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The final sprint

Having placed an order for my JDN two-minute tourbillon in the late spring of 2007, I have been waiting patiently for Daniel Roth to make every screw, cut every wheel, and finish every part that goes into his watch (there is very little that he has outsourced) ever since. He recently finished making the parts, including the hands, and is now sprinting toward final assembly after the long marathon of meticulous craftsmanship that defines his style of watchmaking.

Like so many have reported in on this forum about the relationship they develop with the watchmakers whom they commission for watches, getting updates from Daniel and his wife Nicole has been a pleasure. Below are two photos that recently came my way from the Roths that I thought would be neat to share here.

This first is a macro of the assembled differential that is used for the power reserve hand, with a matchhead placed by its side for scale:

Impressive, but it's amazing to think that Daniel created an even smaller one for the power reserve of the Breguet 3130 he created so many years ago!

The second is of the assembled tourbillon carriage as it would be seen from the dial side. What I love about the two-minute tourbillon is that the fourth wheel is placed inside the cage, giving a visual counterpoint to the motion of the cage as it rotates:

Daniel has tested the watch and now will disassemble it, do the final finishing and cleaning, and then reassemble and do the final testing and QC. To say that I am excited would be an understatement. Stay tuned...

Bill