A Novel Complication - the Retrograde Relay Seconds **A…
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A Novel Complication - the Retrograde Relay Seconds
**A video is worth a thousand words.** As good as the macro photos of this watch are, it’s most impressive when you see the complication in action.
**Brand:** Pierre DeRoche
**Reference:** TNT10005ACTIO
As one retrograde second hand completes its ten second journey, it briefly syncs up with the next second hand, as though passing an invisible baton, before dutifully snapping back into its resting spot - ready to go again in 50 seconds.
But it isn’t just unique from a complication perspective. Not only is it colourful without being crass, but its openworked construction is immaculately finished. Satin, circular and vertical brushing techniques - alongside high-polish - define the gears and plates responsible for the visible retrograde mechanism.
**Which naturally begs the question - who is Pierre DeRoche?**
Surprisingly, his last name isn’t even DeRoche - it’s Dubois - and watchmaking is very much in his DNA.
He’s part of the fourth generation of the Dubois Dépraz dynasty - the complication specialists who have quietly supplied the Vallée de Joux with modules and movements for the last 125 years. When brands like Audemars Piguet, Patek Philippe, Rolex, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Breitling, Omega, and Longines are among your clients, it’s easy to understand why Dubois Dépraz is considered the invisible backbone of the Swiss watch industry.
And while Pierre Dubois is the current CEO of Dubois Dépraz, most of his professional years have been spent outside of the family business.
His career began in finance. Try as he might to resist his ancestral calling, after spending seven years at one of Switzerland’s largest banks, he was recruited to join Audemars Piguet as their CFO. It’s technically a finance role, but it’s close enough to watchmaking that his true destiny would become too alluring to resist.
After 14+ years as CFO (and eventually COO) at Audemars Piguet, he took the leap and founded Pierre DeRoche in the mid-2000s - before eventually being appointed CEO of the Dubois Dépraz group in 2017.
I don’t have him on LinkedIn, but I bet he’s got one hell of a Education & Experience section. The Mark Carney https://ca.linkedin.com/in/mark-carney-5b9744205 of the watch world.
While no one sensible would ever describe a watch that retailed for roughly $30,000 as “affordable”, the level of engineering (56 jewels by the way) and finishing on display certainly helps justify the price.
#luxury
**A video is worth a thousand words.** As good as the macro photos of this watch are, it’s most impressive when you see the complication in action.
**Brand:** Pierre DeRoche
**Reference:** TNT10005ACTIO
As one retrograde second hand completes its ten second journey, it briefly syncs up with the next second hand, as though passing an invisible baton, before dutifully snapping back into its resting spot - ready to go again in 50 seconds.
But it isn’t just unique from a complication perspective. Not only is it colourful without being crass, but its openworked construction is immaculately finished. Satin, circular and vertical brushing techniques - alongside high-polish - define the gears and plates responsible for the visible retrograde mechanism.
**Which naturally begs the question - who is Pierre DeRoche?**
Surprisingly, his last name isn’t even DeRoche - it’s Dubois - and watchmaking is very much in his DNA.
He’s part of the fourth generation of the Dubois Dépraz dynasty - the complication specialists who have quietly supplied the Vallée de Joux with modules and movements for the last 125 years. When brands like Audemars Piguet, Patek Philippe, Rolex, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Breitling, Omega, and Longines are among your clients, it’s easy to understand why Dubois Dépraz is considered the invisible backbone of the Swiss watch industry.
And while Pierre Dubois is the current CEO of Dubois Dépraz, most of his professional years have been spent outside of the family business.
His career began in finance. Try as he might to resist his ancestral calling, after spending seven years at one of Switzerland’s largest banks, he was recruited to join Audemars Piguet as their CFO. It’s technically a finance role, but it’s close enough to watchmaking that his true destiny would become too alluring to resist.
After 14+ years as CFO (and eventually COO) at Audemars Piguet, he took the leap and founded Pierre DeRoche in the mid-2000s - before eventually being appointed CEO of the Dubois Dépraz group in 2017.
I don’t have him on LinkedIn, but I bet he’s got one hell of a Education & Experience section. The Mark Carney https://ca.linkedin.com/in/mark-carney-5b9744205 of the watch world.
While no one sensible would ever describe a watch that retailed for roughly $30,000 as “affordable”, the level of engineering (56 jewels by the way) and finishing on display certainly helps justify the price.
#luxury
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