Romain Gauthier Updates the Insight Micro-Rotor for the Ladies
Last year’s major release for Romain Gauthier was the Insight Micro-Rotor, that incorporated a ? you guessed it ? micro-rotor that offered an 80-hour power reserve. The watch was considered a significant step forward for the independent manufacture with a level of quality and finishing that other brands could only dream of. This year, Romain Gauthier has continued to build out the Micro-Rotor line with the Insight Micro-Rotor Lady, which just so happens to be the brand’s very first timepiece intended for women.
Before we go into the technical details, I just wanted to say that it’s fantastic to see a brand on the scale of Romain Gauthier (think of his followers as horological hipsters) embrace the feminine side of things. While there have always been fantastic watches available for both genders, there’s been a constant theme of brands releasing a quartz model dressed up in diamonds and thinking that that is all female collectors desire. Kudos to Romain Gauthier for opening his atelier up to an underrepresented side of the collecting community. Technically, the watch is very similar to last year’s model. The watch?s signature feature ? its bidirectional 22k gold micro-rotor ? is visible from the dial side and from the back. Rotating smoothly and silently and positioned between two bridges, this compact oscillating mass winds a double mainspring barrel to store an impressive 80 hours of power reserve. The barrels are series-connected in order ...
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