Geoffrey Roth Diver hhS / D
“ Silent Circle ” For The Silent World
Having made a niche for himself over the last 15-plus years , Geoffrey Roth ’ s own watch designs have subtle but consistent design cues that make them easy to pick out of the crowd . Over the years Roth has brought more and more of the manufacturing in-house and today makes almost every component other than the movement itself . Just to be clear , Roth has not officially named his amazing new diver ’ s type the “ Silent Circle ”, that ’ s my nickname for his new patent pending bezel .
Having been out of touch with the man and the brand for several years , serendipity brought us together at this year ’ s Basel fair . It was here that Geoffrey showed me a brand new prototype ( pictured here ) of his new diver . I was curious as to why he had moved into the crowded field of diver ’ s watches and he allowed me a moment to inspect his new baby . Like most watch guys , the first thing I do with a diver ’ s watch is rotate the uni-directional bezel and critique the backlash , sound , feel , play , and click count on this critical dive watch component . To my complete surprise , Roth had invented a bezel that eliminated all of the aforementioned points as it rotates easily in one direction only , but does so in complete silence . No clicks or steps to be felt , no play , no backlash , no grinding , - nothing but a butter smooth motion that stops exactly on the spot you want ; VERY cool .
The 46mm diameter case is a hefty 17.25 mm thick and will be available in either 316L stainless or marine bronze . The steel case is available in polished or an AlTiN coated version and can be plated to match or counterpoint the lugs . Any combination of case , lug , or bezel materials and coatings will be available with the caveat that the lugs will always be stainless - but can be coated .
On top is an extra-thick 3.5mm domed sapphire crystal ; Roth is targeting an unbelievable rating of 1000 atm rating for the final version , although the prototype pictured here has already been vetted to an amazing 250 atm ( 2,500 meters )! The dial is marine bronze with nautilus engraving and SuperLuminova markers . The hands are either blued steel , polished , or 5N rose-gold-plated with SuperLuminova . Inside beats the ETA Hi- Line version of the 2892 . The maker has asked me to be clear that the watch pictured here is a pre-production prototype and will be available this fall in the $ 7,500 range .
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2016 | Wristwatch 93