Geneva Minute Repeater Golden Obsidian
Gérald Genta has introduced a new iteration of its Geneva Minute Repeater, featuring a dial crafted from Golden Obsidian. This follows the previous year's Black Onyx version and maintains the watch's 40mm yellow gold cushion case and 9.6mm thickness, with a focus on acoustic performance for the minute repeater complication.
- 40mm yellow gold case
- 9.6mm thickness
- Golden Obsidian dial
- Manual-wound GG-002 movement
- 80-hour power reserve
- 3 Hz frequency
- Brown textured calfskin strap
- Price upon request
The Golden Obsidian dial is made from a volcanic glass that traps pockets of air, gas, and iron, giving it a distinctive tone and texture.
The 9.6mm-thick case was designed and developed by Matthieu Hegi specifically to accommodate acoustic performance, with walls as thin as 0.6mm.
The case walls are thin, down to 0.6mm, and the bezel and sapphire crystal are slender to allow sound to travel better.
Golden Obsidian is a volcanic glass variant caused by imperfections like micro gas bubbles and particulates, resulting in no two dials being identical.
The watch is a second iteration of the Minute Repeater, following the Black Onyx edition, and is not a replica of an existing Genta timepiece.
Golden Obsidian is a volcanic glass variant with organic striations and graining due to trapped microscopic pockets of iron, air, and gas bubbles.
The case construction includes walls measuring just 0.6mm at their thinnest point, with internal machining to help the chimes resonate.
Golden Obsidian is a volcanic glass that looks stone-like with distinctive earthy tones and layered appearance.