It is from a world of choreographed mastery and power that luxury watchmaker Roger Dubuis reveals the new Excalibur collection
Despite its continuing popularity, the iconic Excalibur has undergone some alterations in the designs of its dial and case. The results are evident in the more elegant, streamlined Automatic, the ‘entry-level’ Excalibur.
The watch’s 42mm diameter case – available in rose gold or stainless steel – retains the angular, bevelled notches in its fluted bezel, but the fluting is more delicate, reflecting the shape of the Dauphine hour and minute hands on the sunburst-finished dial.
The revamped case also has no crown guard, which lends it a more traditional, symmetrical aesthetic. The dial still has the large, stylised Roman numerals radiating from the centre, and a rather large small seconds subdial at 9 o’clock.
The minutes are marked on an exterior flange on the dial’s periphery, which is accented at each full hour by square applied markers.
The rose-gold model has either a silvered dial with black Roman numerals or an anthracite gray dial with darker gray-toned Roman numerals, while the steel version has a silvered dial with black numerals.
Roger Dubuis has been at the forefront of contemporary haute horlogerie since 1995.
Its audacious creations, firmly anchored in the 21st century, display all the savoir-faire and expertise of the finest watchmaking mechanisms combined with powerful, daring designs.
Boldness and extravagance are the brand’s signatures and determination its driving force. Rich in conceptual creativity and mechanical detail, its collections are inspired by four worlds: the player, the warrior, the venturer and the diva.
The Roger Dubuis product lines, La Monegasque, Excalibur, Pulsion and Velvet, are distributed worldwide through its boutiques and an exclusive sales network. The quest for excellence, the long search for the right gesture and the development of unique skills are all constants for the Geneva-based Swiss company that has been part of the Richemont Group since 2008.
The Roger Dubuis fully-integrated manufacture is the only watchmaker in the world to have every one of its timepieces stamped with the Poinçon de Genève, a guarantee of the finest craftsmanship.
The range of Roger Dubuis luxury timepieces and the new Excalibur can be viewed at Gioie-lleria Zampa, 12, Republic Street, Valletta. For more information, call 2122 0194 or visit http://sergiozampa.com .