Just a thought about Genta and JLC......
Hi all,
I just wondered why Genta hasn't contributed a design to JLC back when he designed the Nautilus, Royal Oak, Ingeniuer, etc....
If Genta did design a piece, please do correct me.
Just curious.... out of all the top watchmakers, JLC should've been one on Genta's portfolio.
Here's a few of the new generation Genta pieces.
I know its not JLC.... but if Genta did design a piece for JLC, it could've become an icon.
Enjoy.
Interesting, Pana
Indeed Genta designed truely beautiful watches ,as the Vacheron, The RO AP, and the Patek Nautilus...
It was during the 70's...
And no JLCs...
But hey, JLC has some iconic watches too, like the Memovox,and the Reverso, for example...Not to speak of the Future Matic or the Géophysic...And now again, we have some nice iconic watches, well watches that I consider as iconic, like the Duo Metre...
And so many watches to come...
Without Genta, who was a talentuous designer.
Was or still is???
Best.
Nicolas
Regarding the "was he or still is"....
Judging by some of his contemporary pieces like the retrograde Mickey Mouse and all.... I think he has lost his MOJO....
His Octa range is at most "interesting".... sorry to say.
But if Genta did get his MOJO back and designed a piece for JLC, it could end up looking a bit similar to the Polaris....
Pana
Agree with you, Pana
But as for the Polaris, stay tuned, you'll have a nice surprise soon...
And you'll see that JLC doesn't need GG for that.Best, and have some nice polaris dreams...
Nicolas
During that time, JLC was not considered a top watch house
I do agree with you to a certain degree.... but....
During the 70's JLC, popularity-wise, was not as exposed as PP and AP.
But, if you think about it from another angle....
What movement does the 1st generation Patek Nautilus with the 7mm case height have? JLC.
What movement did the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Jumbo A series have? JLC.
Judging from the fact that the top watchmakers are outsourcing their new line with JLC calibers surely makes a statement that JLC is more of a 'behind the scene' type of watchmaker. Not that Patek and AP can't manufacture a movement so thin and reliable, but the gesture that they outsourced it surely says somehting.
Not to mention, the more contemporary pieces like the Panerai Radiomir 8 Days, IWC Deep One, and of course the Audemars Piguet RO 15202.
Pana