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Gerald Genta Creates a One-of-a-Kind Model in Support of the Theodora Foundation
GENEVA, Switzerland, April 8 /PRNewswire/ --
- Gerald Genta Supports the Theodora Dream Doctors
As a partner of the Theodora Foundation for the past two years, Gerald
Genta will be contributing to the charity auction organised by Christie's on
April the 16th by donating a one-of-a-kind watch. The unique model is a
sophisticated and amusing timepiece that plays on the colours of the
foundation.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080408/298631 )
The Theodora Foundation was born inSwitzerland, in 1993, at the
initiative of Andre and Jan Poulie. It is named in tribute to their mother,
Theodora, who brightened Andre's childhood days during an extended hospital
stay. The mission of its Dream doctors is to care for sick children through
laughter. They currently operate in over 40 institutions aroundSwitzerland
and the concept has been taken up in eight other countries. In all, around 30
specifically trained professional artists pay regular visits to 95 hospitals
or specialised institutions some 220,000 times a year and adapt their clown
shows to the situation of each child they meet..
Gerald Genta, an Haute Horlogerie brand with a fine appreciation for the
humourous , was naturally inclined to support the Theodora Foundation. For
the second year running, it is donating a one-of-a-kind watch to the auction.
This self-winding ladies' watch displays the hours and the minutes by central
hands, and the seconds on one of the brand's typical retrograde counters,
appearing at 6 o'clock. The particularly entertaining dial features a richly
colourful and complex composition set against a white-lacquered background.
The thirteen individual rings appear on various levels and are individually
coloured using a sophisticated technique. This enchanting decorative effect
is further magnified by a circle of diamonds set on the bezel of the white
gold case.
The "Magnificent Jewels Auction" to be organised by Christie's, will take
place inNew York in April the 16th and will be preceded by several
exhibitions around the world.
SOURCE Gerald Genta
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