The Rolex Forums   The Rolex Watch

ROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEX

Old 28 March 2023, 02:06 PM   #1
WatchEater666
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: Salt Lake City
Posts: 1,631
Mini-Grail! Daniel Roth!!!






I am a huge fan of Daniel Roth for a few reasons…

1. I love that he was one of the first entrepreneurs to make it as an independent watchmaker.

2. He led the turnaround of Breguet! Before he revitalized their product line, they were in steep decline.

As a turnaround guy in consumer + serial consumer brand founder - I am a complete sucker for the story. It doesn’t help that I love the aesthetics of Breguet, that Roth was responsible for bringing back in the 90s. Love them so much that I’ve had three watches made by other independents heavily inspired by the aesthetic.

My initial plan was to scoop up one of the white gold references, but then this one with a beautiful salmon dial in platinum popped up at a great price from a friend I have bought a few times from before, so I couldn’t say no. Plus it’s unpolished.
What I am really impressed by, in bullets, because I am lazy ��

-Being able to see the chronograph in action on the dial when you engage/reset, is really, really cool.

-Great anglage, no visible machining marks. Indicates the watch was hand finished instead of machine finished.

-Heat blued hands and screws. These go from almost black looking to blue as they are exposed to more light. The only hands I’ve experienced that were more dynamic are those on a Gronefeld 1941 Principia. Those hands were much larger though.

-Lots of black polishing, nice visible cotes de geneve, etc. Unfortunately my pics kind of wash this out. I used an iPhone, so not the best set up.

-The guilloche/detailing around the subdials is a nice touch.

-Case work and lugs. Really beautiful, especially once on the wrist.

Going to swap the strap out soon for something else though, it’s a little worn! Open to ideas.

Overall, highly recommend picking these up, especially given what they go for on the second hand market.
WatchEater666 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 28 March 2023, 07:22 PM   #2
AG23
"TRF" Member
 
AG23's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2019
Real Name: Al
Location: Australia
Posts: 332
Congratulations- it’s stunning

Would love to see some closer up pics of subdial guilloche if at all possible.

And in fact, more pics across the board!
AG23 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 28 March 2023, 07:26 PM   #3
ButtButt
"TRF" Member
 
ButtButt's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2021
Location: Asia
Posts: 722
Beautiful, congrats!
ButtButt is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 28 March 2023, 08:16 PM   #4
fmc000
Banned
 
Join Date: Sep 2011
Real Name: Fabio
Location: Como - Italy
Posts: 4,811
You have a strange concept of "mini" Beautiful watch.
fmc000 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 28 March 2023, 09:38 PM   #5
1William
2024 Pledge Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: North Carolina
Watch: Rolex/Others
Posts: 44,325
Congratulations.
1William is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 28 March 2023, 09:40 PM   #6
brandrea
2024 Pledge Member
 
brandrea's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2013
Real Name: Brian (TBone)
Location: canada
Watch: es make me smile
Posts: 73,115
Congratulations, a unique watch brand
brandrea is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 29 March 2023, 03:17 AM   #7
WatchEater666
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: Salt Lake City
Posts: 1,631
Quote:
Originally Posted by AG23 View Post
Congratulations- it’s stunning

Would love to see some closer up pics of subdial guilloche if at all possible.

And in fact, more pics across the board!
My iphone sucks too much, but here's a good pic from a Christie's auction!
https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/w...readcrumb=back
WatchEater666 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 3 April 2023, 05:28 AM   #8
WatchEater666
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: Salt Lake City
Posts: 1,631
WatchEater666 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 21 July 2023, 03:55 PM   #9
Lukla
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2021
Real Name: Henry
Location: Korea/California
Watch: Breguet
Posts: 63
Great looking DR! I've been interested in DR but wasn't quite sure which one among older models. This would be definitely one. Congrats!
Lukla is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 21 July 2023, 05:28 PM   #10
Carguy87
2024 Pledge Member
 
Carguy87's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2022
Real Name: Steve
Location: Nevada
Watch: JC 126660
Posts: 3,396
Wow it’s stunning congrats! I can see why you jumped at this one
Carguy87 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Takuya Watches

Bobs Watches

My Watch LLC

OCWatches

DavidSW Watches

Coronet


*Banners Of The Month*
This space is provided to horological resources.





Copyright ©2004-2024, The Rolex Forums. All Rights Reserved.

ROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEX

Rolex is a registered trademark of ROLEX USA. The Rolex Forums is not affiliated with ROLEX USA in any way.