At La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton, Master Watchmakers Michel Navas and Enrico Barbasini oversee the calibre DR002, built to Mr. Roth’s principle of clarity and proportion.
Daniel Roth today introduces the Extra Plat Platinum, bringing its Extra Plat into a platinum case.
Platinum is significantly denser than gold and harder to work, often taking up to three times as long, the brand says. Its weight gives the double-ellipse case a sense of quiet permanence. The dial is solid gold with an anthracite finish, and its centre is hand-engraved with a guilloché “en ligne” on an antique rose engine.
Inside, the manual-winding DR002 carries Côtes de Genève, perlage and rounded “bercé” internal angles, each finished by hand with traditional “cabron” tools. The lugs curve downwards to follow the line of the wrist, and the watch is finished on a light-tan calfskin strap.
It is the same calibre as its gold-cased siblings, in a metal chosen for what it does not need to prove.
The Basics
Brand: Daniel Roth
Model: Extra Plat Platinum
Diameter: 38.6mm × 35.5mm
Thickness: 7.7mm
Case material: Platinum, double ellipse; downward-curving lugs
Dial: Solid gold, anthracite finish; pinstripes guilloché “en ligne” centre, hand-engraved on an antique rose engine; gold minute disc with a “filet sauté” border
Water resistance: 30m
Strap: Light-tan calfskin leather
The Movement
Calibre: DR002, manufacture, manual winding; developed and assembled at La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton
Winding: Manual
Power reserve: ~65 hours
Frequency: 4Hz
Jewels: 21
Images courtesy of Daniel Roth.