Roger Dubuis Explained

Manufacture Roger Dubuis
Foundation:	1995
Location:	Geneva, Switzerland
Founder:	Roger Dubuis & Carlos Dias
Area Served:	Worldwide
Industry:	Watchmaking
Products:	Watches & jewellery
Parent:	Richemont International SA
Homepage:	www.rogerdubuis.com

Roger Dubuis is a Swiss watch manufacturer of luxury watches based in Geneva, Switzerland. The company was founded by Roger Dubuis and Carlos Dias in 1995.

In 2008, the company was acquired by Richemont group.^[1]

The Roger Dubuis watches include the Excalibur and Velvet collections,^[2] along with motorsports watches in collaboration with Lamborghini, Squadra Corse, and Pirelli.

History

Roger Dubuis started his career at Longines 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 Franck Muller, joined Dubuis to launch the brand.^[3]

The Roger Dubuis Manufacture in Geneva was founded in 1995. After four years of development,^[4] In 1999, the company unveiled first watches that were fully designed and developed in-house.^[5]

In 2001, Roger Dubuis built his manufacturing facility in Meyrin, on the outskirts of Geneva.^[6]

In 2005, the Excalibur collection was launched, equipped with Double Tourbillon Skeleton movement.^[7]

In August 2008, Richemont Group acquired 60% of Roger Dubuis. In 2016, the group has acquired the remaining 40% of the company.^[8]

Co-founder Roger Dubuis died in October 2017.^[9]

Movements

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.^[10]

Most Roger Dubuis timepieces bear the Poinçon de Genève, or Geneva Hallmark, certifying a watchmaking quality specific to Geneva.^{[11] [12]}

The main movements produced by Roger Dubuis are:

• RD820SQ Automatic skeleton watch with micro-rotor^[13]
• RD505SQ Single Flying Tourbillon^[14]
• RD01SQ Skeleton double flying tourbillon^[15]
• RD101 Quatuor, with four sprung balances^[16]
• RD103SQ Double sprung balances with differential - this was the first Roger Dubuis movement co-created in partnership with Lamborghini Squadra Corse.^[17]

Roger Dubuis calibers are made of gold, diamonds and titanium, as well as new materials such as carbon, ceramic and cobalt.^[18] Most of the timepieces are skeleton watches.^[19]

Motorsport partnerships

Roger Dubuis started collaboration with the motorsport companies in 2017.^[20]

• Lamborghini Squadra Corse^{[21] [22]}
• Pirelli - these timepieces feature rubber inlays from Pirelli tyres.^[23]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Compagnie Financière Richemont SA - Richemont acquires 60 per cent interest in Manufacture Roger Dubuis SA. www.richemont.com. 2019-04-15.
2. Web site: Our collections. Roger Dubuis. en-US. 2019-04-15.
3. Web site: The True Story of Roger Dubuis (1938-2017). Jiaxian. Su. 2017-10-15. ymd. SJX Watches. English. Mr Dubuis began his watchmaking career during the golden age of Swiss watchmaking, starting at Longines in the late 1950s. [...] He then moved to Geneva to work for Patek Philippe as a constructor and watchmaker in the high complications workshop [...] / After 14 years at the pedigreed Geneva watchmaker, he left in 1980 to set up a small workshop where he repaired watches and clocks for collectors, auction houses and watch brands. [...] in the early 1990s Mr Dubuis, the modest, subtle watchmaker, met Carlos Dias, who later became the swaggering impresario of the Roger Dubuis brand..
4. Book: Morschett. Dirk. Strategic International Management: Text and Cases. Schramm-Klein. Hanna. Zentes. Joachim. 2011-02-04. Springer Science & Business Media. 978-3-8349-6331-4. en.
5. Web site: Roger Dubuis watches - Roger Dubuis Brand - Roger Dubuis Excalibur - WorldTempus. en.worldtempus.com. en. 2019-04-15.
6. Web site: Manufacture. Roger Dubuis. en-US. 2019-04-15.
7. Web site: History - Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie. www.hautehorlogerie.org. 2019-04-15.
8. News: Richemont buys rest of Roger Dubuis in watch industry shake-up. 2016-01-22. Reuters. 2019-04-15. en.
9. News: Roger Dubuis, a Master Watchmaker, Dies at 79. Lankarani. Nazanin. 2017-11-02. The New York Times. 2019-04-15. en-US. 0362-4331.
10. Web site: Manufacture Exclusive Calibers. Roger Dubuis. en-US. 2019-04-15.
11. Web site: Poinçon de Genève. Roger Dubuis. en-US. 2019-04-15.
12. Web site: Poinçon de Genève. Poinçon de Genève. en. 2023-07-05.
13. Web site: Automatic skeleton watch with micro-rotor RD820SQ. Roger Dubuis. en-US. 2019-04-15.
14. Web site: Skeleton Flying Tourbillon RD505SQ. Roger Dubuis. en-US. 2019-04-15.
15. Web site: Skeleton Double Flying Tourbillon RD01SQ. Roger Dubuis. en-US. 2019-04-15.
16. Web site: Quatuor RD101. Roger Dubuis. en-US. 2019-04-15.
17. Web site: Double Sprung Balances with Differential RD103SQ. Roger Dubuis. en-US. 2019-04-15.
18. Web site: Excalibur Spider Carbon Skeleton Flying Tourbillon RDDBEX0572. Roger Dubuis. en-US. 2019-04-15.
19. Web site: Skeleton. Roger Dubuis. en-US. 2019-04-15.
20. Web site: DareToRace. Roger Dubuis. en-US. 2019-04-15.
21. Web site: Lamborghini Squadra Corse x Roger Dubuis. Roger Dubuis. en-US. 2019-04-15.
22. Web site: Lamborghini Squadra Corse Selection. Roger Dubuis. en-US. 2019-04-15.
23. Web site: Pirelli x Roger Dubuis. Roger Dubuis. en-US. 2019-04-15.