# @sothebyswatches on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CeWXKiirG91
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/12828354-sothebyswatches-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-06-03T16:13:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Sotheby's Watches (@sothebyswatches) — https://gondola.cc/sothebyswatches

## Caption

An exciting new discovery from Gérald Genta's archives has been unearthed in what is a historically significant moment for horology. 

This unrealized design for the very first luxury stainless-steel chronograph was created by Genta for IWC, and is the earliest known design for any complicated stainless steel sportwatch. 

With a date possibly reaching back to the late 1960s, this design could predate Genta’s design for The Royal Oak in 1970— a design now widely accepted as the very first imagining of any luxury steel sports watch.

The drawing will star in Sotheby’s third and final installment of the Gérald Genta: Icon of Time series, an offering of 35 original designs, each paired with unique NFTs from Genta’s archive, taking place at #SothebysNewYork from 8- 22 June. Learn more in our link in bio. #SothebysWatches #GeraldGenta

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geraldgenta, sothebysnewyork, sothebyswatches

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