Bulgari

I rarely see any Roth with manual wind in this case.

Does Roth have their own movement then or is a rework from another base caliber?

I am very intrigued by this one i saw online, does any member have any similar or same model?

How are your experience with them in terms of reliability and service?

Hello Takashi,

Good looking watch.

I agree there are not alot of time only DR pieces from that era that are manual wind.  Most of the manual wind pieces were

tourbillon, or had complication modules attached to them (perpetual calendar).  I dont think this impacts value though.  As for calibers used.....DR used FP, Lemania and others that were refinished or reworked as you put it.

I have not heard of any issues in regards to the time only watches from DR.  Usually the complication pieces had issues such as the Perpetual Calendar equation of time.  This was due to user error when setting most of the time.

As for servicing.....it would go back to Bulgari for any repairs or service.   This isnt a problem as Bulgari has owned DR and GG for 13 years now.

Question:  I cant tell from the pics but did the seller edit/remove any gold markings from the case or engravings?

-KHD.

Just noticed it was retrograde hours after taking a second look.

That should be an in house module.

really nice.

 

..instead it is printed on dial and engraved on movement plates. I believe this is the series i am saying. Good day.

 

Regards

Jacky

Daniel Roth founded his eponymous brand in 1989 after 7 years at Audemars Piguet in Le Brassus and then at a very run down Breguet named company  -- a shop in Paris.

The Chaumet brothers (jewelers) bought the name and wanted to restore glory to an old French name. Breguet as a company outsourced a few pocket watches each year for nostalgic collectors since they did not actually have manufacturing facilities.

After 14 years with the Chaumet brothers and "Breguet", Daniel Roth left when InvestCorp bought the brand.

He formed Daniel Roth brand and made his iconic watch shape known. Zurich investors pulled out in 1994 along with their distribution networks. Singapore-based watch retailers 'The Hour Glass' bought majority-holding and sold mainly in Asia. They sold the brand to Bulgari in 2000.

In the Hour Glass years 1994 - 2000, base movements were sourced from a variety of companies including Girard-Perregaux, Zenith (El Primero chronograph), Jaquet (moonphase), IWC cal 952 and others.

They were not expensive new watches after the Singapore 'discounts' so my only comment would be that any price that the re-seller is asking far exceeds the 'value'.  On the other hand the 'value' in a used-market is the price a buyer is willing to part with. 

 

Regards,

MTF

 

 

 

 

The engraving from the back was edited out for security reasons.

Seller just told me the movement was based on a Lemania.

Thanks MTF for the insight into the brand. Didnt know Hour Glass owned the brand before.

What a beautiful watch....classic and elegant as most of DR watches are. Thanks for sharing.