Gerald Genta Arena Sport Bi-Retro BSP.Y.80 Titanium
Launched in 1969, Gerald Genta, the brand, was founded by the famed eponymous watch designer best known best for creating the Patek Philippe Nautilus and Audemars Piguet Royal Oak amongst countless other watch designs. While both of those watches were launched in the 1970s, his brand was immediately successful on account of his already growing renown in the industry. With a growing clientele of royalty such as the Moroccan King, the Sultans of both, Oman and Brunei, the King of Spain, the King of Saudi Arabia, the Queen Mother of England and several leading businessmen, sportsmen and entertainers, Gerald Genta's own timepieces quickly became sought-after pieces of horological royalty. By the 1990s one of his best-known designs were round timepieces with retrograde displays and domed cases much like the Arena Bi-Retro ref. BSP.Y.80 that we have here. Featuring a retrograde display, the Arena Bi-Retro’s grey, black, and yellow dial displays the minutes in its northern hemispehere, and the hours within the jump hour display at 12 o’clock alongside the date in a retrograde pointer date subdial at 6 o’clock. With its large titanium case, the Arena Bi-Retro is a wonderfully capable timepiece that can handle hard wear and continue to look great while doing it. While the Gerald Genta brand was eventually sold to Bvlgari in 2000, the brand’s timepieces still conjure a close link to their famed designer and all of his other incredible work. An interesting watch linked to horology's most decorated designer, this timepiece is undoubtedly a must-have for any collector seeking to obtain a unique piece of true watchmaking history.
Brand : Gerald Genta
Dimensions : 45mm
Model : Arena Sport Bi-Retro
Movement : Automatic cal. GG7723
Reference : BSP.Y.80
Bracelet : Leather strap
Year : Circa 2000s
Condition : Excellent
Material : Titanium
Included : Watch only
Dial Color : Grey, black, and yellow
THE DIAL Featuring a translucent center, the Arena Bi-Retro provides a view of its jump hour's disc that lies below its dial's surface. Furthermore, the Retro Sport's yellow chapter ring provides a colorful contrast to this already unique retrograde dial.
THE CONSTRUCTION Boasting a 45mm construction, the Bi-Retro Sport is certainly a large watch on the wrist, but thanks to being made out of titanium, it wears on the wrist with a much more manageable weight and poise.
TIMING MACHINE READOUT This reading was taken (crown down) with a ONEOF Accuracy Boutique Edition timing machine at time of cataloging. It is provided as a courtesy only, and shall not be construed as a warranty or guarantee of any kind. Please refer to our terms and conditions of sale for more information.
