Roger Dubuis Post-SIHH 2013 Event in Singapore
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Recent Post-SIHH 2013 Roger Dubuis media event was held at the St Regis Hotel, Singapore. Mr Goris
Verburg, Managing Director of Roger Dubuis S.E.A, went through the
product presentation of the 2013 novelties of Excalibur theme and
highlighted Roger Dubuis is fully Poincon de Geneve certified. After the presentation, some novelties were unveiled to the media members.
A recap of the media session ....
A recap of the media session ....
Mr. Goris Verburg, Managing Director of Roger Dubuis S.E.A running through the product presentation ...
The star of this year collection is the 48mm Excalibur Quatuor. The watch which took 7 years of research, and built with 4 spring-balances and 5 differentials to achieve extreme high frequency of 16Hz and first to house to in a silicon-case. Available in two versions - 3 pieces in Silicon case and 88 pieces in rose gold case.
A video of the Excalibur Quatuor was shown.
During products unveiling, noticed the stunning pieces like Excalibur Round Table, Quatuor and Double Skeleton Tourbillon were not present.
The Quatuor should be in Roger Dubuis at Harrods.
Hopefully they may be onshore in coming months. However, they are in please refer to our SIHH 2013 report.
Firstly , the Excalibur 42 Skeleton Tourbillon ...
Fantastic work, pushing the skeletonisation to the max. Making it like an architecture piece of work.
White gold case of diameter 42mm with respectable 60 hours of power reserve on a single barrel.
Side by side with a pink gold case...
Hand-wound movement - RD505SQ ... beautiful, with components appeared in suspension.
A small detail, the cut-outs on the strap for ease of reaching the strap-pins enabling quick change of straps without scratching the lug-areas.
Next the 42mm Excalibur Automatic ... comes in two case variations - stainless steel or pink gold.
Stainless steel case with steel bracelet. grey satin-finish sunburst dial with grey transferred Roman numerals.
Automatic movement with micro-rotor, RD640, Geneva Seal, 4Hz and has a power reserve of 52 hours.
Next , the Excalibur Chronograph ...
42mm stainless steel case with beautiful blue satin dial with automatic movement with micro-rotor, RD681.
Another dial variation... in pink gold case.
A full steel version ...
Next is the smaller diameter 36mm Excalibur 36 Jewellery ...
Above piece is pink gold case and with pink gold bracelet. ( Also available in stainless steel too).
Bezel is pave-set with 48 diamonds on the bezel ( about 0.99 carat)
Within is an automatic movement, RD821 with power reserve of 48 hours.
Another variation with contrasting blue dial on satin straps.
Laslty, the Velvet High Jewellery ....
A fully pave-set piece in 36mm white gold case and bracelet.
Within is automatic movement, RD821 with power reserve of 48 hours.
A variation of pink gold with diamonds pave set on the bezel and lugs.
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Comments:
flamenco March 25th, 2013-06:32
Thanks again for the coverage! That blue satin dial Excalibur chrono is growing on me. And a much more manageable size where RD is concerned. Do u have more info on the RD681 movement? The ladies collection is quite exquisite as well. Thanks again.
Kong March 25th, 2013-08:37
Spec ... Hi Flamenco Spec for the Blue Excalibur Chronorgraph, a Boutique Special Series (like the chocolate dial). Micro-rotor is of tungsten for RD681. Case: 42 mm, stainless steel Dial: Blue satin-finish, sunburst motif, grey Roman numeral transfers, date at 6 ...
Jester March 26th, 2013-08:42
RD681 was developed based on the infamous RD78 w/ micro-rotor & column wheel. It was the very first RD chronograph movement w/ vertical clutch. Many improvements were made to increase the robustness of the movement, perhaps at a slight cost of movement deco...
Ornatus-Mundi March 27th, 2013-08:35
"Many improvements... ... were made to increase the robustness of the movement, perhaps at a slight cost of movement decoration"? Hi A lec, I am a bit surprised about your statement. Do you want to say - that robustness and decoration are conflicting goals, or - that at a give...
Jester March 27th, 2013-09:32
You're right... I almost forgot about the cost issue so I think your second statement sums it up the best: - that at a given price point some decorative work has to be omitted to invest saved money into a more robust construction
Ornatus-Mundi March 26th, 2013-01:50
I really love... how the Excalibur comes to life in this picture: What is you overall impression of the collection? Kind regards, Magnus ...
stere March 26th, 2013-03:49
wow... I've never seen the non-chrono with date window. This is an amazing watch. But for my taste I'm not sure if the bracelet really fits to this watch. stere
Ornatus-Mundi March 27th, 2013-08:38
Its a beautifully made bracelet... but I agree that the watch itself lives better on a nice leather strap. I will post more images after the Easter Days. Best, Magnus
Kong March 28th, 2013-09:30
... My impression, may not be fair, as the key pieces were not here. Based on the available pieces in the media session, I felt nothing new. For the design, getting a bit trendy, I prefer the previous classic look. As for their messaging, banging on Geneva Se...
Ornatus-Mundi March 28th, 2013-12:20
You mention an important point... "banging on Geneva Seal heavily, without telling the public what are the value-added" - that is what we will change ;-) Cheers, Magnus
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