Gérald Genta Calendar Moon Phases

The Gérald Genta Calendar Moon Phases Ref. G1840.4 stands among the most representative expressions of Genta’s independent oeuvre—an era when the designer who shaped 20th-century watchmaking aesthetics pursued a more personal, artistic language beyond industrial scale. Instantly recognizable on the wrist, the octagonal 18k yellow-gold case distills his signature geometry into a refined, wearable proportion that balances sculptural presence with understated elegance.

The textured blue dial delivers remarkable depth and legibility, pairing a complete calendar (day, date, month) with a moonphase at 12 o’clock—one of traditional watchmaking’s most evocative complications—framed by warm gilt registers and classical Roman numerals. Inside, an automatic movement built for daily practicality underpins the watch’s poetic display with solid mechanical credibility. Among collectors, this reference is increasingly regarded as a connoisseur’s Gérald Genta: distinctive, comparatively scarce, and valued for its authorial design coherence as much as for its complication set.