Roger Dubuis Announces First UK Boutique at Harrods
Swiss luxury horologer Roger Dubuis announces a new coveted address – Harrods’ iconic Fine Watch Room. It is the brand’s first UK flagship store.
Swiss luxury horologer Roger Dubuis announces a new coveted address – Harrods’ iconic Fine Watch Room. It is the brand’s first UK flagship store.
The mere existence of the Roger Dubuis Excalibur Quatuor is incredible, and the Excalibur Quatuor Cobalt MicroMelt reignites earlier amazement over such a complicated piece with a new process and material for the case that would make a nerdy metallurgist stand up and take notice.
Roger Dubuis‘ offerings for SIHH 2017 stuck to its bestselling Excalibur line, with improvements in materials and colours, and also a mystifying tie-up with tyre-maker Pirelli. With a skeletonised case that’s characteristic of the Excalibur Spider, the Pirelli editions comprise a double tourbillon as well as automatic skeleton, both with black diamond-like carbon (DLC) coated […]
By Martin Green
Roger Dubuis has declared 2017 the year of Excalibur and rightfully so! The collection is expanded with several exciting new models, of which two are the result of a new partnership with Pirelli. It might seem a bit odd, why would a watch brand team up with a tire manufacturer, even with the esteem of Pirelli. However, both brands have a lot in common, as they are dedicated to the development of new and improved materials. This is also the central theme of the two watches that they introduced based on this partnership.
This year, Roger Dubuis showed us a couple of new pieces. But one of the pieces that we liked best, is this Excalibur Spider Pirelli. That’s right, Pirelli. A partnership with the sole sponsor of Formula 1. It isn’t just a ‘container’ partnership, but Roger Dubuis is actually using the rubber of F1 tyres. Used rubber, […]
There is something mesmerizing by skeleton watches. With nothing to hide, the watchmaker has to be at its best. Not only will every flaw in the finish of
First introduced three years ago, the Quatuor is one of Roger Dubuis’ most complicated wristwatches, equipped with four inclined balance wheels. At SIHH 2017 the watch will get a facelift, with new blue and red livery, and more notably a watch case in cobalt-chromium alloy that’s the result of complex processing. The case material is […]
Melbourne: a place I’ve called home for almost 9 years – that’s a third of my lifetime spent in this beautiful city. Here, the best coffees can be found in alleyway hole-in-the-wall cafes while eateries set in warehouse-styled spaces serve the most eclectic food in the country. All year long, world-level sporting events, art exhibitions…
What do we know about Roger Dubuis? Well, to make it short, Roger Dubuis is a proper manufacture of Haute Horlogerie, creating extremely refined skeleton movements, and being the only brand to have its entire production stamped with the Hallmark of Geneva (and that alone must already give an indication of the beauty of the production…). Roger Dubuis is also a combination of complex mechanisms with a unique design, bold, sporty and clearly recognizable. Well, all of that can be seen in the latest addition to the catalogue, the Roger Dubuis Excalibur Spider Skeleton Flying Tourbillon, which now receive colored stones incrusted in its rubber bezel.