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The Encyclopedia of Horology

Not recorded, Switzerland

Daniel Roth

Partially verified

Complex and detailed luxury watches

History

The company was founded in 1988 by the French watchmaker Daniel Roth following his departure from Breguet, where he had contributed significantly to the brand's technical and aesthetic development.

Based in the Vallée de Joux, the manufacturer was initially under the control of Sieber Hegner and subsequently the retailer The Hour Glass. In 2000, The Hour Glass sold the brand to the Bulgari Group, resulting in Daniel Roth losing the rights to use his own name as a commercial trademark. The company maintained workshops in Le Sentier and Geneva before production of its timepieces ceased in 2015.

The extended history summarises the open references listed under Sources; each statement was checked against the cited passage. Confirm key dates in period documents before relying on them.

Current watchmaking & later fate

  • Following a brand relaunch announced in 2023, Daniel Roth timepieces are now produced at La Fabrique du Temps in Switzerland.
  • The company now limits its manufacturing output to fewer than 100 pieces per year.

As stated in the references listed under Sources, retrieved 2026-11-03. Ownership and collections change; check the maker's own announcements for the latest position.

Key models

Westminster Grande Sonnerie Carillon
This model is distinguished as the sole automatic four-gong chiming wristwatch available.

Major innovations

  • The brand is recognized for producing the Westminster Grande Sonnerie Carillon, which holds the distinction of being the only automatic four-gong chiming wristwatch currently in production.

Serial numbers

No serial-number system for this maker is recorded in the cited references.

Collecting significance

The catalogued pieces listed on this page show the kinds of objects auction houses, dealers and museums attribute to this maker; each attribution is the source's own.

In the object catalogue

4 catalogued objects are recorded under Daniel Roth. Attributions are as given by each source and are not independent authentication.

Diagram

top plate or bridgespillar platebalance and cockwheel train between the plates
Schematic: plate and bridge layout. An outline schematic drawn to show the arrangement of the parts discussed here. It is not a dimensioned working drawing and does not depict a particular maker's calibre.

Sources & references

  1. Daniel Roth (watchmaker), Wikipedia (English), retrieved 2026-11-03 (text CC BY-SA 4.0)
  2. Daniel Roth (horloger), Wikipedia (French), retrieved 2026-11-03 (text CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where sources disagree, the disagreement is stated rather than resolved silently.