CHIMING IN: For watchmakers, a minute repeater complication is a demonstration of technical mastery. Achieving the most beautiful sound was what mattered to legendary watch designer Gérald Genta.

That’s what made a chiming watch the ideal starting point for his brand’s second timekeeper, a striking yellow gold design simply titled “Minute Repeater,” unveiled Thursday at the Geneva Watch Days.

Its smooth cushion outline strikes at first glance but its the crystalline sound that leaves the clearest impression.

“For him, it was never only about technical master as he was fascinated by the magic of sound in watchmaking and by how a complication could please the ears as much as the eyes,” his widow and business partner Evelyn Genta told WWD.

From numerous hours working with his team headed

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