Gerald Charles

There is no shortcut to a stone dial. ​The Maestro case’s distinctive shape cannot be achieved with conventional tooling, but it requires state-of-the-art five-axis ultrasonic technology. And yet, machines alone are not enough. Every dial is individually prepared and finished by hand.​

The stone chosen here is Spectrolite, prized for its labradorescence, an optical phenomenon releasing flashes of blue, green, and gold. To complete its radiance, 73 baguette-cut blue sapphires trace the bezel and dial.​

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Every Maestro-shaped stone dial begins as a raw block, hand-selected and reduced to a slice no thicker than 0.8 mm. Five-axis ultrasonic machining then sculpts its asymmetrical silhouette at up to 20,000 vibrations per second, four hours of uninterrupted work before a single finishing gesture is made. The full journey from stone to dial: one week.​

Here: Eye of Iron, a rare union of Tiger’s Eye, Red Jasper, and Hematite, long regarded as a stone of strength and protection. 73 baguette-cut sapphires complete its preciousness.​

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Five times the machining time and three to four times the risk of breakage of a conventional round dial. The Maestro-shaped stone dial pushes craftsmanship to the very edge of what watchmaking can achieve today. At 0.8 mm the stone is extraordinarily fragile. A single miscalculation, and the piece is lost.​ What survives this process is a singular object, shaped by technical precision and human discipline in equal measure.​

Aventurine is a variety of quartz with a subtle shimmer, long associated with luck, optimism, and emotional balance. 73 baguette-cut tsavorites illuminate dial and bezel, echoing the stone’s radiance in continuous light.​

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The grass season has come to a close, leaving behind moments of intense competition. Gerald Charles on the wrist of our Friends of the Brand, through every point,
every challenge, every moment that counted.​

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📸 pictures of Vavassori & Bolelli by Ray Giubilo

A new chapter begins. Gerald Charles enters the world of padel alongside Gemma Triay, the Spanish padel player currently No. 1 in women’s FIP world ranking.​
Her game: explosive precision. Ours: mechanical mastery. Together, a new definition of excellence in motion.​

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Alex De Minaur 🇦🇺 continues his march through the draw. Every point played with intent and conviction.​

The grass season demands discipline and precision. That’s why White has always been the color of this moment: understated, controlled, timeless.​
On his wrist, the Maestro GC Sport Tennis White, a companion built for exactly this kind of challenge. Crafted in lightweight Grade 5 titanium and engineered
with ErgonTeq®️ standard for a fit that moves with the player.​

Some watches are built to be seen. This one is built to keep up.​

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