Maestro 8.0 Squelette

The new Maestro 8.0 Squelette is a watch that combines Mr. Genta’s unmistakable Maestro case shape with an extraordinary and unique open-worked movement that truly celebrates the 'art' of the mechanical watch. This new and unique in-house manufacture ultra-thin automatic movement has been developed with Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier exclusively for Gerald Charles, under the creative direction of the contemporary watch designer Mr. Octavio Garcia. The case of the Maestro GC 8.0 Squelette is based on the Maestro 2.0 Ultra-Thin model, and it has been slimmed down to 8.35mm, to enhance the watch’s ergonomics further and push elegance and performance to their limits. As with every Gerald Charles watch, a screw-down crown ensures the Maestro 8.0 Squelette is water-resistant to an impressive 100 metres.

Movement
Developer: Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier S.A.
Caliber: Ref. GCA 5482
Diameter: 13" ½ (30.00 mm)
Thickness: 2.6 mm
Number of components: 160
Number of jewels: 29
Power reserve: 50 hours
Winding micro-rotor: single direction, in the anti-clockwise sense of the weight, viewing from the dial side
Micro-rotor: 22-carat gold
Balance: variable inertia with gold inertia blocks
Frequency: 21,600 semi-oscillations/hour (3 Hz)

Specifications
Designer: Octavio Garcia
Reference: GC8.0-SQ-A-00
Movement: GCA 5482, manufactured exclusively for Gerald Charles by Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier
Caliber: Automatic
Functions: Hours, Minutes

Watch Head
- Case size of 39x41mm
- Case thickness. 8.35mm
- Asymmetric polygon with smooth edges (“Maestro” original design by Mr. Gerald Charles Genta)
- Stainless steel case body and bezel
- Stainless steel crown with embossed logo
- Sapphire crystals no glare
- Skeleton bridges and satin-finished and rhodium-plated, hand-finished angles

Finishing
- Movement finishing dial side: skeleton bridges and satin-finished and rhodium-plated, hand-finished angles
- Anthracite NAC treatment
- Bevels and apertures diamond-polished
- Ceramic ball-bearing
- Wheels circular-grained on two faces
- Flat-head screws, locked
- Pivots and flanges rolled
- Rehaut: minutes indicators, nine stainless steel screws with star head developed in house
- Micro-rotor cage: star-shaped

Features
Manufacture movement
Mirror-polished stainless steel (1.4453 medical grade)
Crown: screw down type
Strap: black vulcanised rubber to Mr Gerald Genta Clous de Paris design
Crystals: sapphire crystal front and back
Water-resistance 100m
Production limited by capacity to 100 pieces per year