Sympathie

I have mixed feelings about the Roger Dubuis Excalibur Biretrograde Calendar ref. DBEX1179. But, as it has never really been reviewed on our site , I thought it would be interesting to share our thoughts about it. WHAT I LIKE I'll start with what I like a

The Roger Dubuis Sympathie Bi-Retrograde Perpetual Calendar Tourbillon ref. S40 2002, which features a mother-of-pearl dial is very rarely seen. The white gold case measures 40 x 40 x 15 mm (51 mm lug-to-lug). Even this lovely Abyssinian cat is mesmerised

A personal favorite: the RD Sympathie S34 in rose gold, one of twenty-eight, ca. mid-1990s to turn of the 21st century. (I have the date of production somewhere in the handwritten papers, but I'm too lazy to dig it up right now.)

The history of RD is sad indeed. Based on an understanding gleaned though reading between the lines of the house's publicly-revealed history, the treatment accorded to Roger Dubuis himself by his so-called "partner" seems shameful to me. Richemont's subse

i say the same about the first-gen Roger Dubuis Sympathie in rg with black dial and Breguet Arabics.

A mite unconventional? Early production RD S37 and the Psychopsis orchid. No, I did NOT make that name up, but I have put in the better part of 3 years coaxing it into bloom.

I think these early production examples (from before Carlos Diaz bought Dubuis out of the company,) are very special watches. I'm not sure anything quite like them is being made right now, and it's always seemed to me that Richemont uses the RD name to br

This one dates from when Roger Dubuis actually was Roger Dubuis, the Sympathie had a shaped crystal, the watches were hand assembled and finished, and every design was a limited edition of 28. I don’t think anybody has made watches quite like this since D