To this day, Smith works alongside the elder Daniels, and now produces Replica D&G watches watches under the R.W. Smith nomenclature.It is these watches, primarily Smith's Series 2 line, that have earned him the title of "Horological Virtuoso," being featured alongside eleven of the other greatest living watchmakers in Elizabeth Doerr's Basel 2010 release "Twelve Faces of Time".Recently, we had the opportunity to meet with Roger Smith while on a US tour. We got to handle two of his watches, and let us just say...wow.It is Smith's traditional take on watch*** that has made him sought after by some of the world's most important collectors. His watches are traditionally British, and often take the form of what many would describe as Pocketwatch-like. Smith has produced only 35 Series 2 Replica D&G watches to date, and he's been *** them for coming up on three years.
We wouldn't be surprised if you've never heard of R.W. Smith. This soft-spoken, mostly self-taught horological rock star doesn't make that many watches, and he certainly doesn't make them for just anyone.In fact, Roger makes only around 12 watches per year. You're reading that right; 12 watches per year. When Roger Smith was only 18 years old, one year before he would graduate from the Manchester School of Watch, he approached a living legend, George Daniels (aka the man who invented the co-axial escapement) with a pocket watch he had crafted himself. It contained a tourbillon that he designed. Daniels was impressed, but told him to go home and try again.Eight years later, Smith re-approached Daniels, this time with a new one-minute tourbillon pocket watch. Daniels was impressed, and invited Replica D&G watches Smith to join him in his studio on the Isle of Mann.
