{"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. A closed 46-piece edition — this is among the last Model 42s to leave Zurich.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReference:\u003c\/strong\u003e 420-3B-CAR\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMovement:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cal. 42 — Triple-rotor automatic, hand-finished\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCase:\u003c\/strong\u003e Surgical titanium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Matte black with red Gothic minute numerals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fiat 500 charm on sweep seconds hand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 46 pieces total (closed)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paul Gerber, AHCI — Zurich, Switzerland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeckham Intemporel · Curator of Fine Rare Timepieces\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paul Gerber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43607719903438,"sku":null,"price":15000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/0622\/5870\/files\/IMG_8015_d116930e-073a-4f43-b8c0-d62ba004a65b.jpg?v=1783952466","url":"https:\/\/beckhamintemporel.com\/products\/paul-gerber-model-42-ref-420-3b-car-dossier-i","provider":"Beckham Intemporel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}