DANIEL ROTH Tourbillon Platinum
DANIEL ROTH Tourbillon Platinum
The name DANIEL ROTH is synonymous with traditional watchmaking and discreet excellence. The second golden age of this storied brand continues with the Tourbillon Platinum, the latest expression of the brand's mantra: La Montre Objet d'Art.
Directly inspired by the iconic Tourbillon reference 2187/C187 of 1988, the Tourbillon Platinum is a tribute to Daniel Roth's favorite complication and dedication to the timeless ideals of haute horlogerie.
The revival of DANIEL ROTH began in 2023, starting with Mr. Roth's favored complications, the Tourbillon and the Extra Plat. Both models debuted with a 20-piece souscription series in yellow gold dressed in Clou de Paris guilloché, followed by regular production models in rose gold with pinstripe guilloché.
Both the Tourbillon and the Extra Plat share the same design codes and horological principles, with the slightly refined double-ellipse case design and in-house manufacture calibres. The DR001 found in the Tourbillon and the DR002 that powers the Extra Plat are shape movements finished to the highest standards, developed exclusively for DANIEL ROTH by Michel Navas and Enrico Barbasini, Master Watchmakers and the founders of La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton.
Continuing the heritage established by the pair in gold, the Tourbillon Platinum elevates the collection with a more contemporary aesthetic that opens a new chapter for DANIEL ROTH.
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Specifications
Case
- Platinum
- 38.6 x 35.5mm
- Thickness of 9.2mm
- Water resistance of 30m
- Exhibition case back
Movement
- DR001 Calibre: Manufacture manual winding developed and assembled at La Fabrique du Temps under the supervision of Michel Navas & Enrico Barbasini
- Power Reserve: 80 hours
- Frequency: 3Hz
- Dimensions: 31 x 28mm
- Thickness of 4.6mm
- 206 components
- 19 jewels
Strap
- Calfskin leather
- Made in Italy
Price
CHF 185,000 excluding taxes
CASE
Throughout history, watchmakers have often used platinum to dignify their most exceptional creations. Used selectively during the first golden age of the brand, platinum has, until now, been absent from the latest chapter in the history of DANIEL ROTH. The Tourbillon Platinum heralds the return of this noble metal, beloved by collectors for its extraordinary heft and rarity.
Beyond its exceptional rarity, platinum is harder to work with than gold. Specifically, the process for machining platinum components requires special tooling and more frequent intervention by the machinist. As a result, a platinum case can take up to three times as long to make as a case in 18k gold.
DIAL
The dial of the Tourbillon Platinum is similarly precious, made of solid white gold and finished in an anthracite hue. This material provides the ultimate canvas for DANIEL ROTH’s linear guilloché, pains-takingly applied by hand using a straight-line engine.
Eminently traditional in every respect, the chapter ring for the hours and minutes is crafted from 925 sterling silver, as are the tri-sectioned seconds scale and the iconic ‘moustache’ on either side that bear the DANIEL ROTH brand name and individual watch number.
Each one of these elements is crafted separately, their borders fluted with filet sauté guillochage using a traditional hand-operated rose engine. The serpentine form of the ‘moustache’ proved particularly challenging for the guillocheurs, and required the development of a bespoke tool fitted to the rose engine.
All components of the dial have been produced entirely in-house at La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton, which now has a fully-equipped guillochage workshop with antique engine-turning machines that have been entirely restored to perfect functionality.
These time-honoured techniques put a natural limit on production. A single dial for the Tourbillon Platinum can take up to three days to complete, line by line by a single Maître Guillocheur, with the smallest mistake at any point along the way requiring the dial to be discarded.
THE CALIBER DR002
The modern-day renaissance of DANIEL ROTH began in 2023 with the introduction of the DR001, a new shape movement developed specifically for the brand’s signature double-ellipse case.
The tourbillon carries special significance for DANIEL ROTH. It was none other than Mr. Roth himself, during his time at Breguet, who created the brand’s first-ever tourbillon wristwatch. Mr. Roth returned to the tourbillon for the launch of his own brand, being among the first independent watchmakers to accomplish such a feat.
In keeping with the philosophy of DANIEL ROTH, each of the DR001’s 206 components are finished by hand; even the parts hidden beneath the dial are decorated as if on display. Though these components remain unseen outside the manufacture, the expert craftsmanship reveals itself to the connoisseur’s discerning touch during winding and setting.
Unlike the Tourbillon Souscription, which featured a solid case back, the DR001 movement inside the Tourbillon Platinum can be admired through a sapphire crystal. This window into the heart of the Tourbillon Platinum reveals all the hallmarks of traditional haute horlogerie, including black-polished steel, rounded anglage, perlage, and particularly thin Côtes de Genève that echoes the guillochage en ligne dial.
Daniel Roth is a registered trademark of Bulgari Horlogerie SA.
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