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 Posted: Wed Aug 17th, 2011 06:11 pm
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oagaspar
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Read this on Hondinkee this morning,legendary watch designer Gerald Genta has passed away...he was one of our generations greatest watch designers.RIP

http://www.hodinkee.com/blog/2011/8/17/breaking-news-gerald-genta-legendary-timepiece-designer-has.html

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 Posted: Wed Aug 17th, 2011 07:03 pm
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End of an era. With an icon they never die. They just leave this mortal coil. Genta will always live on through his work and enormous influence he exerted.

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 Posted: Wed Aug 17th, 2011 09:18 pm
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He was a real icon of watch design. As previously said, he will live on through is work and designs.

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 Posted: Wed Aug 17th, 2011 10:24 pm
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I look forward to the day where I add one of his designs to my collection. RIP.

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 Posted: Thu Aug 18th, 2011 10:09 am
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I always loved the design of the Nautilus: Timeless design...
RIP

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 Posted: Thu Aug 18th, 2011 12:10 pm
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Nordstrom wrote: I look forward to the day where I add one of his designs to my collection. RIP.
+1 he leaves behind his legacy of beautiful timepieces.

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 Posted: Fri Aug 19th, 2011 02:24 am
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joecb wrote:
Nordstrom wrote: I look forward to the day where I add one of his designs to my collection. RIP.
+1 he leaves behind his legacy of beautiful timepieces.


+2. He was a design genius and all his creations showed it.

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