I agree the dial is indeed stunning but that sub dial at 3 needs to go IMHO and I must confess whilst I love these Roger Dubuis Sympathie watches I care not for the minute repeater complication, but each of us to our own taste is fine. Marc
This Roger Dubuis Sympathie Minute Repeater in platinum is a very rare and impressive timepiece. The guilloché dial is stunning , but I find the subdial at 3 o'clock a bit empty , personally. The shape of the Sympathie case is gorgeous . But I'm not fond
I have mixed feelings about the Roger Dubuis Excalibur Biretrograde Calendar ref. DBEX1179. But, as it has never really been reviewed on our site , I thought it would be interesting to share our thoughts about it. WHAT I LIKE I'll start with what I like a
The Roger Dubuis Sympathie Bi-Retrograde Perpetual Calendar Tourbillon ref. S40 2002, which features a mother-of-pearl dial is very rarely seen. The white gold case measures 40 x 40 x 15 mm (51 mm lug-to-lug). Even this lovely Abyssinian cat is mesmerised
A personal favorite: the RD Sympathie S34 in rose gold, one of twenty-eight, ca. mid-1990s to turn of the 21st century. (I have the date of production somewhere in the handwritten papers, but I'm too lazy to dig it up right now.)
The history of RD is sad indeed. Based on an understanding gleaned though reading between the lines of the house's publicly-revealed history, the treatment accorded to Roger Dubuis himself by his so-called "partner" seems shameful to me. Richemont's subse
A mite unconventional? Early production RD S37 and the Psychopsis orchid. No, I did NOT make that name up, but I have put in the better part of 3 years coaxing it into bloom.