Famed for first fixing the friendly faces of everyone’s favorite Disney friends onto his watches in the 1980s as the watch designer of his own brand following his acquisition of the rights to do so, Gérald Genta’s design DNA has largely been linked with Mickey Mouse and Disney’s other cartoon characters. Often dressed in various costumes or during a random activity such as golfing, Genta’s depiction of the characters often enables the character to seamlessly integrate into the function of the watch, with these watches often featuring hour and minute hands that are designed to operate and appear as both; the watch’s and the character’s hands. Horologically astute while remaining whimsical in nature, these timepieces have become iconic within the pantheon of Gerald Genta as a brand, and the man’s own legacy. Depicted here is Minnie Mouse in her original pink polka dot skirt and red shoes printed over a simple silver dial. Contrasting the otherwise understated dial, this timepiece also boasts a distinctive single-lug design and an 18kt yellow gold bezel that sits atop the timepiece’s stainless steel case and runs along the case with spoke-like protusions that stick out from each of the timepiece’s eight corners that combines with the rest of its design to create a visually unique timepiece that speaks to Genta’s unique design language and iconic eye for detail.

Watch is in excellent overall condition. Case exhibits minor surface wear, caseback engravings all sharp and legible.

An iconic collection of watches that went on to demonstrate that the famously conservative watchmaking industry could indeed share a space with pop culture icons such as cartoon characters, it is his collaboration with Disney that showcased Genta's desire to continue breaking free from the standards set upon him by others even though, at this later stage of his career, he had nothing left to prove.