Rosneathian
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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.'
Apr 07, 2021,17:03 PM
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.
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I love your style 🤗
By: Watchonthewrists : April 7th, 2021-22:56
I am a huge fan of DR watches , such elegant and timeless beauties with a own design. I also have a few DRs on my wishlist but currently happy with the ones I already got . ...
Thanks for sharing your collection
By: Rosneathian : April 8th, 2021-11:51
I enjoyed the photographs and surprised myself by being drawn in particular to the first one with the diamond-set bezel. Very nice indeed.
There is a mystique that makes them such a draw
By: Rosneathian : April 11th, 2021-10:10
The search for early references requires a fair bit of time and effort. I've struck up relationships with a number of established collectors as well as merchants who possess - or have possessed - some of his work in recent times. Let's see if that pays di...
Agreed 👍
By: holdemchamp1225 : April 16th, 2021-16:04