Gerald Charles Introduces New Gem-Set Novelties Made in Geneva at Watches & Wonders 2024

Colourful Timepieces For The Spring Season

Gerald Charles Introduces New Gem-Set Novelties Made in Geneva at Watches & Wonders 2024

The Maestro 8.0 Squelette & The Maestro 2.0 Ultra-Thin

Geneva, 8^th April 2024 – Maison Gerald Charles is delighted to announce the launch of new gem-set timepieces, made in Geneva, which further reveals the Maison’s artistic creativity through new precious, elegant and colourful references, while continuing to reinforce its high level of technicality.

Federico Ziviani, CEO of Gerald Charles: “Our aim is to carry the creative vision of our founder, Mr. Genta, forward into the future. These new timepieces are meant to continue with its playful path and its initial spirit of using bright colours like a painter does for his paintings. Indeed, Mr. Genta considered his creations as artworks, some of which even carry the designer’s signature on the case back.”.

Following on from the success of the Maestro 8.0 Squelette gem-set limited edition, which was launched in 2022, Gerald Charles introduces two new gem-set collections, the first is composed of four new references of the Maestro 8.0 Squelette and the second of two versions of the Maestro 2.0 Ultra-Thin and one of the Maestro GC Sport.

As for the gem-set process, complex engineering solutions have been applied to integrate a series of precious gems into the Maestro’s curved case architecture. The challenge is brought up by the irregular shape of the bezel, which requires a special cut for each precious stone and reduces the amount of metal available for the setting. Gerald Charles developed his own in-house technical plans for gem-setting which are at the cutting edge of watchmaking engineering.

The Squelette gem-set watches feature an invisible setting of 66 baguette fancy cut stones of the highest purity, set by hand into an 18-carat white gold bezel by highly skilled artisans. The gems, namely sapphires, are presented in four new shades: violet, orange, yellow and blue. The stones are set by hand by the specialist gem-setter and longtime trusted partner, Salanitro, whose expertise elevates the watches to a higher level of luxury.

The skeleton gem-set is powered by the open-worked ref. GCA 5482 calibre with a decentred Rose Gold micro-rotor architecture, an exceptional movement which took two years of development and still represents the Maison’s highest technical achievement in terms of movement architecture.

Keeping with Mr. Genta’s vision of “Artistic Creativity, Technical Mastery”, Gerald Charles continues to challenge itself by also experimenting with the gem-set on the Maestro 2.0 Ultra-Thin.

Featuring a steel bezel, the handcrafted process requires more care due to the higher tenacity of steel compared to other materials. However, the Maison’s technical expertise along with the artisanal skills of our Swiss partner allow to set the steel bezel with 52 round-cut gemstones, enhancing the dial sunburst finish: diamonds for the Maestro 2.0 Ultra-Thin in Timeless Black, tsavorite for the Maestro 2.0 Ultra-Thin in Emerald Green and blue sapphires for the Maestro GC Sport in Royal Blue. By launching these watches, the Maison meets high expectations while maintaining a competitive price on the market.

Additionally, in terms of movement, the Maestro 2.0 gem-set models feature the calibre ref. GCA 3002, with a central oscillating mass, decorated with the Gerald Charles “honeycomb” motif, colimaçon and soleil finishings.

Belonging to the Maestro collection, all these precious timepieces feature the iconic Maestro case, Mr. Genta’s original drawing inspired by Francesco Borromini’s 17^th century Roman architecture, with the vulcanised rubber strap. This latter has been introduced in new colours for the Squelette references: Optical White, Coral Red, Yellow Sunshine and Ice Blue.

In addition, the new references, as all Gerald Charles watches, offer 50 hours of power reserve, 5G shock resistance and 10ATM / 100m water resistance, ensuring high levels of ergonomics and versatility across all lifestyles.

Sparkling and impactful, these timepieces are thought to colour the season of watch enthusiasts all over the world, while representing once more the link with our founder and his philosophy of combining technology and aesthetics.

Maestro 8.0 Squelette Gem-Set 2024 – Limited Edition

Technical Specifications

Ref.:   GC8.0-A-WG-SAPH-04 – Maestro 8.0 Squelette in Optical White – Gem-set

GC8.0-A-WG-SAPH-03 – Maestro 8.0 Squelette in Coral Red – Gem-set

GC8.0-A-WG-SAPH-19 – Maestro 8.0 Squelette in Sunshine Yellow – Gem-set

GC8.0-A-WG-SAPH-07 – Maestro 8.0 Squelette in Ice Blue – Gem-set

Case: stainless steel with polished finish

right hand screw-locked crown with Clous de Paris finish

Dimensions: 39x41mm

Thickness: 8.35mm

Crown: right hand screw-locked crown with Clous de Paris finish

Movement:    automatic, Ultra-Thin Ref. GCA 5482

with a decentered micro rotor in 22K Rose Gold 4N

2.6mm of thickness

160 components

29 rubies

Frequency: 3 Hz

                         Incabloc® anti shock system, uni-directional rotor

Power reserve: 50 hours

Crystal: sapphire crystal with internal and external multi-layer glare proofed treatment

Case-back: brushed, flat sapphire crystal

Bezel: white Gold 18K with sapphire stones

Gem set: baguette fancy cut stones

• 0-A-WG-SAPH-04: 66 Violet Sapphire stone 3.15 ct
• 0-A-WG-SAPH-03: 66 Orange Sapphire stone 3.28 ct
• 0-A-WG-SAPH-05: 66 Yellow Sapphire stone 3.22 ct
• 0-A-WG-SAPH-07: 66 Turquoise Sapphire stone 3.12 ct

Dial: squelette

brushed 6-12, grey anthracite NAC bridges

           baton shaped hands

Strap: Optical White, Coral Red, Sunshine Yellow and Ice Blue vulcanised rubber strap

            Clous de Paris finish to top side, Gerald Charles logo tapisserie to rear

Buckle: stainless steel pin buckle with GC logo engraved

Water resistance: 10ATM/100 mt

Limited edition: 10 pieces per model

Prices upon request

 

Maestro 2.0 Ultra-Thin and Maestro GC Sport Gem-Set

Technical Specifications

Ref.:   GC2.0-A-DIA-00 – Maestro 2.0 Ultra-Thin in Timeless black – Gem-set

GC.2.0-A-TSA-02 – Maestro 2.0 Ultra-Thin in Emerald Green – Gem-set

GC2.0-TX-TN-SAPH-01 – Maestro 2.0 GC Sport in Royal Blue – Gem-set

Case: stainless steel with polished finish

Dimensions: 39x41mm

Thickness: 9mm

Crown: right hand screw-locked crown with Clous de Paris finish

 left hand screw–locked crown for the GC Sport in Royal Blue

Movement:    automatic, Ultra-Thin Ref. 3002

with a central oscillating mass, decorated with the Gerald Charles “honeycomb” motif, colimaçon and soleil finishings

3.7mm of thickness

189 components

28 rubies

Functions: central hour, minute and seconds hands, date window at 6H

Frequency: 4 Hz

Incabloc® anti shock system, uni-directional rotor

Power reserve: 50 hours

Crystal: sapphire crystal with internal and external multi-layer glare proofed treatment

Case-back: brushed, flat sapphire crystal

Bezel: stainless steel

Gem set: round-cut stones

• 0-A-DIA-00: 52 round 1.95mm Diamonds FG/VS1 ct 1.55
• 2.0-A-TSA-02: 52 round 1.95mm Tsavorites ct 1.68
• 0-TX-TN-SAPH-01: 52 round 1.95mm Blue Sapphires ct 1.88

Dial: Timeless Black / Emerald Green / Royal Blue sunburst finishing

*Arabic Number at 3,12 and 9 for the Maestro GC Sport

Baton shaped, flat hands and applied indexes filled with SuperLuminova C1, white color with green      light luminescence

Strap: Timeless Black / Emerald Green / Royal Blue vulcanised rubber strap

             Clous de Paris finish to top side, Gerald Charles logo tapisserie to rear

Buckle: stainless steel pin buckle with GC logo engraved

Water resistance: 10ATM/100 mt

Retail Price (excluding VAT)

GC2.0-A-DIA-00	GC.2.0-A-TSA-02	GC2.0-TX-TN-SAPH-01
18’400 CHF	18’400 CHF	19’300 CHF
17’900 EUR	17’900 EUR	18’700 EUR
16’900 GBP	16’900 GBP	17’600 GBP
21’100 USD	21’100 USD	22’000 USD