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Postmortem: Genta Arena Sport Birretro

I am not sure if this is the place to post about Genta...now that it has been swallowed by Bulgari. When I first heard the news I ran to get my hands on some of the models that I had been procrastinating about for all these years.

One is this Arena Birretro that I finally got this week...

The other one, which I hope I will get my hands on to soon is, of course, a Fantasy.

I am sooooooooo sad about the Genta news ( I know hate is a strong word, but I really-really don't like Bulgari (can I say this in this forum?).

I know: I should have bought them earlier and thus help GG stay afloat. Well... All I can say is I am enjoying this beauty as much as I ever imagined. Even if it might look kind of a betrayal to the design by GG I also have ordered from my friend Romain a navy-blue coco strap which I think will look wonderful on this watch.

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Absolutely LOVE your GG!!

By: pingtsai : February 7th, 2010-09:12

A great choice, and especially nice on the white rubber strap. Thank you for sharing and look forward to seeing pictures of your Fantasy when you get it.

Love the colors on your Gerald Genta Arena Sport Bi-Retro!

By: AnthonyTsai : February 7th, 2010-09:50

Great color combination and the satin finish of the case matches perfectly. We're all waiting to see what Bulgari will do with the GG and DR brands, so hopefully what they do in the future will please GG/DR's customers of the past and keep them customers ...

One more photo...

By: sanro : February 7th, 2010-11:21

...the buckle is really nice and comfy too......

Congrats!

By: aaronm : February 7th, 2010-16:57

The closest I've come to owning a Genta was the Ti version of that same watch: A...

Very nice biretro

By: ED209 : February 7th, 2010-20:49

Hi aaronm, Nice GG you have there, and thanks for sharing. Isn't it fun to watch the retrograde minutes quickly jump back from 60 to 0 on the hour? Do you have any wristshots to share? Regards, ED-209

Your GG biretro

By: ED209 : February 7th, 2010-20:46

Hi Sanro, Welcome to the Bulgari forum! Yes, this is the appropriate forum to discuss Gerald Genta and Daniel Roth along with Bulgari. Congrats on your new Arena Biretro! I love this color combination with the two shades of blue on the dial, brushed case ...

You are right, Ed...

By: sanro : February 8th, 2010-00:15

...my sadness about the dissapearance of GG possibly made me cross the line... My apologies for that. I just hope Bulgari takes this opportunity to take a step forward and make the best of all the know-how it has now inherited.

I agree with you about the...

By: ED209 : February 8th, 2010-06:52

Hi sanro, No worries, your comments are fine and do not cross the line. I absolutely agree with you, I hope that Bulgari envisions this as an opportunity to take a step forward and make the best use of the technical knowledge from GG/DR. Thanks again, ED-...

Wonderful pics sanro!

By: DRMW : February 8th, 2010-00:51

Hello sanro! Cool pics of your GG Biretro! The dark and light blue colors are the perfect contast and really makes the dial great to look at. I have a Arena Sport and the rubber strap and deployant is so comfortable! Isn't it interesting to watch the hour...

Not only it is interesting...

By: sanro : February 8th, 2010-02:55

...but it gathers everyone around your wrist at xx : 59 ... Watch it, watch it! It is about to jump! ;-)

congrats!

By: lien : February 9th, 2010-08:18

& this vanillina sky blue has a cheerful color combination~ best, Ed~

well done

By: ChristianDK : February 10th, 2010-12:42

That is indeed a wonderfull watch. I wish it was me Im shure that you can play with a lot of strap combinations. in deed a watch to have a lot of fun with. I also understand your motivations and views, cudos to you for bying this piece. enjoy you watch be...

Arena Biretro or BSP.Y.80

By: mychoice007 : February 25th, 2010-18:51

Hi Sanro Nice watch i have the one with the black dial and titanium bracelet and i'm very happy with . Dont worry the brand DR & GG will not desapear the only thing it's, that you will see the name BVLGARI / Gerald Genta and BVLGARI / Daniel Roth on t...