r. Genta originally gave birth to the Maestro collection by launching in 2005 the first ever Maestro case with a tourbillon. Featuring the iconic smile at 6 o’clock, the case has the perfect shape to host the tourbillon cage.

The Roman Tourbillon in White Gold is a 50-piece limited edition collection in celebration of the Roman architecture and art from which the iconic Maestro case inspiration comes from, amply emphasised by the roman numerals on the dial. This special timepiece is not only intended to highlight the brand core values and origins, but also to reinforce Gerald Charles high-end skills and expertise in going beyond the limits.

The realisation of such an intricately crafted and stunning dial implies attention to detail and high-end experience in craftsmanship and watchmaking. The Roman Tourbillon shows a Métier d’Art. The pure, uncoated 18K white gold dial, alloyed with palladium, results in a refined and consistent finishing pattern.

As underlined, the handmade production process is long and precise. There are only a few artisans that can work with this dial technique and only 2 pieces per month can be produced since a specialised artisan can produce one Roman Tourbillon in no less than 23 hours.

The hand-hammered technique offers to Gerald Charles’ customers the possibility of owning a truly unique piece which cannot be identical to any other.

As its fellow watch in Rose Gold, this tourbillon features two-tone colour and two different materials with a blue titanium bezel on a stainless-steel case. The blue colour is the result of a specialized coating achieved through a Colormix blue treatment which increases its resistance. On a technical level, this new timepiece features a 60-seconds flying tourbillon with the unique skeletonised cage in the shape of the GC logo, returning to the original Maestro flying tourbillon created by Mr. Gérald Charles Genta himself.

The result is a highly sophisticated 60-seconds flying tourbillon that oscillates at 4hz, made all the more vivid by the natural, three-dimensional contrasts created by combining a surgical-grade stainless steel case, a gold tourbillon bridge and titanium flying tourbillon cage. The timepiece also features a blue indicator applied to the “G” of the cage that serves as a small seconds indicator.

The timepiece is 10 ATM/100 mt water-resistant, 5G shock-resistant and offers 50 hour of power reserve, despite the very high technicality.

As with all Gerald Charles watches, it’s the details that set the timepiece apart, from the textured dial to the alligator strap and the skeletonised tourbillon, marking this as an elegant yet sporty timepiece. It represents a Métier d’Art that simultaneously exudes a contemporary and old-style demeanour.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Reference GC9.0-A-RT-WG

Case:

• 316L medical-grade stainless steel with polished finish
• Diameter: 39 mm x 41 mm
• Screw-down crown on the right with Clou de Paris embossed logo
• Bezel: Grade 5 titanium, with Colormix blue treatment

Movement:

• Swiss Manufacture 9.0 caliber
• Type: Automatic flying tourbillon with 60 seconds indication.
• Functions: Central oscillating mass in 22K rose gold 4N, decorated with the Gerald Charles “Honeycomb” design, sandblasted finished with polished outlines. Central hour and minute hands, Seconds on the tourbillon at 6H, stop seconds system
• Thickness: 4.8 mm
• 196 components
• 33 rubies
• Finishings: Bridges finely decorated with colimacon, Cotes de Genève and perlage finishes.
• Anglages diamond polished. Radial Cotes de Genève finished bridge of the tourbillon, with polished anglage. Yellow gold colour engravings.
• Tourbillon Cage: Grade 5 titanium, personalised cage representing the Gerald Charles logo. The G small stroke in iconic GC Blue and serves as the seconds hand. Tourbillon bridges in 18K yellow gold.
• Frequency: 4 Hz
• Incabloc® anti-shock system, stop-second system, uni-directional rotor.
• Power reserve: 50 hours

Crystal: Sapphire crystal with internal and external multi-layer anti-reflection treatment

Dial:

• Hand-hammered White Gold
• Indexes: colormix blue appliques
• Baton shaped, flat hands filled with white Super-LumiNova with blue light at night

Case back: Brushed, flat sapphire crystal

Strap:

• Hand-stitched mat blue alligator strap
• Folding clasp, polished and sandblasted contrast

Water resistance: 10 ATM/100 m
Total weight: 93 gr
Total thickness: 9.3 mm
Warranty: 2 years (extendable to 5 years following the ‘Smart Warranty’ system registration)
Limited edition: 50 pcs