{"title":"Heirlooms","description":"\u003cp\u003eTimeless pieces crafted to be passed down. The Heirlooms collection by Beckham Intemporel brings together our most enduring designs — each one made to outlast trends and become a part of your story.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"paul-gerber-model-42-ref-420-3b-car-dossier-i","title":"Paul Gerber Model 42 — Ref. 420-3B-CAR | Dossier I","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Teaching Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the closed workshop of Paul Gerber — AHCI master, Zurich — comes the Model 42, Reference 420-3B-CAR: a singular object finished by a single hand, irreproducible once the master sets the tool down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the center of the matte black dial sits Gerber's own 1950s Fiat 500, rendered in miniature and mounted to the sweep seconds hand — a private signature that transforms timekeeping into autobiography. Red Gothic numerals mark the minutes against white cathedral hour indices, creating a dial language that is unmistakably Gerber's own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhy This Piece\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Gerber produces only 20 to 30 watches per year from his Zurich atelier. Each is supervised and finished by a single hand. The Model 42 is the reference example of what independent manufacture means — the teaching piece that establishes the language of the maker. Against the tens of thousands emitted annually by the manufactures, this output is vanishingly small. Each Gerber is, in effect, a singular object whose scarcity is fixed at the moment of completion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffered as a complete full set: original Paul Gerber aluminum presentation case, full documentation, warranty card, extra strap, and polishing cloth. 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