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Gérald Genta’s Retro Classic turns 50 – a revival!

Bulgari, Gerald Genta, snapshot, watches, watchmakers

Bulgari celebrates the purest form of wearing a legend

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1 May 2020/1 Comment/by Ornatus Mundi
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