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I hate to label a watch as a keeper but I would like to think that this watch will remain with me until my last days.

I have always liked the shape of Dr watches.....a winner here

Thank you!

The yellow gold version is now become my phone's wallpaper...which (usually) will be my next acquisition...my wife knows this very well

I hope to be able to see it myself.

I hope you can find a yellow piece since they were only limited to 20 pieces and I believe that they have been sold out. My skin tone is more partial to rose gold and I also prefer the exhibition case on the rose gold model. But the yellow gold is also a lovely watch.

I think we're in a golden era of LVMH watches where they are investing a ton of resources into the actual products and really putting out great pieces at the top end while they aren't pressured by volume.

LVMH has certainly raised the bar when it comes to the quality of the high end watches within their group. Whether or not the collectors can appreciate this is a different matter but I feel it would be an opportunity lost not to acquire a quality product like this Daniel Roth Ultra Thin just because it is under the LVMH group.

Maybe years from now when they are outputting 20k+ watches / year we'll look back and think about how great the early pieces were

I certainly hope the volume never gets to 20k per annum. Exclusivity helps to make these watches more desirable. 

They still have Genta to launch and Arnault is still looking to buy Patek so there's no sign of changing strategy anytime soon. Based on what they've done with other brands, I would expect them to continue to keep Daniel Roth exclusive and test the top end of what they can do for at least the next 3-4 years, usually with a new brand sales growth is less a factor for LVMH than the ability to grow the price point since that is more indicative of brand equity and product performance at the very top of the market.

I do hope that they keep certain brands exclusive. It is the smart thing to do. Ok, ok, again I am thinking of myself first rather than for the bottom line of LVMH!

The case and dial are beyond gorgeous. This has to be my favorite of all your exquisite purchases. Remember to take it off when you shower.

I have never worn a watch in the shower, in the pool or on the squash court so no chance of me treating the Roth to a shower on my wrist! :Hope you are keeping well.

Although we haven't met, I have followed your watch journey feeling we are kindred spirits. I love this one. Utter classicism. Enjoy!!! And congratulations on this new marriage. May the honeymoon last forever. 

I am curious what watches do you have.  And we must meet one day - it not everyday when one meets one's kindred spirit!

 I owned this Daniel Roth Ultra Thin years back with the FP 71 movement with that off-center rotor.  I loved the shape of the watch and simplicity of the dial, but it was very unreliable so I sold it.

because my previous three Daniel Roths were very accurate and reliable. You did the right thing selling yours because no watch no matter how beautiful should fail the reliability test. Time will tell if mine remains reliable but I am very much hoping so.  Thank you for your congratulatory message.

Thank you for your feedback. I know they say beauty is in the eyes of the beholder but I would like to think that this watch would seem gorgeous in the eyes of the majority.

Thank you for your kind feedback.