Gérald Genta Gefica Owner Review : Bold, virile and iconic

Designed by Gérald Genta, the Gefica bi-retrograde is, as is often the case with his creations, combining a pioneering spirit, authenticity and a strong personality, but also prestige-class finishes on the casing and movement. Launched in the 2000s, how time flies..., 46mm, tribal look and bronze were just as offbeat as a luxury sports steel watch with an integrated bracelet in the 70s. The mechanism is from Peseux, (the additional plate on the other hand, I don't know where it comes from, GG didn't have the production capacity for its plates from what I remember) It is therefore a basic mechanism that is therefore mainly found at Girard Peregaux. So very large crown, be careful with handling which can become too rough for this Manufacture mechanism. The color of the rhodium plating could make you think of nickel silver but it is not. Perlage all along the line, a decoration on the bridges considered less noble than the eternal Geneva coasts. Playful display, very readable, the size also helps. Titanium back and buckle, not allergenic. My wrist measures a really very small size, 15.7cm, so not easy to wear for me, but what a legend, a watch designed by Gérald Genta, it's a step closer to his grail watch, the one that is our own inside. Here I chose a model that is raw on the outside but refined to the one who wants to see it. This Gérald Genta is a watch for initiated collectors. P.S. The strap is a second-hand one, made of alligator by a former colleague who worked for a long time in a luxury group, the strap is made using the so-called rembordé technique, it comes on the edges and sewn underneath the lining, longer in time than just painted on the side.