Quadruple complication
The full-pavé set “Predator” features four complications for:
• Quick and simple changes of the leather strap.
• Effortless engagement of the buckle with the leather strap.
• One-handed operation of the buckle to tighten the leather strap.
• One-handed operation of the buckle to loosen the leather strap.
Ergonomic design
In true Roland Iten style, Roland conceived the Calibre R822 “Predator” calibre with wearer comfort in mind. To that end, the Predator’s ergonomic design allows the wearer to:
• Quickly change the leather strap for another to complement attire.
• Insert the end of the leather strap in the buckle so that the double ardillion tang engages effortlessly with the holes in the leather strap.
• Easily tighten or loosen the leather strap with just one hand. Security pushers ensure against accidental release.
Tactile pleasure
Operating the Calibre R822 is a veritable tactile pleasure. The “Predator” offers a simple one-handed adjustment for two positions, e.g. driving/sitting (looser) or walking/sport (tighter). It is equipped with 16 (two rows of eight) self-cleaning track wheels that guide the ardillion slide precisely and securely, while a sprung ball bearing tensioner and dampener ensure smooth operation.
A patented, in-line double ardillion enables the pins to have a smaller diameter than the holes in the strap. The equal weight distribution offers resistance-free operation, minimizes wear, and maximizes security.
Scintillating diamonds
The Calibre R822 “Predator” dazzles thanks to 387 VVS1+ quality baguette-cut and round-cut diamonds which total 14.15 carats and adorn the buckle body.
The Roland Iten Calibre R822 “Predator” quadruple complication belt buckle is a diamond-set model in an ultra-exclusive limited edition of just 3 pieces.
Calibre R822 “Predator” Technical Specifications
Limited edition of three full-diamond-set pieces in white gold.
Features: Four complications including safety catches to minimise accidental release of belt or buckle opening.
Materials: 18K white gold with titanium frame
Gems: 387 TW VVs1+ baguette-cut and round-cut diamonds, 14.15 carats
Total weight: 160 grams
Gold weight: 77 grams
No. of axels: 10 (plus the 16 track wheels)
No. of components: 167
Finishing: Haute horlogerie level of fine finishing
100% Swiss made
Roland Iten Manufacture (RIM)
Roland Iten is a prolific inventor of high-end men’s accessories with many patents to his name, the majority of which are completely new. The unique designs and mechanisms in his range of seriously playful mechanical luxuries demand the highest quality, custom-made components.
All Roland Iten creations are limited editions, which both maximizes exclusivity and allows Roland more time for developing new inventions.
To maximize prototyping and development capabilities, act as an incubator for Roland’s ideas and minimize dependency on 3rd party suppliers, Roland Iten established a manufacture in Neuchatel in 2013.
The Roland Iten Manufacture (RIM) houses a full-scale engineering and 3D prototyping facility to enable Roland and his team to quickly investigate and test new ideas and concepts. There is also equipment for making specific components in gold, steel and titanium components in-house
As well as fabricating and hand finishing high-precision components, the Roland Iten Manufacture also assembles inventions, conducts quality control testing and offers quick and efficient after sales service.
Having an in-house manufacturing capability also allows Roland Iten to offer clients individual personalization, with special finishes and/or engravings to make their piece unique.
Roland Iten Biography
Roland Iten is a creator of seriously playful, mechanically sophisticated, esthetically elegant and tactilely sensual accessories for gentlemen. He is best known for creating the finest, most complex and well engineered belt buckles in the world – designed and crafted using the same state-of-the-art machinery as used in Swiss watchmaking.
Born in Zug, Switzerland in 1961, Roland became an inquisitive student of all things design, training as an industrial, transport, product and communication designer in both his native country and the USA.
He garnered an outstanding reputation while working as an independent industrial designer on projects for world-famous multi-nationals, airlines and luxury companies, including high-end jewellery brands, putting into practice his exceptional grasp of product design, development and engineering.
In 2003, Roland unveiled his first high-end mechanical belt buckle, the Calibre R8 MK I. It changed the men’s luxury accessory landscape and earned Roland the sobriquet “the Leonardo Da Vinci of Luxury”. The RK MK I’s success led Roland to found his own brand Roland Iten Mechanical Luxury (RIML) in 2007.
Through RIML, Roland offers the ‘small boy’ in every man expertly crafted, high-value, 100% Swiss-made creations that transform ostensibly ordinary objects into mechanical masterpieces.
Roland Iten also creates mechanical cufflinks, shoe lace tips and credit card dispensers featuring many and varied materials including mother of pearl, exotic tropical hard woods, diamonds and hand-stitched leather, combined with durable steel, lightweight titanium and precious metals.
At the heart of his inventions is the ethos “seriously playful”. Each piece is in a meticulously crafted equilibrium, with practical functionality one side and ludic whimsy and joyful surprise on the other.
Roland’s high-end mechanical creations appeal to all the senses, through the sumptuous feel of the material, the smooth sound of the mechanism and the sheer beauty of the fine finishing, not to mention the tactile pleasure of manipulating the mechanism.
Roland has collaborated on projects for ultra exclusive Swiss watch brands, Savile Row tailors and luxury carmakers. He was also commissioned to design the kinetically sculptural winner’s trophy for the Madrid tennis open. Roland is the winner of several national and international design awards and he holds several patents.
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