Todayonthewrist

23/10/2026

The story of how a friendship shaped the Gerald Charles brand, and my visit to discover its history and watches in Geneva.

The story of how a friendship shaped the Gerald Charles brand, and my visit to discover its history and watches in Geneva. It was a rather hot day in Munich. I had an interesting meeting with a wat…

19/10/2026

A modern interpretation of the watch designed by Louis Cartier in 1917. This year, Cartier introduced the new Privé Tank Normale in yellow gold, featuring Breguet-style hands. Small size, chunkier proportions, yet it still looks elegant rather than undersized on larger wrists. That’s the magic of Cartier.

14/10/2026

the Girard-Perregaux Laureato Skeleton in black ceramic. A stealthy look with an openworked movement, mixing traditional and contemporary finishing techniques.

12/10/2026

After meeting Franco Ziviani earlier this year in Munich, the current owner of the GERALD CHARLES brand, a close friend of Gérald Genta and former CEO of Audemars Piguet Italy, and listening to his stories about the brand, his connection with Genta and the watch industry in general, I was keen to learn more about the brand. So I flew to Geneva for it.

Gerald Charles was founded in 2000 by Gérald Charles Genta. Besides designing some of the most important sports watches in the world, he also had his own brands, where he could be more creative and experiment with different designs. Gerald Charles, named after Genta’s first two names, was the last brand he founded. Being a creative mind, running the business was not always easy for him. So, in 2003, he asked his friend Franco Ziviani to buy the brand. Genta continued working as its chief designer until 2011.

In the heart of Geneva, I visited the Gerald Charles Atelier, where you can learn more about the brand and its watches. Some of the watches are assembled here by watchmakers, and there’s also a museum dedicated to the brand. I’ll come back to that in a separate post. And, of course, you can try on some watches.

The Maestro case is the brand’s signature design, used across its collections. It’s interesting to see how many different variations and moods the brand can create around a single case shape, keeping it relevant for so many years.
Check out this carousel for pictures from the Atelier and a few watches on my wrist.

09/10/2026

The Air-King has never been the obvious choice. Maybe that’s the appeal. Happy Friday.

08/10/2026

I like the concept of the GERALD CHARLES Maestro GC Sport. A light, thin and durable sports watch that actually doesn’t look like a sports watch in the traditional sense.
Here is the latest addition to the collection: the Maestro GC Sport Tennis Turquoise, with a vibrant and bold gradient turquoise dial.
The watch features an ultra-light Grade 5 titanium case weighing just 64 grams, a left-hand screw-down crown designed for maximum comfort during physical activity, and an ultra-thin automatic movement, offering 50 hours of power reserve, 5G shock resistance and 100 metres of water resistance.
Limited to 100 pieces.
And what a fun watch it is to shoot. 📸 Swipe for more pictures.

02/10/2026

September photo dump. Dublin. Pubs and Guinness. Munich. Oktoberfest. And something in between. **r

30/09/2026

Some watches are more fun to shoot than others. The Neo Constant Escapement from Girard-Perregaux is definitely one of them.

This watch is as impressive technically, offering superior chronometric performance, as it is in front of the camera, showing the beauty of its constant-force mechanism.

It’s not small at 45 mm in diameter, but the space is needed to admire all the components. And despite its size, it feels light on the wrist, thanks to the titanium case.

25/09/2026

Since 2019, the watch world has been waiting for this watch. Ever since we saw photos of the Overseas Dual Time prototype in titanium and tantalum on the wrist of photographer and alpinist Cory Richards.

Only this year did Vacheron Constantin add the Overseas Dual Time Cardinal Points to the permanent collection. And not just one, but four models.

But what makes this watch so appealing?

Is it the departure from classical materials, the punchy details, and the way it makes the appearance feel less like traditional luxury and more sporty, adventurous and extreme? And then connecting this modern look with more traditional watchmaking techniques underneath. Is it a secret sauce?

More pictures and all the details are on todayonthewrist.com.

21/09/2026

Autumn colors. Sun. Two completely different watches. One very modern, the other very traditional and vintage. Have a great week!