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Daniel Roth
Ref. C147
An exceedingly uncommon and highly sought after yellow gold chronograph wristwatch with engine turned dial
估價
$20,000–40,000
製造商
Daniel Roth
年份
Circa 1990, Switzerland
機芯編號
21
型號
C147
錶殼號碼
21
材料
18K yellow gold
機芯
Manual, cal. 2320, 21 jewels
錶帶/ 錶鏈
Crocodile
錶扣
18K yellow gold pin buckle
尺寸
38mm length x 35mm width
簽名
Case, dial, and movement signed.
完整圖錄內容
GOOD TO KNOW
• First appearance on Phillips auction platform
• Individually numbered case
An important early creation from Daniel Roth’s independent manufacture, the reference C147 was shortly after Roth established his eponymous brand. Among the foundational references that defined his unmistakable aesthetic, the C147 combines his signature double-ellipse case with the classical vocabulary he had mastered during his celebrated tenure at Breguet. Its manually-wound, two-register chronograph architecture would become one of the defining models of Roth’s earliest period of independent watchmaking.
The present example is particularly attractive in its warm yellow gold configuration, paired with a beautifully engine-turned dial and flame-blued steel hands. The intricate Clous de Paris decoration across the dial and subsidiary registers is contrasted by brushed chapter rings, black Roman numerals and the distinctive elongated chronograph seconds hand. Of particular note is the inscription “Numero 21” prominently displayed at 6 o’clock and repeated on the caseback, underscoring the individually numbered nature of these early Daniel Roth creations. The Clous de Paris dial treatment is especially associated with early examples of the C147, preceding the pinstripe-style dials more commonly encountered on later pieces.
At its heart is the celebrated manually-wound Lemania caliber 2320, a traditional column-wheel chronograph movement that Roth knew intimately from his earlier work at Breguet. Combining an exceptionally low individual number, an early Clous de Paris dial and the quintessential yellow gold case, the present C147 offers a compelling expression of the design and traditional watchmaking principles that established Daniel Roth as one of the pioneers of modern independent horology.
• First appearance on Phillips auction platform
• Individually numbered case
An important early creation from Daniel Roth’s independent manufacture, the reference C147 was shortly after Roth established his eponymous brand. Among the foundational references that defined his unmistakable aesthetic, the C147 combines his signature double-ellipse case with the classical vocabulary he had mastered during his celebrated tenure at Breguet. Its manually-wound, two-register chronograph architecture would become one of the defining models of Roth’s earliest period of independent watchmaking.
The present example is particularly attractive in its warm yellow gold configuration, paired with a beautifully engine-turned dial and flame-blued steel hands. The intricate Clous de Paris decoration across the dial and subsidiary registers is contrasted by brushed chapter rings, black Roman numerals and the distinctive elongated chronograph seconds hand. Of particular note is the inscription “Numero 21” prominently displayed at 6 o’clock and repeated on the caseback, underscoring the individually numbered nature of these early Daniel Roth creations. The Clous de Paris dial treatment is especially associated with early examples of the C147, preceding the pinstripe-style dials more commonly encountered on later pieces.
At its heart is the celebrated manually-wound Lemania caliber 2320, a traditional column-wheel chronograph movement that Roth knew intimately from his earlier work at Breguet. Combining an exceptionally low individual number, an early Clous de Paris dial and the quintessential yellow gold case, the present C147 offers a compelling expression of the design and traditional watchmaking principles that established Daniel Roth as one of the pioneers of modern independent horology.