The legendary masterpiece "Mickey Mouse" by the rare genius watch designer Gerald Genta is back in limited quantities!

The legendary masterpiece of Gerald Genta, who has worked on numerous popular models as a pioneer of watch designers, has been revived. A mechanism in which the fingertips of Mickey Mouse become a retrograde minute hand. It also has a jumping hour function that instantly switches the numbers in the small round window to display the time.

In the 1990s, when the popularity of mechanical watches revived dramatically after the quartz shock, Gerald Genta introduced an original model. The dial depicts Mickey Mouse walking happily, and the fingertips of the arm extending from the center literally point to the minute. Moreover, it is not a circular motion, but a retrograde type that displays only in one direction. Mickey's arms and fingertips return to the zero position the moment they reach 60 minutes. [See other photos] "Gerald His Genta His Arena His Retrograde Smile His Mickey Mouse Disney" At the same time, the number in the small window that shows the time switches to a click, which is called jumping hour. At that time, some people mistakenly thought it was a quartz character watch, but both are complicated mechanical mechanisms. It is an epoch-making model that incorporates an extremely pleasant and bold sense of play into the world of luxury mechanical watches boasting history and tradition, and is said to be still very popular as a collector's item.

The dynamic feeling of Mickey Mouse is attractive

This legendary masterpiece has been revived as "Gerald Genta Arena Retrograde Smile His Mickey Mouse Disney". Gerald as a brand His Genta came under the umbrella of Bvlgari in 2000 and developed the "Arena" series, which reconstructed the design code of the retrograde model. This revival model also adopts the round case of "Arena", and the basic elements are almost the same as the original except for the crown guard with raised screws. The wide rounded bezel and the distinctive style with coin edges engraved on the side of the case can be interpreted as a new addition to the sporty taste of the crown guard. In any case, Mickey's dynamism, which points to the minute while taking steps like dance, brings a smile to the viewer. In addition, his arm plays a 60-minute gentle animation.

Enjoy adorable Disney characters with a complex mechanism

The rubber material is finished in a textile pattern, giving it a light image. Automatic winding, SS case, case diameter 41 mm, power reserve approx. 42 hours, see-through back, rubber strap, 100 m water resistant, EC limited 150 pieces. 1,969,000 yen (tax included)

Gerald Genta, who passed away in 2011, was a pioneer of watch designers and has worked on popular models and long-selling models of world-famous watch brands, including Audemars Piguet's "Royal Oak". For this reason, he is also called "Picasso in the watch world", but because he is not a watchmaker, he may have been able to embody ideas that are not bound by common sense. On the other hand, he has released unique collections such as "Mickey Mouse" under his own brand. A website introducing his masterpieces and his achievements was reopened at the end of December 2021. To commemorate this, "Gerald His Genta His Arena His Retrograde Smile His Mickey Mouse Disney" was sold only via the website. Unfortunately, it is already sold out because it is limited to 150 pieces worldwide. However, the following can be expected. This is because Minnie Mouse and Donald Duck continued in the collection called "Retro Fantasy" in the 1990s, which is represented by Mickey Mouse. You can expect new works that trace this, so if you are interested, don't neglect to check the website. By the way, retro does not mean nostalgic, but an abbreviation for retrograde. Enjoy Disney's adorable characters that everyone knows with a complicated mechanical mechanism. It can be said that it is an adult luxury with wit, or an intellectual hobby. Inquiries / Bulgari Japan TEL: 03-6362-0100 https://www.bulgari.com/ja-jp

Sentence: Keiji Kasagi