DANIEL ROTH – Endurer
Joining the likes of ‘classical‘ brands like Piaget and Breguet, Daniel Roth has turned to the sports realm this year to cast a wider net. Like its moniker, Daniel Roth‘s new sports line spells tenacity and strength from its design to its mechanical innards. Inspired by the ancient Japanese martial art Kendo, the oval dial’s grid pattern evokes the lines of a Kendoka’s mask. And just as the martial art form strives for unity of mind and body, the Endurer unites all of the brand’s signatures including the double elliptical case, concave bezel with six top-screws, and an underlying technical triumph that underscores its laudable mechanics.
Befitting the intrinsic dynamism of this new sports offering is the exclusive automatic DR1306 calibre. Endowed with what the marque terms as a “Chrono Sprint” function, its chronograph display is scaled down to a single counter (as opposed to the more common double or triple counters) that features two numeral tracks, one for the hours and another for the minutes for easy readability. Upping the ante is a single pusher at ’7′ that controls the chronograph‘s start, stop and reset modes. Elsewhere, with a 41 x 44mm case crafted out of steel and coated with a proprietary Black Tich titanium carbide compound that enhances the watch’s corrosion resistance, the Endurer certainly lives up to its name. Available with black rubber strap and water resistant to 100m.
