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DESIGNERS · 1931–2011

Gérald Genta

SWITZERLAND

KNOWN FOR

Designing some of the most iconic luxury sports watches

MOST FAMOUS WORK

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak and Patek Philippe Nautilus

WHY THEY MATTER

Genta helped define the luxury steel sports watch category with bold, architectural designs.

WATCHUCATION TAKEAWAY

Sometimes the person who changes watch history is not the movement maker, but the designer.

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