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AMERICAN
CRAFTSMANSHIP
BY MICHAEL THOMPSON
ARIZONA-BASED JEWELER GEOFFREY ROTH BEGAN TO CREATE HIS
OWN WATCHES MORE THAN EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO. HIS DESIGNS ARE
DEEPLY PERSONAL AND HIS COLLECTION BOASTS A SELECTION OF
SHAPED AND ROUND CASES MADE IN-HOUSE WITH CNC MACHINERY
AND THEN FINISHED BY HAND. ROTH’S DIALS ARE FASHIONED FROM
STERLING SILVER OR 18-KARAT 5N GOLD, ENGRAVED ONE AT A TIME
(NEVER DIE-STRUCK) AND PRINTED ON A PROPRIETARY MACHINE ROTH
DESIGNED AND BUILT. THE LARGE SYNTHETIC RUBIES YOU’LL SEE ON
ALMOST ALL HIS WATCH CROWNS WERE INSPIRED BY THE JEWELS
FOUND IN THE MOVEMENTS OF THE ANTIQUE TRAIN-CONDUCTOR
POCKET WATCHES THAT ROTH LOVED AS A CHILD.
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