Brand:
Daniel Roth
Model:
Sports Automatic
Year:
1998
Reference:
T157ST-PL
Original Box:
Included
Original Papers:
Included
Warranty:
12 months
Overall Condition:
Very Good
Wear level Case:
Barely visible
Wear level Caseback:
Barely visible
Wear level Dial:
None
Wear level Crystal:
None
Wear level Bezel:
Barely visible
Wear level Bracelet Clasp:
Barely visible
Movement Type:
Automatic
Caliber:
157
Case Material:
Steel
Case Diameter:
35 x 31.5 mm
Bezel Material:
Steel
Dial Color:
Pink
Dial Numerals:
Roman Numerals
Bracelet Material:
Leather
Bracelet Color:
Beige
Clasp Type:
Fold clasp
Clasp Material:
Steel
Functions:
Date, Luminous hands, Guilloché dial
Daniel Roth founded his own house in 1989, after years of work at Breguet, with the backing of the Swiss trading house Siber Hegner. He gave it a signature that no other maker used, a double ellipse case of his own design, and in the first years the movements came from Lemania. In 1994 The Hour Glass of Singapore took control of the company, and in 2000 it sold the name to Bulgari. The watches from the Vallée de Joux in the 1990s are therefore the independent chapter of the brand, made while Roth’s own taste still decided every line.
The T157ST-PL belongs to that chapter. The salmon dial is engine turned, with a horseshoe shaped chapter ring that opens at six to make room for the date, and the Roman numerals and the blued hands with luminous arrow tips give it a quiet, classical face. Next to the many gold pieces the house made, a steel case with a salmon dial is the understated choice. The case back is closed, and behind it runs the automatic calibre 157.