Daniel Roth Papillon Chronograph watch officially revealed

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of their landmark Papillon watch, which in its turn itself celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Daniel Roth brand, the Swiss watch makers presents their new take on famous and much adored timepiece.

Featuring the same Ellipsocurvex case and a pair of patented lozenge-shaped pivoting-head retrograde minute hands, the new Daniel Roth Papillon Chronograph watch is now powered by a mechanical self-winding FrГ©dГ©ric Piguet column-wheel chronograph caliber instead of the ultra-thin self-winding Girard-Perregaux movement that ticked inside that famous 2005 Papillon Chronograph model.

Lacking the shield-like cover that hid the action of the pivoting minute hands, the new timepiece from Daniel Roth looks much more refined, partly due to a guillochГ© clous de Paris motif on its face and the famous CГґtes de GenГЁve pattern on the silver-colored dial base.

Although the new edition of the Daniel Roth Papillon Chronograph watch will be limited to a lot of only 250 units, I highly doubt that the Swiss manufacture will have a hard time selling the stock.

Daniel Roth Papillon Chronograph watch specification :

Price range: Around $50,000-$60,000
Movement: FrГ©dГ©ric Piguet column-wheel chronograph caliber
Complications: Date, chronograph, retrograde minute hands
Power reserve: N/A
Case material: White, yellow, or red gold, a flat sapphire back
Case diameter: 43 x 46 mm
Case height: N/A
Dial: Silver or ruthenium-colored dial with transparent counters and markings
Water resistance: N/A
Strap: Black, blue or brown crocodile leather strap
Crystal: Sapphire crystal