Bulgari Is Bringing Back One of the Most Coveted Names in Watches

Gérald Genta designed the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak and the Patek Philippe Nautilus. Now, starting with a quirky little timepiece featuring Mickey Mouse, Bulgari has relaunched his historic watchmaking brand.

The Gérald Genta Arena Retrograde with Smiling Disney Mickey Mouse.

Source: Gérald Genta

During Geneva Watch Days in August, when top makers of mechanical timepieces debuted a whirl of new and complicated wonders, one rather unusual item garnered an inordinate level of buzz: the Gérald Genta Arena Retrograde with Smiling Disney Mickey Mouse.

Yes, a watch with Mickey on it. Perhaps you owned one of these as a child.