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Jan 22, 2021
Watchfinder & Co. presents:
I don’t think it’ll cause much shock when I say that the Roger Dubuis Excalibur Chronograph’s looks are an acquired taste. For many I think that would be putting it mildly, and for a few more they’d probably rather burn their devices than see any more of this—but for me, despite its quirks, despite its oddities, the Excalibur Chronograph is a strong guilty pleasure, a definite must in the hypothetical ultimate collection. Let me explain why.
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Roger Dubuis Excalibur Chronograph
Skeleton flying tourbillon, the signature of the brand.
By paring down the plates and bridges in the extreme so as to maintain only the essential elements, Roger Dubuis provides a flamboyant stage-setting for the highly technical nature of its tourbillon calibers.
The skeleton single flying tourbillon is part of the highest complication in the world of Haute Horlogerie.
Specifications
REFERENCE : RD510SQFeatures
- Type : Hand-wound mechanical calibre
- Function : Hours, Minutes
- Power reserve : 60 hours
- Circular-grained plate and bridges
- NAC or 5N coating
- Poinçon de Genève finishings
- Components : 179
- Jewels : 17
- Diameter : 13 1/2
- Thickness : 5,13
- Frequency : 3 Hz (21'600 vph)
This timepiece celebrates the emblematic symbol of the Dragon. The latter plays with and around the calibre. Two craftsmnaships - grande complication and micro scultpure - blended in one timepiece.
Caliber
The Skeleton double flying tourbillon, an unmistakable Roger Dubuis signature, a perfect blend of visual magic and technical performance.
With the skeleton double flying tourbillon RD01SQ, Roger Dubuis is the only watchmaker to offer this superb expression of technical expertise and design that is now an acknowledged and exclusive speciality of the Manufacture. This caliber, above and beyond its incredible aesthetic appeal, ensures enhanced precision thanks to its differential system serving to average out the rate of the two tourbillons. 1,200 hours of manufacturing, including 360 hours devoted to the Poinçon de Genève.Specifications
REFERENCE : RD01SQFeatures
- Type : Hand-wound mechanical caliber
- Function : Skeleton double flying tourbillon
- Power reserve : 50
- Skeleton caliber
- Charcoal grey rhodium-plated
- Circular-grained plate
- Tourbillon carriage in the shape of a Celtic cross
- Poinçon de Genève finishings
- Components : 301
- Jewels : 28
- Diameter : 16 3/4
- Thickness : 7.67
- Frequency : 2x3 Hz (2x21,600 vph)