Gérald Genta: Icon of Time
Gérald Genta: Icon of Time
Gérald Genta
An original prototype design for the special series made for the transition of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to China, painted by Gérald Genta, with accompanying NFT, Circa 1997 | 傑洛・尊達 一幅以香港回歸為特別主題的原型設計圖，由傑洛・尊達繪製並附帶 NFT 証書，約1997年製
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Gérald Genta
An original prototype design for the special series made for the transition of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to China, painted by Gérald Genta, with accompanying NFT, Circa 1997
傑洛・尊達
一幅以香港回歸為特別主題的原型設計圖，由傑洛・尊達繪製並附帶 NFT 証書，約1997年製
Medium: Watercolour on paper, glued Mickey Mouse printed with the printed right arm glued on top
Dimensions: 210 x 147 mm
Circa date: 1997
Signed: Yes
Numbered: 1972
Brand: Gérald Genta
Model: Fantasy: Mickey Hong Kong
Complication: Jump hour, retrograde minute
Remark: Special series made for the transition of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to China
Accompanied by: Design in the form of a NFT, digital certificate in the form of a NFT and authentication certificate
The present hand painted design, Mickey Mouse watch made especially for the Handover of Hong Kong is very sentimental to the Genta family. As regular visitors to Hong Kong, Gérald and Evelyne were very impressed by the importance of the event of the Handover of Hong Kong. At the time, Genta Mickey Mouse watches were already extremely popular across the region, prompting Gérald to create a special commemoration series of 100 men’s and 100 ladies’ watches with Mickey holding the three flags of the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and China.
The series was released in shops in Hong Kong one week before the Handover and sold out completely in just two days. On 1 July 1997, Gérald and Evelyne were in Hong Kong and watched the very historical moment of the Handover on television from the Kowloon Peninsula Hotel.