Detroit Watch Company · Microbrand · United States
Detroit Watch Company 1701 Pontchartrain Louis XIV 39mm
- ETA 2824-2
- 39 mm × 11 mm
- Sapphire crystal
- 50 m water resistance
Where to buy
Movement
- Caliber
- ETA 2824-2
- Type
- Automatic
- Tier
- Upper
- Complications
- Date
- Frequency
- 28,800 bph
- Power reserve
- 42 h
- Hacking
- Yes
- Accuracy (factory)
- —
- Grade
- Elaboré
- Brand regulation
- +4 / +6 s/day
- Modifications
- Decorated with perlage, blued screws and a Côtes de Genève rotor
Case
- Diameter
- 39 mm
- Lug to lug
- 48 mm
- Thickness
- 11 mm
- Lug width
- 20 mm
- Material
- Steel
- Hardening
- —
- Water resistance
- 50 m
- Crown
- Screw-down
- Case back
- Display
- Bezel
- —
- Finishing
- Polished and brushed; the women's version is polished, with a crystal-set bezel
Crystal & dial
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Shape
- —
- Anti-reflective
- Yes (side not stated)
- Lume
- —
Bracelet & clasp
- Style
- —
- Links per row
- —
- Solid end links
- —
- Solid links
- Yes
- Link attachment
- Screws
- Taper
- —
- Quick release
- Yes
- Half links
- —
- Clasp
- Deployant
- Micro-adjust
- —
- Diver extension
- —
Straps
- Strap 1
- Leather, quick release, Calf leather with buckle in black, brown, chestnut or Pontchartrain blue; the women's listing adds lizard-grain calf straps in red, purple, pink, orange, blue, white and green
Weight
- Head only
- —
- On bracelet
- —
- On strap
- 98 g
Prices
| Variant | Configuration | Type | Price | USD | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | leather strap | Msrp | 1,250 USD | $1,250 | 2026-10-24 | link |
| White | link bracelet | Msrp | 1,350 USD | $1,350 | 2026-10-24 | link |
| Blue | leather strap | Msrp | 1,250 USD | $1,250 | 2026-10-24 | link |
| Blue | link bracelet | Msrp | 1,350 USD | $1,350 | 2026-10-24 | link |
| Women's White | leather strap | Msrp | 1,295 USD | $1,295 | 2026-10-24 | link |
| Women's White | link bracelet | Msrp | 1,395 USD | $1,395 | 2026-10-24 | link |
| Women's Blue | leather strap | Msrp | 1,295 USD | $1,295 | 2026-10-24 | link |
| Women's Blue | link bracelet | Msrp | 1,395 USD | $1,395 | 2026-10-24 | link |
Variants
| Name | Dial | Bezel |
|---|---|---|
| White | white with black Roman numerals, blued hands and a date window at 3 | — |
| Blue | blue with Roman numerals and a date window at 3 | — |
| Women's White | white with black Roman numerals, blued hands and a date window at 3 | polished, set with crystals |
| Women's Blue | blue with Roman numerals and a date window at 3 | polished, set with crystals |
About this entry
74% of key specs known. Missing: hardening, lume, bracelet links, end links, clasp micro-adjust.
Detroit Watch Company's 39mm three-hand 1701 Pontchartrain Louis XIV (Roman numerals, date at 3), sold in two listings: the men's (white or blue dial; $1,250 on a calf strap, $1,350 on the link bracelet) and the Women's 1701 Pontchartrain Louis XIV Exhibition, the same case and movement with a polished case and crystal-set bezel (white or blue dial; $1,295 / $1,395, with lizard-grain strap colours). Both spec sheets give a 39mm polished/brushed (women's: polished) steel case, 11mm overall height, 48mm lug to lug, 20mm lugs, screw-down crown, 98g on the strap, sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating and 5 ATM, with the ETA 2824-2 in Elaboré finish (perlage, Côtes de Genève rotor), adjusted to +4 to +6 s/day; the brand quotes a 38-hour power reserve. Both listings are titled Exhibition and the photos show a sapphire display caseback, though the spec lines don't mention it. The men's dial line says the hour indexes are Swarovski crystals; the women's says only "white with black graphics". Bracelet (women's spec): 3mm thick, solid links with screws, deployant clasp, quick-release spring bars; polished (women's) or polished/brushed (men's). Not stated: steel grade, crystal shape, AR side, lume, bracelet micro-adjust.
Last verified: 2026-10-31. Edit or correct this entry.