Gilbert Albert was born September 20, 1930 to Easter but his look, his drive and passion does belie.
Gilbert Albert has always had a special connection with Nature.


Thus, during our meeting on 22.10, he asked me:
“How long have you do not sleep in the grass? “

Everything in nature inspires him during his childhood in the family home, near the Drize, he learns to observe in its many splendors: “we must know how to look, learn. “
So he learned early on to think and see for himself.
His relationship with the school are not good, it is immediately obvious limitations.
In this regard, He quoted me Paul Léotaud: “School is for those who can not learn. “

We can only welcome his comments when we know the reports of other major human Guitry as for example with this institution.
Gilbert Albert has always seen itself as a manual, so he enters the Industrial Arts in Geneva and there is material to show his talent.
In this regard, he still holds to the fact that “an idea is nothing without the talent“

4 years of study at the Industrial Arts formed naturally in the arts and technology and give it the means to express his genius

In this article we will fork over a few selected moments of his career: the watches he created.
Indeed, it is difficult to show the whole universe of the Creator Gilbert Albert in one article.

In 1955, he became foreman at Patek Philippe, he founded in 1957, the collection asymmetries, already a sign that for him the innovation, boldness must explore all areas

With the same logic, it is developing a revolutionary prototype in collaboration with Albert Cottier which is a landmark even today and a legend for lovers of luxury watches and high technology.
Why always the same representation of time? Gilbert Albert designs a watch so linear, the image of the representation of time that we use everyday in everyday life.
Albert Cottier thus achieves the feat of the mechanism: it filed a patent in 1959

Then from the early 60s, Gilbert Albert, works with Omega for trimmings magnificence and prestige unmatched, it is with some of these achievements that Master moreover won some of his Oscar (the prestigious Diamonds International Awards).

In 1973, Gilbert Albert founded his own label and explores the inspirations from all dear to his heart: Gilbert Albert is indeed a Creator of Fine Jewelry like Balenciaga Haute Couture … a creator he particularly enjoys.

His own collection: The Timeless, exposed in 2008 at 24 rue de la Corraterie, is an example

Patek Patek watches signed Gilbert Albert, several batches were presented at Christie‘s led by Nathan Lebaron November 15, 2010, and others, are now a reference in the Luxe.

Timelessness through the ages, which will evolve in a world in constant movement, the watch Gilbert Albert is a witness, a landmark, a gem and as the time line, it follows the life of its own, without falling into disuse, immanent as Nature …