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Schwarz Etienne Roma Synergy by Kari Voutilainen Piece Unique

Partially verified

The Schwarz Etienne Roma Synergy is a collaborative unique wristwatch produced with independent watchmaker Kari Voutilainen. Encased in a 39mm stainless steel housing, the watch features an electric blue solid silver dial decorated with hand-guilloché motifs executed via a traditional rose engine lathe. The patterns include a soleil pattern along the hour ring, vague finishing on the small seconds counter, and écailles de poisson across the center zone. Time is indicated by blued steel lancine hands and applied 18kt white gold numerals and baton markers. The source states that it is powered by the automatic calibre ASE 200.00 movement with a micro-rotor decorated by Les Ateliers Kari Voutilainen.

Front view of the Schwarz Etienne Roma Synergy piece unique showing the light blue guilloché dial and stainless steel case
Front view of the Schwarz Etienne Roma Synergy piece unique showing the light blue guilloché dial and stainless steel case — Loupe This. Rights pending — permission not yet requested. Original source

Catalogue identity

Source
loupethis.com
Category
Wristwatch · Automatic wristwatch
Maker / attribution
Schwarz Etienne x Kari Voutilainen
Reference
WROVMA03SSCUBCLTD-A
Catalogue / lot identifier
Source URL identifies the listing
Source-reported date
2021
Country
Switzerland

Source-reported attribution and specifications are not independent authentication. A listing does not establish present ownership, current display, availability or permission to reproduce.

Object description

Case and External Construction

The watch is housed in a 39mm stainless steel case featuring stepped lugs. It is fitted with a textured leather strap.

The dial features a plaque at the 12 o'clock position inscribed 'SCHWARZ ETIENNE' and a curved lower cartouche inscribed 'BY VOUTILAINEN'.

Evidence for this section
  • “Dimensions 39mm”
  • “Material Stainless steel”
  • “Plaque at 12 o'clock inscribed 'SCHWARZ ETIENNE' and curved lower cartouche inscribed 'BY VOUTILAINEN'”
  • “Bracelet Leather strap”

Dial Composition and Decoration

The dial is crafted from solid silver and finished in a two-tone electric blue. It incorporates hand-guilloché patterns executed with a traditional rose engine lathe, including 'soleil' on the hour track, 'vague' on the small seconds, and 'écailles de poisson' at the center.

Time is displayed via blued steel lancine-style hands. Applied 18kt white gold indices include baton markers and Arabic numerals at the 12, 3, and 9 o'clock positions.

Evidence for this section
  • “Crafted from solid silver”
  • “two-tone electric blue”
  • “‘soleil’ on the hour track, ‘vague’ on the small seconds, and ‘écailles de poisson’ at the center”
  • “blued steel lancine-style hands and neat 18kt white gold indexes, including batons and Arabic numerals”

Mechanism and Internal Specifications

The watch is powered by the automatic calibre ASE 200.00. The movement features a micro-rotor decorated by Les Ateliers Kari Voutilainen.

The source notes that the movement includes hand-bevelled bridges and diamond drops on the ratchet wheel. These components are visible via an exhibition caseback.

Evidence for this section
  • “Movement Automatic cal. ASE 200.00”
  • “micro-rotor, decorated by Les Ateliers Kari Voutilainen”
  • “decorative techniques like diamond drops on the ratchet wheel and hand-bevelled bridges”
  • “exhibition case back”

Open research questions

  • What specific archival documentation defines the 'piece unique' status of this serial-less reference?
  • Are the movement finishings described as 'hand-bevelled bridges' and 'diamond drops' verified as exclusive to the Voutilainen-collaborative variants of the ASE 200.00 calibre?

Source evidence

Recorded claims and source quotations for Schwarz Etienne Roma Synergy by Kari Voutilainen Piece Unique
FieldSource-reported valueSource quotation
ReferenceWROVMA03SSCUBCLTD-A“Reference WROVMA03SSCUBCLTD-A”
Case diameter39mm“Dimensions 39mm”
Case materialStainless steel“Material Stainless steel”
Movement calibreAutomatic cal. ASE 200.00“Movement Automatic cal. ASE 200.00”
Year of production2021“Year 2021”
Dial materialSolid silver“Crafted from solid silver, this dial, like so many of Kari’s dials, showcases a mastery of hand-guilloché patterns”

Visible details

  • Light blue guilloché dial with layered tonal finishes and a subsidiary seconds display intersecting the lower section
  • Blued steel lancine hands with applied Arabic numerals at 12, 3, and 9 alongside baton indices
  • Plaque at 12 o'clock inscribed 'SCHWARZ ETIENNE' and curved lower cartouche inscribed 'BY VOUTILAINEN'
  • Polished stainless steel round case with stepped lugs, mounted on a textured grey-black leather strap with dark stitching

Research qualifications

  • Exhibition caseback, micro-rotor, and movement finishing are reported by the source but not visible in the primary frontal photograph

Photograph identity and source facts were screened before import; rights clearance remains pending.

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