Did you know that Gerald Genta designed early Credor?

May 13, 2014,19:19 PM
 

Here is one of them....




Clearly it has Genta DNA on the bezel as well as the bracelet structure.






Mysterious color reflection.






Just the right size for me.



The crown top is has the same hexagonal hole as the bezel screws.



One thing a bit short of highest praise is that it is quartz..... smile  Nonetheless, a beautiful Credor from 79.

Have a great day!

Ken

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Wow, that is so cool

 
 By: pingtsai : May 13th, 2014-23:18
I didn't know that and it always amazes me all the watch brands that have the footprint of Genta. Thanks for sharing this cool watch. The dial looks like it has a really interesting treatment.

That is Super Cool!

 
 By: SALMANPK : May 14th, 2014-00:56
Reminds me of his early Royal Oak prototype drawing. Thanks for sharing this with us Ken :-) S

Ui! What a revelation. This is terrific!

 
 By: Ancienne Le Brassus : May 14th, 2014-02:30
Very interesting!! I like the screws ont eh bezel.... it looks like AP is still coming back to the Genta designs.. it reminds me of the GP RO's! super nice watch. So Genta!!! thanks for the pictures! S

I had no idea , Ken. (nt)

 
 By: Ronald Held : May 14th, 2014-04:46
NT

Add the dial to the list of Genta characteristics

 
 By: cazalea : May 14th, 2014-08:57
The textured surface looks remarkably like the dial of the my Gefica Safari ...  

Same hour/second hands too..

 
 By: Cookies : May 14th, 2014-09:27
Same hour/second hand DNA.. The influence is definitely strong for the hands, the strap, the screws... Such a brilliant master Genta was - there could only be one ...  

Amazing.... huh....

 
 By: KIH : May 14th, 2014-09:58
... so much missed.....

That's a neat one ........

 
 By: robmks1 : June 9th, 2014-22:08
I wonder if he had anything to do with this. Got this in the late '70s and has a Royal Oak look to it. Bob ...  

Yeah, it could be...

 
 By: KIH : June 10th, 2014-01:14
... do you know what year it was made? Nice vintage SEIKO and thanks for showing us! Ken

Dear Ken

 
 By: Alkiro1 : December 21st, 2016-04:29
Do you know how many of these Credor were made? One of my friend is looking for one. Best wishes Alkiro

No clue....

 
 By: KIH : December 21st, 2016-05:26
.. but I have seen it on the used market only twice. So, I guess the quantity is really small. I wish your friend luck.....

Many thanks Ken for your answer

 
 By: Alkiro1 : December 21st, 2016-05:51
Someone on a forum said that a LE of 5000 pieces were made. It seems quite big for a LE but I don\'t know :-/ Best wishes Alkiro

Nah, it's quartz, and priced like, back then, USD1500 or so.

 
 By: KIH : December 23rd, 2016-20:32
But important thing to remember is that SEIKO paid "fair price" for his design - the more they sell, the more Genta would be paid. So, SEIKO worked with Genta on so many models that, in a way, Genta could establish his own brand thanks to the works with S... 

Nice catch! I found some pics of watches that Mr Genta has designed.

 
 By: Tony.A. : December 30th, 2016-00:59
One of them looks like your Seiko. Sorry for the bad quality of the pics. Nice table clock ...  

No problems! [nt]

 
 By: Tony.A. : December 30th, 2016-01:09