Independents

The reference number breakdown: 207 - Model number L - Size 34mm x 38mm (J=31mm x 34mm; X=38mm x 41mm) 30 - Yellow gold 011 - Solid silver dial CN - Croco noir BA - Boucle ardillon Photographs below of the watch basking in the Sunday sun, and awaiting its...  

pity they don’t do them anymore

I'm a latecomer to fora like this and to collecting circles, so became aware about six months ago that there has been a revival of interest in DR's work. No tourbillons, monopoussoirs or minute repeaters for me though - my tastes are rather more humble. I... 

I loved them from the time he started his journey but couldn’t afford them back then . Lucky i was able to greb a few when possible . and its good to see there is more attention to these beautiful watches nowadays

... and I've observed a quite substantial gap in knowledge between people who just quietly went about picking up a DR here or there, and the hype-driven looseness that's commonplace today. It's not a stretch to say that in some cases we have merchants who... 

Is this a new addition to your collection? I recalled you have three DR watches prior to this? This is a gorgeous piece and I particularly like the small seconds models. Would definitely love to add one of these to my collection one day. My personal favou... 

I wanted to achieve two things: 1. Sample work from all phases of DR, both during and after Monsieur Roth's direct involvement 2. Align the watches I selected to my personal tastes It's a balancing act. I like to approach watches as a purist, but I'm not ...