Roger Dubuis is a

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manufacturer of luxury watches based in

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. The company was founded by Roger Dubuis and Carlos Dias in 1995. In 2008, the company was acquired by the

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group. The Roger Dubuis watches include the Excalibur and Velvet collections, along with motorsports watches in collaboration with Lamborghini Squadra Corse and

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History

Roger Dubuis started his career at

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in the late 1950s, and founded his own atelier in 1980 after 14 years of developing complications in Geneva for Patek Philippe. He took commissions to design new complications for major brands for several years. Carlos Dias, a designer for

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, joined Dubuis to launch the brand. The Roger Dubuis Manufacture in Geneva was founded in 1995. After four years of development, In 1999, the company unveiled first watches that were fully designed and developed in-house. In 2001, Roger Dubuis built his manufacturing facility in

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, on the outskirts of Geneva. In 2005, the Excalibur collection was launched, equipped with Double Tourbillon Skeleton movement. In August 2008, Richemont Group acquired 60% of Roger Dubuis. In 2016, the group has acquired the remaining 40% of the company. Co-founder Roger Dubuis died in October 2017.

Movements

Roger Dubuis signature Double Flying Tourbillon RD01SQ movement

Roger Dubuis is one of the few Swiss watch companies that produces most of its caliber components in-house. Roger Dubuis calibers are made up of several hundred hand-finished components. Most Roger Dubuis timepieces bear the ''Poinçon de Genève'', or Geneva Hallmark, certifying a watchmaking quality specific to Geneva. The main movements produced by Roger Dubuis are: * RD820SQ Automatic skeleton watch with micro-rotor * RD505SQ Single Flying Tourbillon * RD01SQ Skeleton double flying tourbillon * RD101 Quatuor, with four sprung balances *RD103SQ Double sprung balances with differential - this was the first Roger Dubuis movement co-created in partnership with Lamborghini Squadra Corse. Roger Dubuis calibers are made of

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, diamonds and

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, as well as new materials such as

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and

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. Most of the timepieces are skeleton watches. Roger Dubuis Excalibur Automatic Skeleton in Carbon RDDBEX0508

Motorsport partnerships

Roger Dubuis started collaboration with the

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companies in 2017. * Lamborghini Squadra Corse * Pirelli - these timepieces feature rubber inlays from Pirelli tyres.

References

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