Roger Dubuis

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Part I: Parts production

Roger Dubuis is almost wholly self-sufficient in terms of movements. From movement concept to design and production, everything is done at the manufacture.

Several dozen machines sit on the ground level, milling, turning, grinding and drilling the various parts of a movement, right down to the tiniest parts like screws for the tourbillon.

Below: A bar fed rotary mill and the balance wheels that emerge

Roger Dubuis also manufactures hairsprings in-house, using raw materials from a supplier. Unfortunately no photos were permitted of that process.

This level of vertical integration is impressive, especially for a company of this size. The amount of money put into building the manufacture must have been Too Much, Much More than anyone can imagine.

Above: A microscope to check tolerances of parts

But when paired with a professionally managed brand, this magnificent facility has tremendous potential. This is especially so given that Roger Dubuis is not just a collection of machines, but also the owner of a tremendous amount of intellectual property in term of movement designs.