Revved up, high geared and pumped… Roger Dubuis is right up there when it comes to being streets ahead of the crowd and appealing to a community united by a powerful tribal feeling. So whether it’s about code-breaking designs, thundering technology or passionate performance, the brand that dares to be different is quick off the mark, with the support of its perpetually creative R&D division. With a constant ear to the ground for what’s going on out there, of recent years, the latter has drawn inspiration from a range of other industries. Driven by a firm belief that every day is filled with fresh challenges to be vanquished, Roger Dubuis thus fearlessly roars into the future of Fine Watchmaking with a truly remarkable disregard for any and all boundaries.
When visionary engineers meet incredible watchmakers, the outcome is bound to be mind-bending. Such is the case with the potent partnerships set up by Roger Dubuis since 2017 with legendary car designer and manufacturer Lamborghini Squadra Corse; and tyre king Pirelli that has equipped every Lamborghini produced and currently realizes bespoke tyres designed for the best performance, handling and safety of specific car models. Against this background of shared gutsiness, roaring imagination and unbelievable aesthetics have sprung two exceptional relationships. On the one hand, an adrenaline-fuelled, performance-packed Raging Mechanics alliance underpinned by the sleekest technology; and on the other, a collaboration with Pirelli driven by the same fascination with materials technology and such an obsession with innovation that it has been dubbed “the Perfect Fit”.
A bold master sleight of high tech and avantgarde design inspired by the automotive world, the 45-mm diameter Excalibur Huracán timepiece offers the same blend of performance, lightness, and security as its namesake supercar. The skeleton automatic RD630 calibre features a 12° angled balance wheel representing the movement signature associated with Lamborghini Squadra Corse, while the 360° oscillating weight inspired by the rim of the Huracán supercar reproducing the same kind of speed effect as a supercar wheel; and the upper calibre features a strut-bar design bridge reminiscent of those found on the V10 engine of the Lamborghini Huracán supercar itself.
Oozing stylish muscle, the use of this avantgarde carbon, renowned for its resistance (safety) and lightness (performance) properties, reflects the spectacular skill of both Roger Dubuis and Lamborghini Squadra Corse in adapting unconventional materials for their own, highly individual purposes. In a final burst of unleashed creativity, the sprung balance has been turned around in comparison to a traditional mechanical movement to ensure that wearers can luxuriate in the pleasure of seeing the heart of their timepiece beating. Completing the Roger Dubuis line-up, a red-hot 88-piece limited edition, notably featuring a strap with rubber inlays from certified race-winning Pirelli tyres, as well as tread motifs exactly like those of the Pirelli CinturatoTM intermediate tyre is also being introduced on this occasion.