Rosneathian
1471
You're welcome. By some accounts he's regarded as the pioneer of modern independent watchmaking.
If he had just stopped with what he accomplished with Breguet, that would already have been a career. But since he became its principal watchmaker in his 20s, he had plenty left to offer, as we've since seen. His own company's watches from the early 1990s are the most sought after today. The one pictured above is from the early 2000s, after Bvlgari bought his and Gerald Genta's brand names, and before Bvlgari subsumed his work.
I'm currently translating resources from Russian and Vietnamese, as it appears his watches enjoyed some popularity there. There is precious little additional information available in English, French or German that I have seen (so far) except for one or two fine articles penned by collectors.
Daniel Roth - Establishing a toehold in the work of this master watchmaker
Hello all. Like many of you, I admire the career, work and influence of Daniel Roth from his early years at AP, his revival of Breguet, through his eponymous company and today to Jean Daniel Nicolas. Pictured here is his Ellipsocurvex Moonphases ref. 368....
You're welcome. By some accounts he's regarded as the pioneer of modern independent watchmaking.
If he had just stopped with what he accomplished with Breguet, that would already have been a career. But since he became its principal watchmaker in his 20s, he had plenty left to offer, as we've since seen. His own company's watches from the early 1990s...
Can’t give you more info about this watch but like you i love his work and craftsmanship. There are some guys on IG who know a lot about his early pieces .
Would love to meet him at some point and see his newest JDN masterpieces . I recently added two DRs to my collection (still don’t know why it took me so long to do so) ...
The first one is really cool!
A retrograde hourhand returning at 6 instead of 12 - love it!
Thanks for the thoughts and photos.
Is there a catalogue of his references somewhere? Perhaps run by Bvlgari (similar to that maintained by Omega for its vintages). I will now approach Bvlgari about this, so is anyone reading this can share some guidance I would be grateful.
Yes. A private account. I've written to several people who appear to know something about DR watches (not just own them).
I've also written to a number of publications, Bvlgari and JDN. I'll be following up with each of them. So far the feedback I've received is thin. In one case, the owner of a watch site agreed that DR - and Roger Dubuis - enjoy justified acclaim among col...
I hope you find the information you are looking for
Wish I could help. It would be very interesting to see, as a fellow DR owner. All the best H.
This watch was made after the 50 piece Millenium Roth
In 2000, Roth made 50 pieces (numbered on the back 1-50) for the Millenium. Power reserve, moonphase, 3 styles of guilloche on the dial. Manual wind, see through back. It was a big hit and sold out - but only 50 were made so demand was much higher than su...
Excellent, thank you Sir.
I recently became aware of the Millennium 2000 run x50. The larger case size and solid gold case back of the one pictured above marks it out as part of the follow up. So would you say that this follow-up run began in 2002 or 2003? That would appear to tal...
A must-read: "Daniel Roth: The Story of a Genius in Four Parts" by Denny Grigolo
This series provides a sweeping history of Mr. Roth's career as a watchmaker. It touches upon his most influential work at Breguet, and one by one provides an account of each group of references under his eponymous label. The four parts bring the reader u...