Gerald Genta Gentissima Oursin

A classic Genta design from the 1990s is now being released as a full production model. “Oursin” is French for “sea urchin,” which are animals with round, rigid outer shells studded with spines, which inhabit the seafloor. Genta’s wife, Evelyn Genta says that the original design for the Oursin watch came about from Genta’s encounters with the animal while on a family vacation in Corsica, and in 1994, Genta produced some prototypes from that design – one of which became Evelyn Genta’s favorite watch. The modern version of the Oursin was inspired both by the spines of the animal, and by its shape, which is a sort of oblate, or flattened, sphere.