Roger Dubuis and Lamborghini’s disruptive design

Roger Dubuis unveiled the highly complicated Excalibur One-Off timepiece with tremendous fanfare at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie this year.
Roger Dubuis Lamborghini SC18 Alston

The watch is inspired by the Lamborghini SC18 Alston (the only single-build hypercar ever created by the marque), its design reflecting the SC18’s aesthetic codes, with the compact calibre being developed around a single frame to mimic its tubular structure. The mesh of the strap comprises nylon fibres like those in Pirelli tyres.

Roger Dubuis Excalibur One-Off

Roger Dubuis enlisted the help of the Pirelli engineers to realise a strap design with very good torsional and traction resistance, achieving an authentic skeleton effect through extensive open working.

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