The Artisans Legal Notice
ARTISANS DE GENEVE is an independent workshop. On our website only, we offer a service of personalization of timepieces at the request of our customers within our limited capacities. We do not manufacture nor sell watches.
We are neither affiliated to nor authorized by the manufacturers of the client’s watches, that we accept to customize. They do not approve modifications or personalizations made to their products by unauthorized third parties
Therefore, our customization services are provided for personal and private use only. Any other use, in particular of a commercial nature, is not approved by ARTISANS DE GENEVE and will invalidate our warranty.
We are neither affiliated to nor authorized by the manufacturers of the client’s watches, that we accept to customize. They do not approve modifications or personalizations made to their products by unauthorized third parties
Therefore, our customization services are provided for personal and private use only. Any other use, in particular of a commercial nature, is not approved by ARTISANS DE GENEVE and will invalidate our warranty.
Prelude
Juan Pablo Montoya is a great watch enthusiast. In his collection, the one that he cherished the most is the Rolex® Daytona®, which recalls his greatest victories. The same way Juan Pablo likes to prepare before racing, he dreamed of a watch that will reflect his personality and career. In collaboration with our atelier, it's ultimately two of his timepieces that were personalized, a steel and gold one. When two years later Juan Pablo returned to us wanting to take his personalizations even further, it was a new challenge for our workshop: to revisit his Platinum Daytona®. Discover the story.
This personalization has been requested by a private customer. It is a sample of our know-how and of the personalization services made upon request of our customers. If you would like to customize your timepiece in the same way or following your wishes, please contact us. Please note that due to the limited capacity of our workshops, we are not able to satisfy every demands so please accept our apologies in advance.
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Juan Pablo’s
specs
Technical Sheet
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- Base
- Rolex® 116506
- Material
- 950PT
- Diameter
- 40mm
- Dial
- Skeletonized, blue
- Hands
- hours and minutes: flame-blued, satin-finish and polished by hand
- Movement
- 4130, skeletonized, and sandblasted. Palladium Finishing
- Case
- Hand-polished
- Bracelet
- Satin-finishing
- Rotor
- Tungsten, blue PVD
- Back
- Sapphire, individually engraved
For this new personalization, Juan Pablo wished to combine the features of his first challenges with his platinum watch. To achieve such a quality of personalization and stands up to this precious material and iconic model, our craftsmen have executed their skills with an extreme attention to detail.
Prototype
Fusion of codes
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Focus
Details
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The Bezel
The carbon fiber bezel was developed in our Swiss ateliers. This sleek, athletic look reflects Juan Pablo’s established racing career
The dial
The sky blue dial is entirely openwork, allowing a view of the skeleton movement beneath. At the request of Juan Pablo, the counters have been hand-painted to the colors of the Colombian flag, where he originated—a nod to Juan Pablo’s roots. Lastly, our craftsmen have revisited the hours and minutes hands, they are entirely flame-blued, satin-finished in the center, and polished on the outside.
The Rotor
For this new reinterpretation, our craftsmen have had the idea to realize a skeleton tungsten rotor, a delicate touch that enhances the color combination desired by Juan Pablo.
Juan Pablo’s
word
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“I love the feel and elegance of platinum watches. It was really important for me to keep the codes of the original version—the skeleton, the colors of the Columbian flag, the carbon bezel—while maintaining a clean design. Artisans de Genève was the obvious choice to take on the challenge.”.
For his platinum timepiece, Juan Pablo wanted our craftsmen to realize a skeleton movement as we did for his previous challenges. Being able to admire the “motor” of this timepiece was for him, a mechanical enthusiast an obvious choice. Our craftsmen have cut and beveled the 4130 caliber. For an extra touch, we applied a palladium finish to each element and then angled it to get a perfect matte look, which brings even more depth and contrast.
Skeleton
movement
4130 caliber
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Prelude
Juan Pablo Montoya is a great watch enthusiast. In his collection, the one that he cherished the most is the Rolex® Daytona®, which recalls his greatest victories. The same way Juan Pablo likes to prepare before racing, he dreamed of a watch that will reflect his personality and career. In collaboration with our atelier, it's ultimately two of his timepieces that were personalized, a steel and gold one. When two years later Juan Pablo returned to us wanting to take his personalizations even further, it was a new challenge for our workshop: to revisit his Platinum Daytona®. Discover the story.
Artisans de Genève is not affiliated nor authorized by Rolex SAThis personalization has been requested by a private customer. It is a sample of our know-how and of the personalization services made upon request of our customers. If you would like to customize your timepiece in the same way or following your wishes, please contact us. Please note that due to the limited capacity of our workshops, we are not able to satisfy every demands so please accept our apologies in advance.
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