 2 жыл бұрын

Ah nice to share this with us, thanks and the very best to you.

@quiterioalbertobaezbenitez5739 2 жыл бұрын

First of all thank you for this new thread. What an amazing testimonies you are bringing to us! Pure gold!, Madame Genta an authentic Señora and proud of her husband's legacy. THANK YOU !! Saludos!

@WATCHESTVcom 2 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure and we love making these, they are indeed so interesting and meaningful! Thanks

@jeremyestevinho9425 2 жыл бұрын

Très chanceux d’avoir rencontrer sa femme qui rend hommage à cet artiste désigner et mari. Un vrai artisan Merci Marc de faire partager 😘

@Javi_C 2 жыл бұрын

Going to be a great interview!

@WATCHESTVcom 2 жыл бұрын

I really hope you enjoyed it!

@mraz8251 2 жыл бұрын

Once more a very helpfull full of good content interview which widens the horizon and knowledge of many watch lover. This is fantastic. Thank you.

@avtopolet 2 жыл бұрын

Nice operator work. I like "Royal oak" book behind this beutiful lady. :)

@WATCHESTVcom 2 жыл бұрын

That was the one made the 40th anniversary ;) The best to you

@brunoschoelkopf9174 2 жыл бұрын

VIVA Watchmaking.

@WATCHESTVcom 2 жыл бұрын

That's right, couldn't agree more!!!

@mohammadjaved5326 2 жыл бұрын

Thank for your this video. I wait for next video. Sir

@jamesblonde2271 2 жыл бұрын

What an impressive Lady, a magnificent and rare example of actual journalism in a watch space full of sponsered reviews and retail based "reporters" . Bravo Marc, you managed to top the last interview you did! I must say I wish you had asked about the Offshore! A watch I personally loathe and I was hugely encouraged when I heard he hated it too😂

@WATCHESTVcom 2 жыл бұрын

True, i could have asked ;) but didn’t really want to go there. Thanks a lot for your comment, always highly appreciated 🙏

@Nefville 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome interview. One of the first watches I ever got was a Polerouter, it was my grandfather's watch. Love it, microrotor, beautiful finishing. Was really excited when I found out it was a Genta design, by then I was into the hobby and looking for an affordable Genta designed watch, not knowing I already had one.

@WATCHESTVcom 2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, totally get you on this as the same happened to me!!!! 😉

@yettobseen 2 жыл бұрын

My first real watch was GG Retro Solo carbon fiber dial auto ss case. Still my favorite 15 yrs on. She a lovely lady.

@WATCHESTVcom 2 жыл бұрын

Nice to share this with us 👍

@larsschilling1794 2 жыл бұрын

Real watch?

@nurhakseyrek575 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for this video i am enjoying watching it

@WATCHESTVcom 2 жыл бұрын

Great, makes us happy!

@brucetheshark266 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for such a great interview! It is always authentic/real watch journalism. Mr. Genta always looking forward! Veri impressive!

@WATCHESTVcom 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this comment, really appreciated!

@tomasinacovell4293 Жыл бұрын

So he can't look back and see what a boorish mistake he made with the RO design, and it's not sports watch and never was.

@vik4557 2 жыл бұрын

This is great content. Thanks!

@WATCHESTVcom 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Thanks

@yidong5567 2 жыл бұрын

thank you for doing this!

@serafanart1857 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing Marc, one of the best interviews I seen. Congrats for this kind of stories

@WATCHESTVcom 2 жыл бұрын

Ah that’s very nice to hear, thanks so much

@MrJoelee73 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. A real insight into a great man. Thanks to all involved. Now if anyone can explain NFT’s to me I’d be very grateful 😂

@WATCHESTVcom 2 жыл бұрын

Actually this should be the video we will produce tomorrow 😂😂 appropriate timing

@lipinglin1994 2 жыл бұрын

Great concept to combine blockchain technology of modern time to seal his artwork and information in time forever. Good job!

@WATCHESTVcom 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, for once it makes real sense and no marketing BS...

@lipinglin1994 2 жыл бұрын

@@WATCHESTVcom Yes. The approach should be to use NFT technology to do just that, preservation and information checks. Not the other way around and make BS artwork and launder money with it. I love how she use the latest tech for this auction. It may also pay tribute to how Genta looks forward than backward.

@johnnyarsenault9124 2 жыл бұрын

A noble woman 👌

@henriliu9851 2 жыл бұрын

really imformative, tks

@WATCHESTVcom 2 жыл бұрын

Most welcome

@spinfish99 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fascinating. Great interview

@WATCHESTVcom 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot

@alunjones2550 2 жыл бұрын

Do some of these designs have the potential of being made a reality? Would be an intriguing thought!!

@TWG911 Жыл бұрын

Grande Gerald! Un grande ItaloSvizzero! :)

@JamesAlexander14 2 жыл бұрын

Once again Marc, thank you for a great interview. This is real reportage and I sincerely hope that future designers will follow in this great man’s footsteps. This actually made me want to design my own timepieces. Do you have any contacts in the industry which would allow me to attempt this please?❤️🙏

@WATCHESTVcom 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much and really happy you enjoyed it. Regarding the second part of your comment, this is always quite tricky unfortunately, but ou can always run this through us ;) The very best to you

@armancz 2 жыл бұрын

Would Genta be as well know for his watch designs if Royal Oak and Nautilus have never been created? Where would Patek and AP be today if that would never happen? Thank you for interview Marc!

@WATCHESTVcom 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks and those watches definitely marked history and the brands that managed to make them live!

@alcoholocaust7213 2 жыл бұрын

Good question that I'm sure we can discuss endlessly..

@vladimirsadovski2974 2 жыл бұрын

Great interview,next best thing to have author himself. It took me some time realize that she speaks English, firstly I turned on the caption.

@WATCHESTVcom 2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha and she definitely speaks a perfect english

@Fischi4711 2 жыл бұрын

I thought the same. Very good expressions, but stayed true to the french pronunciation of Polerouter and Constellation. Very classy - she has style.

@eddiedevonrex2308 2 жыл бұрын

Great interview, only criticism would be it was way too short, maybe an hour long detailed chronological interview of his vast contributions would have been more appropriate, felt a bit rushed, would love to see his artwork, great job 👏

@WATCHESTVcom 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks and could have indeed been longer, but the good compromise so far ;) The very best to you

@evgeniashevel3211 Жыл бұрын

❤❤❤

@Jungleman707 13 күн бұрын

It there a book of all Gerald Genta's designs?

@mikelob6707 Ай бұрын

Did Genta design the Hamilton cal.837 models, specifically the octagonal one and the one that looks like the C shaped constellation? Or are those just Hamilton homages??

@tomasinacovell4293 Жыл бұрын

He did mostly bad, but 10% good, at least for watch design alone, you won't see any negatives for these Icons of the Industry.

@simonassouline45 2 жыл бұрын

Gerald was a genius, without his concept and talent! The mechanical Watch, would be nonexistent! The legend and icon of timekeeping!

@Gooddaytosavelives412 Жыл бұрын

You can tell Genta only existed because of his biggest supporter- his wife.

@WATCHESTVcom Жыл бұрын

That's nicely said! The very best to you

@lewdwig 2 жыл бұрын

Probably could have done with cutting out all the scammy NFT crap at the end though. What a hideous way treat his memory: with a worthless crypto scam.