Giuliano Razzoli — watch collection

About Giuliano Razzoli’s watch collection

Giuliano Razzoli is an Italian alpine ski racer and Olympic champion, best known for winning gold in the slalom event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Born in Castel d'Aiano, Emilia-Romagna, Razzoli rose through the ranks of the Italian national ski team to become one of the most decorated slalom specialists of his generation, competing on the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup circuit across more than a decade. His technical precision on the course and composed racing style made him a consistent podium threat, and his Olympic title remains a defining moment in Italian alpine skiing history.

Off the slopes, Razzoli gravitates toward high-end independent watchmaking, with a clear affinity for Geneva-based manufacture Gerald Charles. He serves as an official ambassador for the brand, and the Giuliano Razzoli watch collection as tracked by Watch Paparazzi currently counts three Gerald Charles references. The most significant spotting to date placed him courtside of the alpine circuit wearing the Gerald Charles Maestro 97 Tourbillon in 18K white gold — a flying tourbillon built around the house's signature octagonal case — worn directly over his Italian team blue Kappa race suit. It is a deliberate contrast that Gerald Charles itself leans into, positioning the brand at the crossroads of sport and haute horlogerie.

What the collection reflects, at least from what has been documented, is a preference for technically serious watches from outside the traditional Swiss powerhouses. Gerald Charles occupies a particular niche: independent, architecturally distinct, and mechanically ambitious without the commercial ubiquity of the major conglomerates. For an athlete whose career is built on precision and technical execution, the alignment feels less like a marketing arrangement and more like a genuine point of view. The Maestro 97 Tourbillon, in particular, is among the more rarefied complications in the brand's catalog, suggesting Razzoli's engagement with the collection goes beyond surface-level brand association.