Artisans de Geneve X Gigi Buffon (Fake Rolex) Datejust „Heure Solitaire”
Geneva atelier Artisans de Geneve has created a heavily modified watch made to order by the Italian football legend – Gianluigi Buffon. The unique Datejust only has one hand on the skeletonized dial.
While it is often said that the luxury goods segment is striving for uniqueness and “one-of-a-kind” designs, “seriality” is still in the lead in watches, on a smaller or larger scale, but still. Only a few companies are involved in personalization, and the Swiss Artisans de Geneve has recently become the leader among them. We have already written about several projects of this Geneva atelier in our pages, incl. about the one designed together with Adnrea Pirlo – the legend of Italian football. Now another football legend and another former Italian international have joined the AdG star pantheon. Gianluigi “Gigi” Buffon.
One of the best goalkeepers in history, a student of the Italian AS Roma and an icon of Juventus Turin, World Champion, European Champion – Gigi Buffon still plays, despite his 44 years on the back of his neck. Like many Italian footballers, he is also a watch collector, and now he will be able to boast of a unique model among his colleagues in the locker room. AdG took the classic Fake Rolex Datejust Ref. 126300 in steel on a steel jubilee bracelet. The timepiece has been modified a lot, and the design was inspired by the “loneliness” that Buffon says the goalkeeper faces during a match.
The AdG X design by Gigi Buffon has many new details, but the most representative of the concept is the single hand that moves over the transparent dial. Caliber 3235 has been completely rebuilt. Automatic tension was removed (in favor of manual), the bridges were skeletonized, and the classic time indication was replaced with a single-handed one. This means that the centrally mounted blue hand with a red tip makes one full turn around the dial in 12 hours. The blue ring surrounding the dial (graduated every 5 minutes) and 11 large Arabic indexes superimposed on the sapphire disk help to orientate yourself. You can clearly see the elements of the mechanism, including the spring drum and carefully finished details.
From the purely aesthetic side – apart from the unique dial, of course – the bezel was the most important change. The typical Rolex Fake “fluted bezel” was replaced with a steel bezel with a guilloche pattern “clous de Paris”. In addition, decorative cutouts appeared on the sides of the case.
Artisans de Geneve X Gigi Buffon “Heure Solitaire” is a unique project, made to order – it cannot be purchased in this exact version. Atelier, however, offers the possibility of creating your own pattern in a similar style.
“Personalized by Artisans de Genève, which is not affiliated or authorized by ROLEX SA. A customization option available solely for private individuals who own a Rolex®️ and only for their private use. “
