Daniel Roth Small Seconds Automatic

Simplicity. That’s the name of the game with respect to dress watches. No extraneous complications need apply. All that’s required is a set of hands, a simple dial marked for hours, and, well…that’s pretty much it. Unless of course you're Daniel Roth. If you're Daniel Roth, you can still keep it simple — but it's simplicity via sophistication. (And often complication, too.) In this particular case, a time-only design shines via the use of noble materials, incredible finishing, a spectacular dial, and an immediately recognizable, signature silhouette. Housed in a 31mm steel double-ellipse case with a stepped design, a smooth bezel, and a sapphire crystal, it boasts a gorgeous dark grey dial with a vertical guilloché pattern; a brushed silver chapter ring with black 'Roman' and applied circular indices; a small-seconds display at 6 o'clock; and a luminous 'arrow' handset. The 29th piece in a limited series, this incredible watch is powered by an automatic Calibre 3100 from Girard-Perregaux with an 18K yellow gold winding rotor visible via a sapphire caseback. Paired to a Black Daniel Roth-signed alligator leather strap with a signed steel clasp, this gorgeous piece is ideal for someone in search of a stunning modern dress watch that doesn't conform to staid watch-world tropes.  If that someone is you, then give us a ring!