Jordiher
31/01/14, 12:36
Pierre DeRoche celebrates Valentine’s Day
35900
Love and passion are the cornerstones of Pierre DeRoche, the brand
from the Vallée de Joux that is preparing to celebrate Valentine’s
Day in step with the seconds ticked off on the Royal Retro.
Time flies by, as its inexorable flow steadily clears the calendar pages
leading to February 14th. Valentine’s Day is on the horizon and
reminds us that it is time to celebrate love as well as all those caught
up in beautiful love stories.
Pierre and Carole Dubois, who founded Pierre DeRoche, who met
during their studies and have been married for 28 years, are well
acquainted with the symbolism of this celebration. Time flies, but
their love grows bigger, stronger and more harmonious than ever – a
perfect balance reflected in the movements of their watches.
The Dubois family, a watchmaking dynasty already spanning four
generations, has developed a unique timepiece in its TNT collection,
named Royal Retro. Minutes are counted off by six successive
retrograde seconds hands. Its secret is revealed by its dial-free face.
Like a central force, a carrier drives – for six 10-second periods each –
a series of wheels that activate a rack. The latter pivots on a jewel
and acts on the strip spring, which becomes taut as it moves slightly.
It resists for ten seconds before the carrier disengages. The
retrograde seconds hand then returns to its initial position and
passes the baton on to the next one… and so on.
GRANDCLIFF MILADY ROYAL RETRO
35897
GIVING ENGINEERING A FEMININE FACE
VISIBLE MOVEMENT Automatic, exclusive Dubois-Deprez calibre,
58 jewels. Decorated and engraved rotor. Central bridges and 6
chamfered, satin finished seconds bridges. Minutes-wheel with Pierre
DeRoche logo. Hour hand held by a transversal pin, 6 retrograde seconds
hands driven by gears; return to initial positions with
strip- springs. Date window at 6 o’clock.
FUNCTIONS Hours, minutes, retrograde seconds in six 10-second sectors,
date.
CASE 316L steel, bezel set with 64 diamonds (1,28 cts), screw-down,
42.5 mm. Anti-reflective glass and sapphire back. Water-resistant
to 100m.
STRAP Alligator with steel folding clasp.
TNT ROYAL RETRO
35898
WHAT A DIFFERENCE A MATERIAL MAKES
MOVEMENT Mechanical automatic, exclusive Dubois-Depraz calibre,
58 jewels. Decorated and engraved rotor. Central bridges and 6
chamfered, satin-finished seconds bridges. Minute-wheel with Pierre
DeRoche logo. Hand affixed by a transveral pin. 6 retrograde seconds
hands on gears, strip-spring return.
Functions Hours, minutes, seconds with retrograde function in six
10-seconds sectors. Moving retrograde hand indicators. Date.
CASE Black PVD-coated titanium middle. Steel bezel lugs, crown
guard and screw-down crown, 47.5 mm. diameter. Anti-reflective
sapphire crystal ans sapphire back. Water-resistant to 100 m.
STRAP Alligator with safety folding clasp.
LIMITED EDITION 201 pieces.
OTHER VERSION Limited series of 201 pieces with rubber-moulded
steel bezel and rubber strap.
35900
Love and passion are the cornerstones of Pierre DeRoche, the brand
from the Vallée de Joux that is preparing to celebrate Valentine’s
Day in step with the seconds ticked off on the Royal Retro.
Time flies by, as its inexorable flow steadily clears the calendar pages
leading to February 14th. Valentine’s Day is on the horizon and
reminds us that it is time to celebrate love as well as all those caught
up in beautiful love stories.
Pierre and Carole Dubois, who founded Pierre DeRoche, who met
during their studies and have been married for 28 years, are well
acquainted with the symbolism of this celebration. Time flies, but
their love grows bigger, stronger and more harmonious than ever – a
perfect balance reflected in the movements of their watches.
The Dubois family, a watchmaking dynasty already spanning four
generations, has developed a unique timepiece in its TNT collection,
named Royal Retro. Minutes are counted off by six successive
retrograde seconds hands. Its secret is revealed by its dial-free face.
Like a central force, a carrier drives – for six 10-second periods each –
a series of wheels that activate a rack. The latter pivots on a jewel
and acts on the strip spring, which becomes taut as it moves slightly.
It resists for ten seconds before the carrier disengages. The
retrograde seconds hand then returns to its initial position and
passes the baton on to the next one… and so on.
GRANDCLIFF MILADY ROYAL RETRO
35897
GIVING ENGINEERING A FEMININE FACE
VISIBLE MOVEMENT Automatic, exclusive Dubois-Deprez calibre,
58 jewels. Decorated and engraved rotor. Central bridges and 6
chamfered, satin finished seconds bridges. Minutes-wheel with Pierre
DeRoche logo. Hour hand held by a transversal pin, 6 retrograde seconds
hands driven by gears; return to initial positions with
strip- springs. Date window at 6 o’clock.
FUNCTIONS Hours, minutes, retrograde seconds in six 10-second sectors,
date.
CASE 316L steel, bezel set with 64 diamonds (1,28 cts), screw-down,
42.5 mm. Anti-reflective glass and sapphire back. Water-resistant
to 100m.
STRAP Alligator with steel folding clasp.
TNT ROYAL RETRO
35898
WHAT A DIFFERENCE A MATERIAL MAKES
MOVEMENT Mechanical automatic, exclusive Dubois-Depraz calibre,
58 jewels. Decorated and engraved rotor. Central bridges and 6
chamfered, satin-finished seconds bridges. Minute-wheel with Pierre
DeRoche logo. Hand affixed by a transveral pin. 6 retrograde seconds
hands on gears, strip-spring return.
Functions Hours, minutes, seconds with retrograde function in six
10-seconds sectors. Moving retrograde hand indicators. Date.
CASE Black PVD-coated titanium middle. Steel bezel lugs, crown
guard and screw-down crown, 47.5 mm. diameter. Anti-reflective
sapphire crystal ans sapphire back. Water-resistant to 100 m.
STRAP Alligator with safety folding clasp.
LIMITED EDITION 201 pieces.
OTHER VERSION Limited series of 201 pieces with rubber-moulded
steel bezel and rubber strap.