Horological Meandering

Matthias Schuler took over as CEO of Manufacture Roger Dubuis two years ago, after Richemont acquired the brand from founder Carlos Dias. He was joined by several other Richemont colleagues, like Claude Vuillemez, now COO of MRD and formerly head of manuf...  

written interview. Your precision Q & A with the seemingly affable Mr Schuler confirms what we RD fans have been hearing on the grapevine... 1. That RD is indeed back and mean business 2. That a return to its classic roots is possible thus opening the doo... 

I had the pleasure of meeting Herr Schuler as well as a few members of his team. They seemed to have a very good grasp on current issues and more importantly, they're very open about them. I'm very much encouraged by their commitments and would expect not... 

Thanks for the interview. I visited the Roger Dubuis manufacture this past summer, and I really enjoyed the contemporary feel of the building. The movements are exquisitely finished, and everything is done in-house, even the hairsprings.

I love the straight forward questions and answers. No BS'ing around and I'm sure Roger Dubuis will get their QC under control. What I hope is they don't make the designs too extravagent such as the King Square tri-plane sapphire crystal. It'll be interest... 

The Roger Dubuis pieces are very bold and it takes a confident person to pull off their watches. It will be interesting to see how the brand fares over these next few years. I am looking forward to seeing the new interpretation of the Sympathie. Cheers, D... 

on the right side of the Tourbillon Assembly picture. It reads "Oh [warning sign] mauvais (bad)" and points to some testing results. Good to see quality control procedures in action NickO

Prior to Richemont acquisition the rate of return was fairly high, it is on par with industry standards now. Sharp eyes. - SJX

Interesting. I have been in impression that the brand had lost its edge a while ago and changed the course to those weird shape/case big fancy looking watches. I will be able to see the brand through different filter going forward. Thanks! Ken

cheers PAt

with signature RD decor. But I wish they had more of the serious horology and less of the bling (literally; there is quite a bit of jewellery there). - SJX

Thanks for your great post. Unfortunatela there is no often the chance to talk about the RD watches in the internet (no special brand forum). But it seems that they put the main focus on Asia. I'm very interested in information about the european market. ...