ROGER DUBUIS

Watch complications specialist Roger Dubuis, formerly a director at Patek Philippe, founded his eponymous independent brand in 1995 and quickly established it as one of the leading haute horlogerie houses in Geneva, known for high complications, skeletonized calibers and tourbillons. A part of Richemont since 2008, the Roger Dubuis brand has since forged a new path without its founder but still takes pride in pushing the envelope in terms of technology and design. The Excalibur collection, launched in 2005, is the undisputed flagship, boasting models with tourbillons, double tourbillons and minute repeaters in addition to the “Spider” series of distinctly skeletonized pieces. In recent years, Roger Dubuis has collaborated with prominent motorsport brands such as Pirelli, producing eye-popping timepieces like the Excalibur Spider Pirelli ICE ZERO 2, a titanium watch featuring a flying skeletonized double tourbillon.

Founded: 1995

Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

Ownership: Richemont Group

Notable models: Excalibur, Excalibur Spider, Velvet

Did you know: The Roger Dubuis Quatuor, launched in 2013, was the first wristwatch to contain four free-sprung balances, connected by a differential system.