It is interesting to look at Daniel Roth’s values: focusing in complicated watches, manufacturing through swiss watchmaking traditions, and constantly develop new innovations to advance in the future. Indeed, its values have paved more popularity for their brand.
The company is relatively young and was only established in 1989. Their manufacturing site is in Le Sentier, in central Vallee de Joux where most of the prestigious watchmakers are located. In 1990, they created a Tourbillon mens watch which was the first complication bearing their brand name.
They created their first Retrograde model in 1992. It has two interlaced circles on its dial. This brought about its current popularity among many collectors for this distinctive design.
Big breakthroughs from the company came in 1998 when they launched two models: the new Minute Repeater and the Papillon.
The Minute Repeater uses an ultra-thin case as well as a very thin movement to accommodate into the case. Of interest would be its repeater that runs from bottom to top.
The Papillon is a jumping hour mens watch that is authentic in design and has been an attractive style that caught the attention of many collectors.
It has double minute hands but when one hand is moving across the butterfly-shaped dial the other is hidden. When the first hand finishes 60 minutes, it later gets hidden while the other appears on the dial again.
Below is a version of the Papillon produced in year 2000.
A new case shape was later introduced in the new models known as Vantage in 1999. Still encompassing a double-ellipse case but its usual slightly protruding center was removed and replaced with a more curvy case and rounded in its edge to adopt a modern styling.
The break between the case and bezel are also less obvious and noticeable. Two models under this collection would be the Vantage Premier (a Retrograde) and the Vantage Metropolitan.
Bvlgari saw the prospects of Daniel Roth and acquired it in 2000 along with Gerald Genta. Within the same year, they created new versions of the Vantage Premier and the Masters collection. Below are some examples of the great Masters models:
