Roger Dubuis Excalibur Dragon Monotourbillon
The Roger Dubuis Excalibur Dragon Monotourbillon is a tribute to the Year of the Dragon. While the previous Excalibur Dragon released in 2020 delivered a true resemblance of the dragon’s mythical form, this new Monotourbillon takes a more abstract approach.
Celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year, this timepiece hoses the Roger Dubuis Calibre RD512SQ, a skeletonized movement with the signature monotourbillon complication. Its high-performing Flying Tourbillon mechanism was built from 63 components.
The RD512SQ Calibre includes a lower tourbillon cage in non-magnetic titanium – twice lighter than stainless steel. Going even further, the upper tourbillon cage is produced in mirror-polished Cobalt Chrome – also non-magnetic – which enables the weight of the tourbillon to be reduced by 16%. As a result, the calibre shows a greater resistance to magnetic fields, while the power reserve is radically optimised to 72 hours.
This exceptional Monotourbillon calibre is adorned with a very complex 3D dragon, made of 27 brass elements. Each element is decorated with black lacquer on the sides and with a pink gold galvanic treatment on top with a polish finish. These 27 elements are held on 4 brass plates that are treated in grey with a galvanic treatment. To give life and volume to the dragon, the different elements are positioned on 25 different levels, flat and tilted.
T his movement also boasts various haute-horlogerie decorations according to the traditions of Poinçon de Genève certification, one of the most demanding signatures in fine watchmaking.
The 42 mm diameter case of the watch is built from pink gold and is mounted with a robust brass flange, which itself has been given a pink gold galvanic treatment, along with indexes filled with black Super-LumiNova™. The case back sapphire is decorated with a metallization of the dragon silhouette.
For the black calf-skin leather strap, personal style is set free thanks to the versatile quick release system, which enables the strap to be switched in seconds.
The Excalibur Dragon Monotourbillon is a boutique exclusive edition and available in a limited series of just 28 pieces.
Model: Roger Dubuis Excalibur Dragon Monotourbillon
Movement
Calibre RD512
Manual-winding skeleton movement with flying Monotourbillon
Finishes: 4 different types of finishes certified by the Poinçon de Genève
Frequency: 3 Hz / 21’600 Vibrations per Hour
Power reserve: 72 Hours
Diameter lines: 16
Thickness: 6.9 Millimeters
Number of pieces: 194
Number of rubies: 19
Case
Pink gold 750/1000 case with open case back Sapphire crystal
Diameter: 42 Millimeters
Thickness: 12.62 Millimeters
Water resistance: 10 BAR (100m)
Dial
Brass bezel with Pink Golden Galvanic treatment, brass applied indexes with Pink Golden Galvanic treatment filled with black SuperLuminova.
Triple surface hands in pink gold 750/1000 with satin brushed finish on the tilted surfaces and shot-blasted finish on the flat grey surface, SLN tips.
Strap
Calf leather strap, interchangeable with Quick Release System
Buckle
Pink gold 750/1000, triple folding buckle interchangeable with Quick Release System
