2. Biography
• a Swiss wristwatch designer, noted for his eponymous line of time
pieces as well as his design work with other firms, including IWC,
Universal Genève, Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet, among
others.
• Genta was born in Geneva to a Swiss mother and father of
Piedmontese (Northern Italian) descent. At age 20, Genta finished
jewellery and goldsmith training in his native Switzerland, earning a
Swiss federal diploma.