Gerald Charles releases a continuation of its tennis-focused watch with the Maestro GC Sport Tennis White.
With updates to the grained dial with degradé white to grey dial and white rubber Velcro strap, the durability and wearability features remain that make this watch ready to be worn during a tennis match.
Limited to 200 pieces, the Gerald Charles Maestro GC Sport Tennis White is priced upon request.
Gerald Charles was Gerald Charles Genta’s last watch brand that he launched before his passing, founded after selling his brand Gerald Genta in the year 2000. Today, the brand continues launching timepieces based on the sketches and designs of the famed watch designer, with the tenets of technical mastery, versatility, and artistic creativity serving as the brand’s guiding principles. Given Genta’s expertise and success in watch design, he was often referred to as “Maestro,” serving as the inspiration for the Maestro line within Gerald Charle’s current catalogue. The Maestro line has been well developed, including ultra-thin time-only models, chronographs, and tourbillons. The brand’s latest release follows up on the Maestro GC Sport Tennis model released last year, with the new Maestro GC Sport Tennis White featuring a theme that pays homage to tennis’s historical dress code.
Gone is the green tennis ball theme of last year’s release, and it is replaced with a white strap and grained textured dial with a white to grey degradé finish. The dial features applied indices with white SuperLuminova that glows green, with numerals for twelve, three, and nine, and baton indices for the remaining hours. At six o’clock, there is a white date window with black numerals. The stick hour and minute hands also feature SuperLuminova, keeping nighttime legibility what you would expect from a sports watch.
The case design and material from the previous Sport Tennis model carry over for this white-clad model. Made from grade 5 titanium and coated with Gerald Charles’ trademarked Darkblast coating, the watch remains light and durable. The Darkblast coating not only gives the case its matte black colour, but also increases scratch resistance by 10 times over standard grade 5 titanium. The 35-component case measures 39mm in width, 41mm in length and a svelte 9mm thick. Weighing a mere 64 grams and with a left-handed crown, the case is designed to sit flat and snug to the wrist, making it comfortable to wear during a tennis match or whatever sporting activity you may partake in. The case is water resistant to 100 metres and shock resistant to 5,000Gs, making it equally durable to withstand the rigours of repeated power serves.
The white Velcro strap features quick-release spring bars and matching Darkblast grade 5 titanium hardware. Going off the Sport Tennis model released last year, the strap is made of vulcanised rubber made to mimic the feeling of leather, yet maintaining the convenience and durability of rubber for sporting activities. The strap was tested by tennis players Andrea Vavassori and Hubert Hurkacz, attesting to the strap’s and the overall watch’s game-day performance. Available in different sizes, a perfect fit can be attained. Gerald Charles also has different colours available, should you want to swap straps, potentially leaving the white strap as pristine as possible (although I do appreciate a well-worn white strap with some funk on it).
Inside is Gerald Charles’ manufacture calibre GCA2001. This 3.7mm thin automatic calibre features colimaçon, côtes de Genève, and perlage finishing, a golden rotor, hacking, and uni-directional winding. Operating at 4Hz and with a 50-hour power reserve, it is a well spec’d and finished movement fitting of a high-end sport watch that can be viewed through the sapphire display caseback.
Final thoughts
Ultra-light and durable timepieces dedicated to sports aren’t anything new in the contemporary watch world. With Richard Mille’s many watches developed for star athletes, and Omega’s Ultra-Light Aqua Terra models being the first that come to mind, there are options. That being said, Richard Mille’s eye-watering price tags make those watches unobtanium for most, and that is assuming one is available at retail. Omega’s Ultra-Light Aqua Terra is also quite expensive, currently selling at a punchy US$60,100. The Omega has Gerald Charles beat on the weight, with the Omega weighing 55 grams on its fabric strap compared to the GC’s 65 grams, but that is still magnificently light.
While this model is currently priced on request, based on last year’s Maestro GC Sport Tennis’s retail price of US$20,700 (as of April 2025), we can expect pricing to be somewhat similar. These watches surely aren’t for everyone, but I definitely appreciate the engineering that goes into making an ultra-light and rugged timepiece. If such watches are of interest to you and you’re in the market for a 5-figure sports watch, I think Gerald Charles is definitely worth considering.
Gerald Charles Maestro GC Sport Tennis White pricing and availability
The Gerald Charles Maestro GC Sport Tennis White is available now as a limited edition of 200 pieces. Price: Upon request
Brand
Gerald Charles
Model
Maestro GC Sport Tennis White
Reference
GC2.0-TX-TNDB-04GR-RSVC-DLE
Case Dimensions
39mm (W) x 9mm (T) x 41mm (LTL)
Case material
Grade 5 titanium
Water Resistance
100 metres
Crystal(s)
Sapphire front and back
Dial
Grained dial, white to grey degradé finish
Strap
Vulcanised rubber strap, Velcro closure
Movement
GCA2001
Power Reserve
50 hours
Functions
Hours, minutes, seconds, date
Availability
Limited to 200 pieces
Price
Upon request