Daniel Roth - Reloaded: The Rebirth of Mechanical Watchmaking, 1980-1999 Geneva Friday, November 8, 2024 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Daniel Roth
    Year: Circa 1998
    Reference No: C317
    Movement No: Rotor engraved with limited edition number 43/110
    Case No: 43
    Model Name: Papillon
    Material: 18k white gold
    Calibre: Automatic, based on GP cal 3000
    Bracelet/Strap: Leather
    Clasp/Buckle: Stainless steel pin buckle
    Dimensions: 35mm Width and 38mm Length
    Signed: Case, dial and movement signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by Daniel Roth special anniversary fitted box, undated and unstamped guarantee, hang tag, user manual, outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    The role of Daniel Roth in the rise of interest for independent watchmaking as we know it today cannot be highlighted enough.

    Roth was one of the earlier watchmakers who decided to thread his own path and create an eponymous brand. He did so in 1988 immediately imposing and carving his personal design language, most notably the ellipsocurvex case shape, hands with pointed tips and dials with either clou de Paris or vertical guilloche pattern.

    The Papillon (or Butterfly) – named due to the dial’s winged design -was launched in 1998 in celebration of the brand’s 10th anniversary and the very last watch bearing the Daniel Roth name where the man himself was involved. It was made in a limited edition of 250 pieces: 30 pieces in platinum, 110 pieces in pink gold and 110 in white gold of which the present example is number 43.

    The Papillon features a digital jump hour display at 12 o’clock, the minutes are indicated via a semi-circle indication on the lower section and once the small hand reaches the 60 minute mark another hand appears at the 0 indication across.

    A large seconds indication sits in the centre of the dial above the minutes indicator.

    It is interesting to note that in the 9 years Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo has been holding watch auctions this is the very first time a Daniel Roth Papillon is being offered underlining the rarity of this piece.

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Ref. C317
A surprising and elegant white gold jump hour wristwatch with box, blank guarantee, number 43 of a limited edition of 110 pieces

Circa 1998
35mm Width and 38mm Length
Case, dial and movement signed

Estimate
CHF30,000 - 60,000 
€32,000-64,000
$35,000-70,000

Sold for CHF58,420

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Reloaded: The Rebirth of Mechanical Watchmaking, 1980-1999

Geneva Auction 8 November 2024