Roger Dubuis Watches & Wonders Geneva 2025 New Item

Roger Dubuis Watches & Wonders Geneva 2025 New Release ​ Roger Dubuis Press release: April 1, 2025 Roger Dubuis Watches & Wonders Geneva 2025 New Item Dream Inheritance: Excalibur Grand Complication Roger Dubuis was a dedicated watchmaker who spent his life imagining new ways to celebrate the most iconic complications. As the eponymous Maison celebrates its 30th anniversary, the watchmakers he inspired prove that the founder’s emotional dreams are still alive and well. That is the Excalibur Grand Complication.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/121062/17/121062-17-6a6405950be54efbd4cc376e694625ee-3900×2600.jpg This exclusive timepiece not only pays tribute to 30 years of watchmaking excellence, but also combines the rarity of three complications and an emblematic biretrograde bearing the Geneva Seal, the hallmark of haute horlogerie excellence. In haute horlogerie, each of these complications is notoriously complex in its design, and here in particular they combine and embody Mr. Roger’s high level of watchmaking expertise. His watchmaking experience and knowledge accumulated over many years have become the driving force behind creating timepieces that are enhanced not only by their outstanding mechanical skills but also by their unique expressiveness. This new creation embodies the Maison’s unwavering ethos and celebrates it with signature Roger Dubuis style. Exquisite harmony woven by complex mechanisms An out-of-the-box approach to mechanics is deeply engraved in the Maison’s DNA. Mr. Roger Dubuis was fascinated by complications and had an undying passion for creation, striving to perpetuate and develop the historical value of watchmaking, and at the same time was passionate about passing it on to the next generation. With this inspiration in mind, in 2009 Roger Dubuis’ watchmakers created the first 100% in-house Grand Complication caliber. A grand complication is the name given to a watch that integrates three or more
complications into the basic watch function. To meet this standard, the RD0829 is equipped with three complications that represent the pinnacle of watchmaking: a perpetual calendar, a minute repeater, and a flying tourbillon double micro-rotor. In 2025, the second Grand Complication caliber will be born.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/121062/17/121062-17-47219d1c33ff6224a6bf53c0d0dfd5fe-3900×2200.jpg As with the first generation, the perpetual calendar, minute repeater and automatic tourbillon are all housed in a sophisticated movement. Caliber RD118 boasts a power reserve of approximately 60 hours and is further enhanced by the various finishes on all sides. This attention to detail has earned this timepiece the Geneva Seal certification. To earn this honor, all 684 parts must be carefully decorated by hand. This certification not only guarantees the beauty of the piece, but also the provenance of the timepiece, its outstanding functionality, and its outstanding timekeeping accuracy. Perpetual Calendar Creating a perpetual calendar cannot be accomplished overnight. However, Roger Dubuis also saw these challenges as an attractive element. This was his favorite complication, and as a particularly patient watchmaker, he found great pleasure in spending time working on its intricate craftsmanship. Mr. Dubuis recognized that controlling a perpetual calendar would be extremely difficult, and that it was “certainly something that craftsmen would fear.” However, his free and innovative approach centered on emotion rather than logic, and it was this passion that guided him to properly control the mechanism. This passion and dedication are the essence of his lifelong watchmaking philosophy. In fact, designing a perpetual calendar requires unwavering patience. In order to cope with the complex mechanism of the Gregorian calendar, it is necessary to have a sophisticated mechanical memory that does not malfunction, and to keep accurate time even several decades into the future. There is. This includes the ability to automatically calculate months with different lengths of 28, 30, and 31 days, and adjust for leap years that occur once every four years. By meeting these highly complex requirements, the Excalibur Grande Complication achieved accuracy that did not require manual correction until 2100 AD. After correction in 2100, it will continue to automatically keep accurate month and date for another 100 years.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/121062/17/121062-17-8c8985fb47c09c6f5c57c35d7c6b1e13-1920×1083.jpg Bi-retrograde display This perpetual calendar innovation continues to develop further with the introduction of bi-retrograde display. The calendar hand moves gracefully along a semicircular scale before quickly returning to zero. Roger Dubuis’ career is full of many notable achievements, but the development of the biretrograde display is one of the most iconic. Furthermore, in the 1980s, through a partnership with watchmaker Jean-Marc Vidaleche, the company developed and patented a number of calibers that represented the innovation of the time. One of these is the jointly patented retrograde display system, a complication that has been optimized and modernized by two watchmakers who combined their talents. This joint patent was the basis for Roger Dubuis’s first wristwatch, launched in 1995. Today, the bi-retrograde display continues in the Excalibur Grand
Complication, with separate scales for the day and date, both featuring the Excalibur series’ signature skeleton hands and semi-instant jump function. In addition, there is a month display disc between the 11 and 12 o’clock positions, and a leap year display is placed next to it. Minute repeater Sometimes “listening” can bring as much beauty as “seeing.” The Excalibur Grande Complication certainly confirms this feeling by incorporating a minute repeater complication within its caliber. Minute repeaters were developed as a way to tell the time at night before the invention of electric lights, and are considered one of the most difficult challenges in a complicated mechanism. Watchmakers, like musicians, make minute adjustments to create a timepiece that sounds like a musical instrument. In this timepiece, the tritone is activated by a pusher on the left side of the case, and the information from each cam is mechanically read by the minute repeater’s main spindle system, which is transmitted to the rack where the hammer strikes the gong. Image
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/121062/17/121062-17-0a0567aa344c84b87d2e5b27bbf1af60-1920×1083.jpg Like the Excalibur Diabolus in Machina released in 2020, Roger Dubuis’ Minute Repeater is characterized by its sonic expression and careful attention to melodic organization. On the other hand, the tones played bring unexpected sensations to the listener. Known in the Middle Ages as the “Devil’s interval,” the tritone is a low-pitched tone that signals the hours, a high tone that signals minutes, and both tones that signal quarter-hours. The devil’s interval, which consists of three whole tones or six semitones, was strictly prohibited in religious music, but its unstable and mysterious sound played an important role in later music, bringing unique nuance and depth to chord progressions, especially in blues music. In addition, Roger Dubuis has added another advanced feature to the minute repeater complication. It uses an “all-or-nothing” mechanism and is designed to operate only when the pusher is fully depressed, and will never chime if the pusher is pressed in half-heartedly. This prevents damage to the mechanism due to malfunction and ensures the highest level of safety. Tourbillon For Roger Dubuis, the tourbillon was the best way to optimize the space within the caliber, allowing him to add complications and beautiful decorations and designs to the caliber. The Excalibur Grand Complication is a faithful reflection of this spirit. At 5 and 6 o’clock, the iconic flying tourbillon echoes Roger Dubuis’s many tourbillon mechanisms. From its mirror-polished cage inspired by the Celtic cross to its clever use of lightweight, non-magnetic titanium, the tourbillon perfectly embodies the Maison’s innovative and inspiring approach. This mechanism that transcends gravity has become a complication often seen in Roger Dubuis craftsmanship, and has become a symbol of the house.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/121062/17/121062-17-f2de6788ac0be14d4f98b4cf5bd5a7cc-1920×1083.jpg Available rarity The Excalibur Grand Complication, which will be unveiled at Watches & Wonders Geneva 2025, will be limited to just eight pieces worldwide, making it a rare timepiece for the select few among true watch enthusiasts. The 45mm pink gold case is fitted with an interchangeable brown calfskin leather strap and a pink gold buckle that echoes the case’s luster. In addition, the transparent sapphire crystal case back allows you to enjoy the delicate and captivating mechanism. Roger Dubuis has always been committed to creating innovative timepieces that embody originality itself. Launched on the occasion of the Maison’s 30th anniversary, this timepiece is a magnificent tribute to the dreams of its founder and embodies the co-founder’s innovative approach to watchmaking, which continues to inspire today.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/121062/17/121062-17-6da14d5d36977f22b4c2e6349a6f491e-1920×1920.png Excalibur Grand Complication Ref. DBEX1179 Boutique limited, 8 pieces Case diameter 45mm, automatic winding. Pink gold case. Perpetual calendar, minute repeater, flying tourbillon. The dial has a black top and minute track transferred to a white polished bevel, polished and gold-plated hour and minute hands with a white SLN in the center. Calendar display with biretrogradation of day of the week and date. Month and leap year display by disk. Brown calf strap with pink gold folding clasp. 104,720,000 yen (estimated price including tax). Roger Dubuis Ginza Boutique 03-5537-5317 Roger Dubuis Nagoya Boutique 052-990-3908 Roger Dubuis Daimaru Shinsaibashi store boutique 06-6271-1231 (representative) Roger Dubuis Iwataya Main Store Boutique 092-791-5800