The Reason
The same complexity and detail used in watchmaking employed in the manufacture of a complex belt buckle.
Dismantling a Roland Iten red gold, titanium, sapphire and steel adjustable belt buckle.
Developed in association with the Bugatti Automobile Company, Roland Iten designed a mechanically adjustable belt mechanism. Hand- finished bridges, cogs, wheels, springs and pinions interconnect to make a mechanism that allows the wearer to fine adjust the fit of the belt.
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Assembled with belt
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Buckle closed
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Buckle open
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Rear view
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Cover open
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Central rotating pivot wheel
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Side view open
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Calibration assembly
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Operating lever
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Open cover
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Fine tuning 22mm
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Belt pin
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Central pin and rotating pivot wheel
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Pin removed showing...
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Stainless steel cart with angled wheels.
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Central assembly with...
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Gold bridge with pivoting rollers
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Principle cover in 5n (red gold)
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All text etched...
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Diamond set operating lever
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18k carbon fibre set...
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Profile showing multiple finishes
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Vertical roller
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