To celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Geneva Seal, Roger Dubuis has produced a limited edition watch called the Excalibur Flying Tourbillon Chronograph single-pusher. The watch marks a new era in the way the Geneva Seal is applied to watches (explained below) and is the first Roger Dubuis watch to comply with the new rules.
The Roger Dubuis Excalibur Flying Tourbillon Chronograph watch is produced in a very limited run of 8 pieces only. The watch comes in a 45mm pink-gold case with brown leather strap and is powered by the new RD580 calibre movement. The watch face features the power reserve indicator at the 12 o’clock position, a 45 minute chronograph counter at the three o’clock position, a window showing the platinum micro-rotor with the words “125 ANS” at the 6 o’clock position, and the flying tourbillon at the 9 o’clock position.
The Geneva Seal is the official seal of the city of Geneva, which, when applied to a watch is the quality seal of Geneva School of Horology. The Geneva Seal was introduced in 1886 and guaranteed the watch movement was hand-made, assembled, and regulated in the city of Geneva, Switzerland. The new rules, unveiled on November 9, 2011, state that the entire watch must meet the Geneva Seal certification requirements, not just the movement.
[Source: Roger Dubuis]
