» Daniel Roth http://uniquemechanics.com/blog Unique Mechanics.com/blog The Ultimate Luxury Blog Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:55:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Daniel Roth Papillon Chronograph http://uniquemechanics.com/blog/daniel-roth-papillon-chronograph.html http://uniquemechanics.com/blog/daniel-roth-papillon-chronograph.html#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:48:10 +0000 UniqueMP http://uniquemechanics.com/blog/daniel-roth-papillon-chronograph.html daniel_roth_papillon.jpg The watchmaking workshops of Daniel Roth in Le Sentier are awe-inspiring for collectors, in particular, the brand’s prowess with adapting base calibers and for its know-how with minute repeaters. However, Daniel Roth is no slouch when it comes to the chronograph.

daniel_roth_papillon2.jpg The brand launched its first chronograph – an automatic column wheel piece – in 1990 and today continues to refine its expertise in this ever-popular complication. The Papillon Chronograph – featuring the now-famous ellipsocurvex case – revisits the 1999 chronograph issued to celebrate the brand’s 10th anniversary.

daniel_roth_papillon3.jpg

daniel_roth_papillon4.jpg

To be precise, it references the 2005 Papillon Chronograph, minus the cover that hid the action of the pivoting minute hands. Significantly, the Girard-Perregaux movement of 2005 has been replaced with a Frederic Piguet caliber (reference 1185).

www.danielroth.com

Bookmark

]]> http://uniquemechanics.com/blog/daniel-roth-papillon-chronograph.html/feed 0