Maestro GC3.0 Rose Gold Blue

The Maestro story continues

In keeping with the Maison’s vision of sporty-elegant timepieces, the new watches convey casual charm and sophistication, and showcase the most accurate and reliable Swiss mechanics. The two new models are powered by exclusive automatic mechanicalcalibres developed in collaboration with Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier, and customised for Gerald Charles. They feature theMaison’s beautiful new hexagonal-shaped oscillating weight, designed by the world-renowned watch designer Mr.Octavio Garcia.

The Maestro GC2.0-RG Ultra-Thin houses the highly sophisticated Calibre Ref. GCA3002 Manufacture, a 3.7 mm thick automatic that delivers time and date functions, elevated levels of accuracy and vibration and shock resistance, and a twin-barrelled 50-hour power reserve. It has a high-grade, bi-directional oscillating weight set on a low-friction ceramic ball bearing system.

For the Maestro GC3.0-RG Chronograph, Gerald Charles turned to the Calibre Ref. GCA3022/12 Manufacture, an automatic chronograph movement based on the GCA3002. It also offers remarkable thinness, with a profile of just 6.07 mm, including its bi-directional oscillating weight, and a twin-barrelled 50-hour power reserve.

The contemporary watch designer Mr. Garcia’s beautiful hexagonal-shaped oscillating weight appeared for the first time in the micro-rotor of the Maestro 8.0 Squelette, introduced in May this year, and is now being integrated into all new Gerald Charles watches, becoming a recurring design motif for the Maison. Mr. Garcia designed and developed it in collaboration with Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier, using Gerald Charles founder Monsieur Genta’s style and passion for geometric shapes as his inspiration. The elegant, artistic design is Mr. Garcia’s contribution to the Gerald Charles Maestro Collection. As with Monsieur Genta’s iconic Maestro case, the shape of Mr Garcia’s oscillating weight is also inspired by Roman Baroque architecture.

Both the GC2.0-RG Ultra-Thin and GC3.0-RG Chronograph have sapphire crystal case backs and are set on vulcanised re Clous de Paris motif on the top side, and with Gerald Charles’s logo tapisserie on the other. As with all Gerald Charles watches, they’re water-resistant to 100 metres.

Technical information

Reference

• GC3.0-RG-01

Function

• Hours, minutes, central seconds. Counters at 3, 6 and 9.

Case

• Dimension - Width: 39.00mm, lenght: 41.70mm, thickness: 11.50mm, entrecorne: 22.00mm
• Material - 18K Rose Gold 4N
• Crown - Screw-down crown with Clous de Paris finish and embossed logo
• Construction - Carved with CNC numeric control machinery. Asymmetric polygon with smooth edges (“Maestro” original design by Mr. Gérald Charles Genta). See-through case back
• Water resistance - 10 ATM/100m
• Parts - 39 Pieces
• Finishing - Hand-polished case, vertical brushed case back

Movement

• Caliber - Manufacture caliber, GCA 3022/12
  
• Type - Automatic chronograph. GCA 3002 base with chronograph module, 50-hour power reserve with double barrels system
• Functions - Central hour, minute and seconds hands; 60 seconds counter at 3h, 12 hours at 6h and 30 minutes at 9h
• Dimensions - 28.00mm diameter, 6.07mm total thickness
• Oscillating weight - Golden unidirectional central oscillating weight. Two layers of finishings: sandblasted base, colimaçon and soleil brushed top with the Gerald Charles “honeycomb” motif
• Escapement - Ball bearings in ceramics
• Frequency - 28’800 A/h - 4Hz
• Shock resistance - 5G shock resistance, tested with 5 axes robotic arm. Incabloc® anti-shock system
• Jewels - 46 rubies
• Total components - 351 pieces
• Finishing - Bridges finely decorated with colimaçon, côtes de Genève and perlage finishes, and yellow gold colour engravings

Dial

• Base material - Brass
  
• Colour & Finishing - Royal blue, sunburst
• Indexes - Yellow gold colour 4N, applied “baton” shaped and dots at 6h and 12h filled with white Super-LumiNova® with green C7 SPL light at night
• Counters - Applied, yellow gold colour 4N, polished, 60 seconds counter at 3h, 12 hours at 6h and 30 minutes at 9h
• Decalque and minute-track - Printed white

Hands

• Material - Brass
• Shape - Baton shaped, flat
• Finishing - Yellow gold colour 4N, polished. Hour, minute and counters hands filled with white Super-LumiNova® with green C7 SPL light at night

Strap

• Material - HNBR Vulcanized Rubber with vanilla scent
  
• Description - Clou de Paris on one side and the GC logo’s tapisserie on the back. One fixed loop and one free. Original design by Mr. Gérald Charles Genta
• Colour - Royal Blue
• Size - Total lenght: S: 175mm, M: 190mm, L: 212mm; width: 22-20mm; thickness: 5-3mm

Buckle

• Material - 18K Rose Gold 4N
  
• Description - Pin buckle, asymmetric polygon with smooth edges that remind to the Maestro case “smile”
• Finishing - Polished, brushed applied plate with GC logo engraved

Weight

• Watch head - 126.00 grams
• Total - 152.00 grams

Warranty

• Five years (following ‘Smart Warranty’ system registration)

About Gerald Charles

Gerald Charles is an independent, family-owned watch company based in Switzerland. It was founded in 2000 by the great Mr. Gérald Charles Genta, the 20th century’s foremost watch designer.

Monsieur Genta, often referred to simply as ‘Maestro’, was a prolific artist and watch designer. After selling the company in 2003, he stayed on as its designer-in-chief until his death in 2011, leaving a treasure trove of watch designs in the company’s care. Every watch created by Gerald Charles is based on one of his original designs and carries his legacy of ‘artistic creativity, technical mastery’ forward into the future.

Gerald Charles watches are at the cutting edge of ergonomics and designed and manufactured to sit comfortably and elegantly on the wrist. Gerald Charles watches are produced without compromise and marry the finest traditions and most up-to-date technologies of Swiss mechanical watchmaking to deliver superior precision and performance, as well as exceptional water and shock resistant. Every piece is an elegant sport watch, the signature of the company's founder and eternal inspiration, Monsieur Genta.

MR. G.C. GENTA

Monsieur Gerald Charles Genta (1931-2011), born in Geneva, is deemed the most acclaimed watch designer in the world. In the early 2000s Monsieur Gerald Charles Genta – at the height of his success and willing to continue his creative production – founded the most modern of his brands: Gerald Charles.

He designed some of the most modern of his watches for the Maison Gerald Charles: amongst them the Maestro is one of his highest achievements. Its asymmetric watch case, one of its kind, has never been seen before and represents an exclusive innovation.