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Gerald Charles Maestro 3.0 Chronograph 39mm Mens Watch Blue
Ref. GC3.0-TN-01
Sits in Gerald Charles’s upper tier here — more premium than three quarters of the Gerald Charles watches we list, which start at £15,960.
Price range £15,960 to £76,920 across 16 Gerald Charles watches in stock.An asymmetrical cushion case in mirror-polished Grade 5 titanium keeps the 39mm width to just 11.5mm thick and 85 grams on the wrist. The royal blue sunray-brushed dial carries three counters at 3, 6, and 9 o'clock, with applied indices and hands filled with white Super-LumiNova. The sapphire crystal has an anti-reflective coating, and a sapphire exhibition caseback reveals the automatic GCA3022/12, developed with Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier, running at 28,800vph with a 50-hour power reserve. A vulcanised rubber strap in matching blue features a Clou de Paris motif and closes with a Grade 5 titanium pin buckle.
- Reference
- GC3.0-TN-01
- Brand
- Gerald Charles
- Collection
- Maestro
- Case size
- 39mm
- Case thickness
- 11.5mm
- Case material
- Titanium
- Case shape
- Square
- Dial
- Blue
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- GCA3022/12
- Functions
- Chronograph
- Water resistance
- 100m
- Bracelet / strap
- Rubber strap
- Strap colour
- Blue
- Clasp
- Buckle
- Lume
- Super-LumiNova
- Retailer
- Mappin & Webb
Additional specifications
- Power reserve
- 50 hours
Learn more about Gerald Charles
Gérald Charles Genta designed the two watches that defined the luxury sports category — the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak in 1972 and the Patek Philippe Nautilus in 1976 — along with work for Omega, IWC, Bulgari and others. He was called the Picasso of watches, and he was not especially modest about it.
He founded his first eponymous company in 1969 and sold it to The Hour Glass in 1996. In 2000, at sixty-nine, he started again with Gerald Charles, using his first and middle names.
This was the brand he made for himself rather than for a client, and the Maestro case shows it: deliberately asymmetric, with the right side of the bezel curved differently from the left, so that it sits against the wrist rather than sitting squarely on it. No brief from a manufacture would have survived that decision.
Genta died in 2011. The company remains independent and family-owned, run by the Ziviani family, producing the Maestro in small numbers.
- 1972
- Genta designs the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak.
- 1976
- Designs the Patek Philippe Nautilus.
- 1996
- Sells his first eponymous company.
- 2000
- Founds Gerald Charles.
- 2011
- Genta dies; the family-owned company continues.
Also in 7 collections
This watch appears in the Gerald Charles Maestro range (15), Back in Stock (2,812), Automatic Watches (1,549), Chronograph Watches (1,029), Blue Dial Watches (735), Rectangular & Square Watches (360) and Titanium Watches (161).
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- 100m water resistance covers swimming and watersports
- 39mm suits most wrists
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- One of Gerald Charles's more premium watches
Gerald Charles Maestro 3.0 alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | GC3.0-TN-01 | pfc914-1020021-100182 | PdD s Salmon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £25,080 | £23,800 | £24,000 |
| Case size | 39mm | 40mm | 38.5mm |
| Water resistance | 100m | 100m | 120m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Rubber strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet |
| Power reserve | 50 hours | 48 hours | 60 hours |
| This watch | Closely matched | Closely matched |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
Yes. At 100m it is rated for swimming and snorkelling, though not for diving.
Water resistance explainedWill the glass scratch?
Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.
Sapphire, mineral and acrylic comparedDoes it need a battery?
No. It is automatic — the motion of your wrist winds it, and there is no cell to replace.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedHow long does it run for when it's not worn?
About 50 hours fully wound — enough to survive a night off the wrist, but not a full weekend.
Is it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as men's, though at 39mm it sits in the range that suits anyone.
Cheapest place to buy
Mappin & Webb is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
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