Gerald Charles Unveils Its Most Complex Timepiece, The Masterlink Perpetual Calendar

Gerald Charles, the independent Swiss watchmaking Maison founded by the great Mr. Gérald Charles Genta, unveils its most complicated watch since its reestablishment less than a decade ago. The Masterlink Perpetual Calendar, developed entirely in-house, marks a new chapter for the young and ambitious Maison as it continues to expand its repertoire of poetic complications.

In keeping with Gerald Charles’s “No Compromise” watchmaking philosophy, established by Mr. Genta more than a quarter of a century ago, the Masterlink Perpetual Calendar introduces an in-house, asymmetrical, automatic perpetual calendar calibre with a three-counter display.

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Grande Sonnerie

Grande Sonnerie

A complicated feature found in certain high-end watches, particularly in mechanical and luxury timepieces. It refers to a striking mechanism that automatically chimes the hours and quarters, producing a melodious sound. Unlike a simple striking function that only chimes the hours or quarters upon activation, the Grande Sonnerie can automatically strike the hours and quarters in passing, indicating the time audibly without any manual intervention. This intricate complication requires a sophisticated mechanism and is considered a hallmark of horological craftsmanship.