What We Know
If you’ve been following Gérald Charles over the past few years, you’ll know that back in April 2024, the brand, founded in 2000 by Gérald Charles Genta, announced one of the biggest updates in their history with a thinner evolution of the iconic Maestro case featuring the brand’s first asymmetrical integrated bracelet. Today, they’re expanding that collection, the Masterlink, with a new in-house perpetual calendar in a 97-gram Grade 5 titanium three-finish case. The brand says that it’s the first asymmetrical perpetual calendar with a micro-rotor and a bespoke three-counter display.
The Masterlink Perpetual Calendar measures 40mm across and from top to bottom, with the brand’s signature “smile” cutout at 6 o’clock. It plays well with the oversized moonphase and date display (the movement also features the month, day, and leap-year indication). The case, with its integrated bracelet, has darkblast, brushed, and polished finishes, and measures 10mm thick (with corrector pushers on the sides of the case). The movement has a 50-hour power reserve and runs at 3 Hz, but the best part is the offset microrotor.
The watch comes with two dial options: an anthracite grey dial with a two-level construction and vertical sunburst finishing with degradé colour, or an open-worked sapphire dial. If you spend a lot of time in Geneva, you might recognize the city’s outline on the caseback—the mainplate and bridges are shaped, arranged, and finished to reflect the brand’s home city’s geography.
The new Gerald Charles Masterlink Perpetual Calendar is priced at $78,800 for the anthracite grey dial and $87,500 for the sapphire dial, and it is now available via the brand’s retailers.
What We Think
This is maybe one of the most interesting releases from the Gerald Charles brand. This new perpetual calendar seems to work best as a full dial (to my eyes) because there’s a lot of dead space at the top of the sapphire dial, and it’s a full movement plate and not skeletonized. I know from experience that, if well-sized, the bracelet is incredibly comfortable and offers micro links that can be further tailored to the wearer. And with a relatively light watch overall, I bet it’s a solid wearing experience.
The Basics
Brand: Gerald Charles
Model: Masterlink Perpetual Calendar
Reference Number: ML11.0-TNBR-TNSB-BR00SR-TNDP (fumé dial); ML11.0-TNBR-TNSB-SP31PS-TNDP (sapphire dial)
Diameter: 40mm
Thickness: 10mm
Case Material: Grade 5 Titanium case in three finishes (darkblast, brushed, and polished)
Dial Color: Anthracite grey dial: two-level construction – vertical sunburst finishing with degradé colour, that darkens towards the outer edge; Open-worked sapphire dial: shaped transparent construction revealing the entire Maestro movement.
Water Resistance: 100m
Strap/Bracelet: Exclusively developed in-house, proprietary design by Gerald Charles in Grade 5 Titanium; 151 components; Micro-link available for finer adjustment of bracelet
The Movement
Caliber: GCA11000
Functions: Hours, minutes, day, date, month, leap year, moonphase
Power Reserve: 50 hours
Winding: Offset automatic micro-rotor
Frequency: 3Hz
Jewels: 29
Chronometer Certified: No
Additional Details: Right-hand screw-down crown with Clous de Paris finish
Pricing & Availability
Price: $78,800 (anthracite grey dial), $87,500 (sapphire dial)
Availability: Now through retailers
Limited Edition: No
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