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And sometimes RD handsets are just leaf hands
(This design is pre-Richemont)
In Hong Kong Mass Transit Rail,
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Much More in a Much Smaller Package
Love this one - old school, 90s, applied numerals, great hands, a beautiful and beautifully-preserved dial (and, of course, the Geneva seal)…… ...
A wonderful reminder of what Roger Dubuis used to be.
I have not seen this reference before, and it’s interesting to note something more restrained than the Sympathie or Golden Square that would come later, though still when the master himself remained involved. Thanks for sharing this!
Very nice indeed, even if this “much more”
is rather “less is more” than usual! Best, Emmanuel
Looks very much of 1920s design language
Does it bother you that RD often uses “mismatched” handset? The hour hand is pear or spade shaped while the minute hand is plume shaped. This has always irked me a little bit about RD.
I know what you mean
But, to be honest, I just treat it as the “price of entry” at this point: as you say, he did this a lot and the elongated syringe end to both hands gives it a coherence that would otherwise be missing - so I think it works overall (even if it could be don...
And sometimes RD handsets are just leaf hands
(This design is pre-Richemont) In Hong Kong Mass Transit Rail, Chk ...
I dont know....
A true leaf style minute hand is thin on both ends and bulbous in the middle (like the hour hand). The minute hand is bulbous at the end and ends in a sharp tip. This is more akin to an aplpha or lancet style hand. I still think RD house style is to pull ...