A look at a million dollar movement...

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By SJX: Sunday, August 10th, 2008-20:01 | comments (0) | photos(2)

Papillon chronograph continued.....

I've worn this watch for several months now and I am still fascinated by all its details, the colours, textures and shapes. A picture is worth a thousand words so here are several fresh images shot in a the fading light at dusk. Click here  to see the rest of the photos. Click here  to see the rest of the photos. ...

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By SJX: Saturday, August 2nd, 2008-03:48 | comments (0) | photos(3)

The new Daniel Roth 8-Day Tourbillon with Perpetual Calendar

One of Daniel Roth’s signature models is its 8-Day tourbillon, which is designed and manufactured in-house.     Daniel Roth’s simplest perpetual calendar model, if it can be called that, is the perpetual calendar with moon phase, shown below; the other Daniel Roth perpetual calendars have added complications like equation of time, stopwatch or tourbillon.     This year Daniel Roth has combined both the 8-Day tourbillon and the perpetual calendar to create a un...

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By SJX: Saturday, July 5th, 2008-20:52 | comments (1)

A look at the stunning new Daniel Roth Athys II...

The Athys II is the Daniel Roth’s entry level timepiece and is available in white or rose gold. It is large and flat - 42 mm wide, 44 mm and 6.2 mm thick - giving it an elegant profile on the wrist. Previously it was only available with a lacquered enamel dial in discreet white.    At Basel 2008 Daniel Roth gave the Athys II a black dial with matching Roman numerals and hands. Admittedly, nothing extraordinary has been done - the dial colour has changed and that’s all. But the new b...

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By SJX: Sunday, June 22nd, 2008-04:40 | comments (0)

Daniel Roth PuristSPro dinner event in NYC on Wed June 19, 2008

PuristSPro's official Daniel Roth dinner event in NYC on Wed June 19, 2008 was held at Fiamma located in SoHo on Sullivan Street.  Fiamma is a discreet upscale Italian restaurant which is one of the few Italian restaurants in NYC to receive a 3-star rating from the New York Times.   We had the entire third floor private dining room booked for this elegant and special event - "Masterpieces in the Art of Watchmaking".    Picture from the menu Our last Daniel Roth even...

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By AnthonyTsai: Friday, June 20th, 2008-23:26 | comments (0)

A review of the Daniel Roth Papillon Chronograph

The Papillon chronograph is a large watch - 43 mm by 46 mm, 15.5 mm high and weighing in at over 200 g - which puts it into Panerai and Royal Oak Offshore territory. The only nit I have to pick about its dimensions is its thickness. I do wish it was marginally slimmer, but its height is a consequence of the movement, because of the dial-side modifications done for the jump hour and minute hands... Click here  to read the rest of the review. - SJX   ...

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By SJX: Saturday, June 7th, 2008-20:03 | comments (0)

A hand-made dial

Click here  to find out more about the hand-made dial of the Il Giocatore Veneziano minute repeater automaton. - SJX ...

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By SJX: Saturday, May 31st, 2008-20:51 | comments (0)

Daniel Roth Instantaneous Perpetual Calendar "On-the-Wrist" Review

Anyone who’s in the market for a perpetual calendar or an elegant dress watch, you might want to consider the Daniel Roth Instantaneous Perpetual Calendar.  Available in either white gold, pink gold, or platinum (and also each variant available with diamond bezel), I have nothing but unbridled enthusiasm for this rarely seen perpetual, a true work of art if I may say so, and I hope my brief “on-the-wrist” review will garner more interest for this underappreciated timepiece. &nbs...

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By AnthonyTsai: Wednesday, May 28th, 2008-08:29 | comments (0)

A butterfly landed on my desk.....

  Having been launched at Basel earlier this year, this is the first time the Papillon Chronograph is being seen outside of the Basel fairs. This is the most significant Daniel Roth of late because it plugs an important hole in the collection. It can be the flagship chronograph for the brand, like the Datograph is for Lange and the Royal Oak Offshore for Audemars Piguet; a flagship chronograph is important because chronographs are inordinately popular and they tend to be more accessible than the ...

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By SJX: Sunday, May 18th, 2008-20:24 | comments (0)

Revisiting a beautiful moon...

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By SJX: Saturday, May 17th, 2008-22:55 | comments (0) | photos(2)

The CEO of Daniel Roth talks about "Il Giocatore Veneziano" Automaton Minute Repeater

Click here  to learn more about the amazing minute repeater and find out the difference between a jaquemart and an automaton. - SJX ...

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By SJX: Saturday, May 10th, 2008-19:57 | comments (0)

Photo Essay - Daniel Roth Chronomax in white gold

Based on a Frederic Piguet 1185, the Chronomax features an unusual torque indicator which displays the quality of the remain power reserve, as opposed to the quantity displayed by an ordinary power reserve indicator. This function is most well known in its use by Renaud et Papi in its movements for Richard Mille and Audemars Piguet.  Click here the rest of the photos. - SJX ...

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By SJX: Sunday, April 20th, 2008-21:12 | comments (0)

Basel 2008: Daniel Roth novelties

The Daniel Roth novelties presented at Basel 2008:   Athys II   8-Day Tourbillon with perpetual calendar   Papillon Chronograph   Minute Repeater automaton (pictured)   - SJX ...

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By SJX: Monday, April 7th, 2008-06:21 | comments (0)

Revisiting the Instantaneous Perpetual Calendar by Daniel Roth

The original Daniel Roth Instantaneous Perpetual was launched in 1998, and based on a Lemania ebauche. Semi-instantaneous Perpetual ref. 117; circa 1998. Fitted with a Lemania 8810 base movement and n perpetual calendar module designed in cooperation with Philippe Dufour himself. See the addendum at the bottom of the article for more on the semi-instantaneou nature of this first model.   Above version, ref. 117i.L40.888, has the same Lemania base but is presented with a skeleton...

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By SJX: Tuesday, March 11th, 2008-02:54 | comments (2)

Photoessay: Daniel Roth Perpetual Calendar with Equation of Time

The dial comprises mother-of-pearl, hand-guilloche solid gold and sapphire discs, coupled with flame blued steel hands. How's that for fusion?   - SJX         ...

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By SJX: Monday, February 25th, 2008-15:46 | comments (0)

Unveiling the new Papillon Chronograph!

As alluded to in my earlier post here , I am happy to announce the new Daniel Roth Papillon Chronograph! The Papillon is a classic Daniel Roth complication and has long been a favourite of many of the brand's fans. I am glad the company has done more with the Papillon.   The watch will be officially launched at Baselworld 2008. Below is the press release from Daniel Roth.   - SJX     Papillon Chronograph The flight of time   Chronographs are cu...

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By SJX: Monday, February 11th, 2008-11:00 | comments (0) | photos(2)

What does it take to create a million dollar watch?

A Look at the Grande Sonnerie of Daniel Roth By Su JiaXian   The Gérald Genta Grande Sonnerie was conceived nearly 20 years ago. At the time, the Gérald Genta brand was arguably the most avante garde watchmaker in the world - independent watchmakers as we know them today did not exist - responsible for a host of revolutionary complications complemented by an exotic array of dial and case materials like lapis lazuli and even yttrium (which dissolves in water and didn’t quite work ...

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By SJX: Saturday, February 9th, 2008-17:37 | comments (0)

A Short Guide to Striking Watches

A Concise Guide to Striking Watches   By Su JiaXian   Daniel Roth offers an impressive line of high complications - including four different tourbillon calibres - an achievement few companies can claim. The company also makes (yes, in-house at Le Sentier) a minute repeater and a grande sonnerie. No repertoire of complications would be complete without such watches that chime out the time with small hammers and gongs.   Striking watches are regarded as one of the most challengi...

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By SJX: Sunday, January 13th, 2008-16:34 | comments (0)

Visit Daniel Roth & Gérald Genta's new factory with me

A visit to Daniel Roth and Gérald Genta in Le Sentier(c)12.2007,  Donald W. Corson   Daniel Roth and Gérald Genta are young brands, high end brands and brands that revel in complications.  To support their growth inside the Bulgari Group they have just completed the construction of a new modern factory building directly adjacent to their previous building which hails from 1905 (granite stairs, wrought iron railings, solid oak doors, built to last forever).  With the n...

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By DonCorson: Tuesday, December 18th, 2007-19:09 | comments (0)

The Tourbillon - The Once and Future King

Once upon a time, a tourbillon regulator was a grandes complication, considered one of the most challenging and rare complications in watchmaking, along with striking timepieces and the split-seconds chronograph......

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