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Roger Smith
Series 1 "Unique"
A unique and spectacular white and pink gold wristwatch, co-axial escapement, engine-turned dial with Eastern Arabic numerals, accompanied by original certificate, presentation box, and second dial with Roman numerals
Estimate
CHF300,000–600,000
€321,000–642,000
$361,000–722,000
Manufacturer
Roger Smith
Year
2020
Movement No
S1-N°11
Model Name
Series 1 "Unique"
Material
18k white and pink gold
Calibre
Manual, in-house caliber single wheel co-axial escapement, 28 jewels
Bracelet/Strap
Leather
Clasp/Buckle
18k pink gold Roger Smith pin buckle
Dimensions
38mm diameter
Signed
Case, dials, movement and buckle signed
Accessories
Accompanied by Roger Smith fitted box, second dial with Roman numerals, second set of hands, original certificate, ownership and specification document confirming the piece is unique, leather card holder, and outer packaging.
Full-Cataloguing
Good To Know:
- Uses Daniels co-axial escapement
- Unique piece in white/pink gold case and dial with Eastern Arabic numerals
- Comes with 2nd dial with Roman numerals and extra set of hands
- Full set and fresh to the market
It is immediately obvious that the present Roger Smith Series 1 is special thanks to its white gold case and pink gold bezel and crown as well as the visually arresting anthracite grey dial with pink gold Eastern Arabic numerals and hands making this example truly unique as confirmed by the watches paperwork.
Smith has indicated that he has made four watches with mixed-metal cases, but the present is the only example in white/pink gold.
Whereas traditionally Smith’s creations feature a case made of only one precious metal and a silver guilloche dial with Roman numerals the present example feels incredibly contemporary in this combination even though the movement structure and architecture remails purely traditional.
Roger Smith is, in a way, the standard bearer of British high horology, meticulously crafting mechanical masterpieces in his workshop on the Isle of Man to which only a happy few would have access, not by deliberate choice but due to the limited production of 15 watches leaving his atelier each year. Roger Smith was not only the sole watchmaker the great George Daniels took on board as an apprentice, but he later collaborated with the master in working on his wristwatches. In 1998, Smith joined Daniels to work on the Millennium series of wristwatches. Once the Millennium series was completed, in 2001, Smith decided to set out on his own and create his own wristwatch. He set up a stand-alone workshop alongside Daniels’ on the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea and set to work. The Series 1 was born, heavily inspired by Daniels' work, first in a rectangular case inspired by the then-recently released Arkade by A. Lange & Söhne. After the production of the rectangular Series 1 followed the Series 2, a round wristwatch with a power reserve display. In 2013 the new Series 1 was born, displaying only the hours, minutes, and seconds via a subsidiary seconds dial. It was meant to be the quintessential gentleman’s watch, with all of the refinement, experience, and heritage of three hundred years of British watchmaking distilled into a single 38 or 40mm round timepiece – all painstakingly hand-built and hand-finished by Roger Smith and his few trusted colleagues.
The present unique Series 1 further comes with a second dial, also anthracite grey but with pink gold Roman numerals allowing the wearer to change the watch's look as he or she desires.
- Uses Daniels co-axial escapement
- Unique piece in white/pink gold case and dial with Eastern Arabic numerals
- Comes with 2nd dial with Roman numerals and extra set of hands
- Full set and fresh to the market
It is immediately obvious that the present Roger Smith Series 1 is special thanks to its white gold case and pink gold bezel and crown as well as the visually arresting anthracite grey dial with pink gold Eastern Arabic numerals and hands making this example truly unique as confirmed by the watches paperwork.
Smith has indicated that he has made four watches with mixed-metal cases, but the present is the only example in white/pink gold.
Whereas traditionally Smith’s creations feature a case made of only one precious metal and a silver guilloche dial with Roman numerals the present example feels incredibly contemporary in this combination even though the movement structure and architecture remails purely traditional.
Roger Smith is, in a way, the standard bearer of British high horology, meticulously crafting mechanical masterpieces in his workshop on the Isle of Man to which only a happy few would have access, not by deliberate choice but due to the limited production of 15 watches leaving his atelier each year. Roger Smith was not only the sole watchmaker the great George Daniels took on board as an apprentice, but he later collaborated with the master in working on his wristwatches. In 1998, Smith joined Daniels to work on the Millennium series of wristwatches. Once the Millennium series was completed, in 2001, Smith decided to set out on his own and create his own wristwatch. He set up a stand-alone workshop alongside Daniels’ on the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea and set to work. The Series 1 was born, heavily inspired by Daniels' work, first in a rectangular case inspired by the then-recently released Arkade by A. Lange & Söhne. After the production of the rectangular Series 1 followed the Series 2, a round wristwatch with a power reserve display. In 2013 the new Series 1 was born, displaying only the hours, minutes, and seconds via a subsidiary seconds dial. It was meant to be the quintessential gentleman’s watch, with all of the refinement, experience, and heritage of three hundred years of British watchmaking distilled into a single 38 or 40mm round timepiece – all painstakingly hand-built and hand-finished by Roger Smith and his few trusted colleagues.
The present unique Series 1 further comes with a second dial, also anthracite grey but with pink gold Roman numerals allowing the wearer to change the watch's look as he or she desires.