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Let's say there were early-, mid-, late- and post-Monsieur Roth watches that bore his name. Each transition was accompanied by a dilution of original intent and a departure from 'the code.'
This dilution reached its conclusion when Bvlgari finally dropped Daniel Roth (the name) from its watches. If I'm not mistaken this began at or around the time that LVMH became its majority owner in 2011. By then of course Daniel Roth (the man) had already been making watches under a different monicker for a decade. It's fairly clear what kind of watches Monsieur Roth would make when operating independently. We saw that from his creations between 1989 and 1995. Many of these were - and still are - ethereally beautiful. The same can be said for his two-minute tourbillons of 2001-to date. The rest? Approximations and spin-offs that took a lead from Monsieur Roth's inspirations to produce watches of uncertain (and in some cases ghastly) aspect.
A lesser Daniel Roth from the early Bvlgari period, but one that still retains some design codes of the (by then) departed master.
Let's say there were early-, mid-, late- and post-Monsieur Roth watches that bore his name. Each transition was accompanied by a dilution of original intent and a departure from 'the code.'
I love your style 🤗
Thanks for sharing your collection
