Series 3
Designed and made on the Isle of Man
“The original Series 1 featured a retrograde date complication and as a result of this and a further two unique pieces that are developments of my original 2001 design, I decided to devise a new Series 3 watch around my development of this fascinating complication.”
“The resulting Series 3 is a 40mm cased, manually wound wristwatch displaying hours, minutes, seconds and a retrograde date complication.”
Series 3
Featuring - hours, minutes, seconds and retrograde date
Movement:
- Roger W Smith’s latest single wheel version of the Daniels Co-axial escapement
- Free sprung Quadrajust balance
- 18,000 vibrations per hour
- Raised barrel bridge and balance cock, engraved with a choice of English floral designs
- English finished with frosted and gilded plates
- Gold chatons and flame coloured screws to a purple/blue hue
- Numbered and signed, R.W. Smith - Isle of Man
Dial & Hands:
- A choice of materials can be used to create a unique engraved or engine turned dial and a complementary set of the unique Roger W Smith’s sculpted hands
Case:
- A choice of platinum or 18 carat yellow, red and white golds
- 40mm diameter
- Sapphire crystals to front and rear
Strap & Buckle:
- A leather strap with matching buckle to suit the case material
- Engraved R.W. Smith buckle
Presentation Box:
- An English worked, leather presentation box
Series 3
Roger’s notes
“I’ve always enjoyed solving the retrograde date complication, but those I had created featured on unique pieces, rather than on a production watch.
After deciding to revisit the Series 1 as a time-only piece, back in 2013, I realised I now had an opportunity to create a beautifully elegant watch around this fascinating complication.
From a purely aesthetic viewpoint, what I particularly appreciate about the Series 3 is the resulting balance of the retrograde date against the seconds-dial at ‘six o’clock’.
The creation of the Series 3 also meant that another ambition was now within my grasp - a full range of watches…”
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