Archived News
NEW DERIVATIONS OF THE R81 SPRING LOADED BELT BUCKLE - 16th September 2009
Give a warm welcome to the newest derivations of the ROLAND ITEN R81 Spring Loaded Belt Buckle. This side-slider eight position calibre is now available in rose or white gold, and in black or natural steel. Visit our R81 belt buckle page or contact us at info@rolanditen.com for more information.
CREDIT CARD CASE VIDEO - 14th September 2009
Fans of the Roland Iten Mechanical Credit Card Case have sent us action videos of how they use it. Do you own a Roland Iten CC Case? Think you can do better than Yizhi and Laurent? if so, in the words of Yizhi Sun, "Bring it on!"
Watch the videos on Roland Iten's Youtube page
ROLAND MAGNIN 1933 - 2009 - 13rd September 2009
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing, on August 2, 2009 of one of the watch industry's most treasured visionaries-- Roland Magnin, founder of Magnin Bijouterie SA in Carouge. Roland is survived by his wife, Rosemarie, and his sons Patrick and Eric who continue to own and operate Magnin Bijouterie as the great family enterprise it has become since its founding in 1995. Magnin Bijouterie is known for its high level precision engineering and the high quality products and components which it produces. What is less known about Magnin Bijouterie is the vision and creativity that it applies to each project it undertakes-- attributes which have been en-grained in its culture by Roland Magnin and remains the driving passion of the company today.
It is entirely accurate to say that without Roland Magnin, the Calibre R8 Authentic collection would not have been produced. Roland Iten began dreaming to create and produce a hi-precision, finely crafted belt buckle in 2001. He took the first designs for the R8 to numerous Swiss watch producers in the summer of 2001, however, at the time, the capability to make both the micro and the larger components needed for the R8 collection was not yet prevalent in the industry, and certainly not all under one roof. Manufacturer after manufacturer said it could not be done-- until Roland Iten met Roland Magnin. Together, the two Rolands, under the steady and practical guidance of Patrick Magnin, made the impossible possible. Since then, not only the R8, but the R81 and R82 calibres have also been conceived, engineered and produced together with Magnin Bijouterie.
Roland Iten Mechanical Luxury owes an enormous debt and tremendous gratitude to this Gentle Man of few words and great deeds. He is sorely missed and will remain always in our hearts and minds as "the man who could".
THE EVOLUTION OF THE REVOLUTION - 3rd August 2009
The newest model of the R8 fleet is currently in assembly at our manufacturing facility in Geneva and will become available soon. More information about the newest evolution of the revolutionary R8 mechanical belt to follow shortly.
Roland Iten nominated for the Condé Nast Awards 2009 - 14th April 2009
We are extremely pleased to announce that the ROLAND ITEN limited edition mechanical belt created for Alfred Dunhill has been shortlisted in the "Style on the Move" category in the Condé Nast Traveller Innovation and Design Awards 2009. The Alfred Dunhill belt is on page 8/10 in the "Style on the Move" category.
To vote, please click
on the Condé Nast Traveller website.
Please ask your friends to vote. We thank you for your support and participation. The competition closes Thursday the 23rd of April.
