Romain Gauthier - The New York Watch Auction: EIGHT New York Saturday, June 10, 2023 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Romain Gauthier
    Year: 2022
    Reference No: MON99941
    Movement No: No. 3/20
    Model Name: Logical One Final Edition
    Material: Titanium
    Calibre: Manual, cal. Logical One, 63 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Crocodile
    Clasp/Buckle: Titanium
    Dimensions: 43mm Diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, and movement signed.
    Accessories: Accompanied by Romain Gauthier owner’s manual and warranty dated June 14th, 2022, travel case, additional crocodile strap, polishing cloth, fitted presentation box, and outer box.

  • Catalogue Essay

    Romain Gauthier began his professional life as a micro-mechanical engineer, but he could not deny that watchmaking was in his blood, as both of his parents had worked for manufactures such as Audemars Piguet, Lemania, and Dubois Dépraz. He launched his watch brand in 2005 with the Prestige HM, which was well-received by collectors, largely due to the exquisite movement finishing incorporating brushed and grained finishes with sharply hand-beveled edges. Indeed, no less a personage than Philippe Dufour himself inspired Gauthier not only to establish his own brand rather than a single timepiece, but encouraged him to push the envelope of craftsmanship.

    In 2013, Romain Gauthier launched the Logical One, incorporating a 600-year old invention: the fusée-and-chain mechanism. By employing the fusée-and-chain in a wristwatch, Gauthier was able to provide constant force to the movement. Each link in the chain has a corresponding ruby to minimize friction, and most interestingly, the watch is not wound through the crown but through a button set in the case at nine o’clock.

    Unlike many watchmaking brands, even among most independent watchmakers, Romain Gauthier creates the majority of his components in-house, even before assembling and finishing them – including such challenging components as hairsprings. In order to reveal these hard-fought innovations, the dial is openworked, and the time is displayed on an off-centered blue lacquered subdial, allowing the wearer to feast their eyes upon a bevy of traditional movement finishing techniques, assembled in a modern and avant-garde manner.

    In 2021, Romain Gauthier announced that he would retire the Logical One, and issued a “Final Edition” Logical One that would only be produced in a series of twenty watches, and delivery would be taken by the 10-year anniversary of the Logical One in 2023. Numbered 3 of 20, the present watch is in close to new condition, complete with all accessories, ready for the next owner to enjoy.

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Ref. MON99941
An avant-garde and well-preserved titanium limited edition wristwatch with skeletonized and blue enamel dial, fusee-and-chain mechanism, certificate, and presentation box; numbered 3 of 20

2022
43mm Diameter
Case, dial, and movement signed.

Estimate
$50,000 - 100,000 
CHF45,000-90,000
€46,200-92,400
HK$391,000-782,000
S$67,200-134,000

Sold for $127,000

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The New York Watch Auction: EIGHT

New York Auction 10 - 11 June 2023