Roger Dubuis Gears Up With Excalibur Spider Huracán
Roger Dubuis is launching a new Excalibur Spider in collaboration with Lamborghini. The watch is once again an exemplary mix of the DNA of both brands, combining cutting-edge design with innovative materials. Joining the Excalibur Spider Huracán collection, this latest addition gives center stage to Ceramic Composite Fiber (CCF). This high-performance material is normally used in the aerospace industry, in particular for rockets, yet after extensive research and development, Roger Dubuis made it suitable for use in watchmaking.
One of the things that makes this material so extraordinary is that it is even 20 percent lighter than carbon. This fits perfectly in Roger Dubuis’s strategy to create watches that are like racing machines for the wrist. The CCF has a white color with a subtle yet distinct white marble effect. The brand used it not only to craft the case but also as part of the movement. This makes the watch very good-looking, with an icy cool appearance.
Roger Dubuis will make 88 pieces of this new, 45mm large Excalibur Spider Huracán powered by caliber RD630. This movement was developed together with Lamborghini and has a few extraordinary features. The balance wheel, placed at twelve o’clock, is placed at a 12-degree angle for increased precision. Opposite of it, we find the date function in between the two mainspring barrels. This gives the Excalibur Spider Huracán a power reserve of 60 hours. The back of the watch is equally stunning as there the oscillating weight is shaped like the rim of a Lamborghini Huracán
The Excalibur Spider Huracán also continues the recently started tradition at Roger Dubuis to be dazzling by night. For this, the brand not only applied Super-LumiNova on the hands and hour markers, but also used it to decorate part of the bridges, the bezel, and even the strap. It makes that the unique capabilities of this Roger Dubuis shine, even at night.
