The Gruppo Gamma story began with the Genesis. Introduced in 2013, it reinterpreted the legendary military dive watches issued to Italian frogmen in the 1950s with greater refinement and modern wearability, and quickly became the defining model that laid the foundation for our brand.

The case design of the Genesis is directly inspired by the Rolex Reference 6152, executed in a more compact case with good water resistance and housing a reliable mechanical movement.

Forged in strictly limited numbers, the Genesis is crafted for those who value authenticity over ubiquity. Every timepiece aspires to be as rare on the wrist as the historic naval instruments that inspired it.

Defined by the purposeful minimalism of 1950s combat dive watches, its muscular proportions and utilitarian lines forgo unnecessary ornament. The result is an instrument of quiet authority - a watch built not to demand attention, but to earn the enduring respect of those who know.


GENESIS

A decade after its final production run in 2016, the Genesis returns to celebrate the watch that laid the foundation for Gruppo Gamma.

Drawing on more than a decade of watchmaking experience since 2013, the Genesis 2026 is the ultimate reinterpretation of the iconic military originals. 

Its re-engineered 44mm stainless steel case offers 300 metres of water resistance and is available in polished and aged steel finishes. Powering the timepiece is a choice of Swiss automatic movements by ETA and Sellita, while the collection spans classic dial executions alongside innovative materials like crystallized titanium and lume-infused forged carbon.

Crystallised titanium

Crafted from high-purity titanium, crystallised titanium undergoes specialised thermal treatment, slow cooling and precision acid etching to reveal its unique crystalline grain structure.

Gruppo Gamma has paired this remarkable material with its signature sandwich dial construction, to create a dial of exceptional depth and character.

Lume-infused carbon dial

Lume-infused dial

Gruppo Gamma has been in the business of producing sandwich dials for more than a decade. Few brands do it better.

First with the Vanguard and now the Genesis 2026, the sandwich dial gets even better - it's made of lume-infused forged carbon, resulting in a marbled surface finish that glows in the dark. No two dials are alike so the watch would be uniquely yours, forever.

Strap monster

Gruppo Gamma has always been known for "strap monster" watches that look great with just about any strap - leather, rubber, canvas, etc. Changing straps has never been easier too, as we've switched to using thick spring bars, and our signature multi-purpose tool continues to impress.

So if you love to dress up your watch with different straps, the Genesis is right up your alley.

Reviews

Here are some reviews of the original Genesis from 2013 through 2016. The Genesis 2026 models are now available.

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Craftsmanship

As a watch enthusiast, you expect your timepiece to be tough and yet refined.
You'd recognise and appreciate the ​use of the best materials for your timepiece.
​There's no other way by which high quality can be achieved.

Mechanical timekeeping

Mechanical watches are powered by energy stored and harnessed through an intricate clockwork of tiny gears and springs, a technology that preceded quartz watches by almost a thousand years.

The mechanical movements used in our timepieces are of class-leading reliability. They are easy to maintain, and should run trouble-free for many years.

Sapphire watch crystals

Sapphire

Corundum, also known as sapphire, has a hardness of 9 on the Mohs scale of 1 to 10, and is surpassed in hardness only by diamond.

Compared to mineral glass and acrylic crystals, material and tooling costs are much higher for sapphire. All our sapphire crystals are double-domed and have anti-reflective coating on the underside and while this further increases costs, it also improves readability and shatter-resistance.

Premium leather sheets

Leather

Leather has been in use since prehistory for clothing and shelter. It played a key role in the evolution of pocket watches to wrist watches, when timepieces were first worn on the wrist of military personnel by means of leather straps.

Our leather straps are made of top grain cowhide from reputable tanneries.

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