{"id":26131,"date":"2021-03-27T18:15:45","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T18:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/roger-dubuis-excalibur-quatuor-cobalt-micromelt\/"},"modified":"2024-06-02T17:59:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-02T15:59:07","slug":"roger-dubuis-excalibur-quatuor-cobalt-micromelt-hands-on-sihh-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/en\/roger-dubuis-excalibur-quatuor-cobalt-micromelt-hands-on-sihh-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"The Roger Dubuis Excalibur Quatuor Cobalt MicroMelt\u00ae watch hands-on"},"content":{"rendered":"

The SIHH<\/strong> has officially kicked off and that means four entire days of unconditional passion with an additional day that, for the very first time in the history of the exhibition, will be entirely devoted to the public, who will be given the chance to browse the stalls of the PalaExpo<\/strong> and probably choose their first gift for 2017<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie<\/strong> has made a very smart move by putting together historic brands pertaining to the Richemont Group<\/strong> and an ever-growing bunch of independent brands, thus increasing the offer of what is rightly known as the \u201cSalon International De La Haute Horlogerie<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"Roger-Dubuis-booth\"The first article is dedicated this year to Roger Dubuis<\/strong>; time-wise, it is the first brand to satisfy our thirst for new releases \u2013 and, indirectly, yours too, the passion for mechanics and, at the same time, it is also one of the manufacturers that still refuses to be labelled as a \u201cconformist<\/em>\u201d, while standing out as the most \u201cavant<\/em>\u2013garde<\/em>\u201d among the Richemont<\/strong> manufactures.<\/p>\n

\"Roger-Dubuis-Excalibur-Quatuor-MicroMelt-5\"The name Excalibur<\/strong> has been permanently associated to this small and independent manufacturer of dreams that was founded by a great master watchmaker\u00a0and that was able to carve its niche within this group thanks to its endless creative strength and direct personality; a personality that leaves no room to grey areas when it comes to interpreting and overall consent.<\/p>\n

\"Roger-Dubuis-Excalibur-Quatuor-MicroMelt-2\"The Roger Dubuis Excalibur Quatuor<\/strong>\u00a0is the manufacturer\u2019s mission statement that fuses together a \u201chaute<\/em>\u2013couture<\/em>\u201d communication style with the best of what the haute-horlogerie world can offer nowadays (the Seal of Geneva for example); it is a clear aesthetic statement, almost an \u201caffront<\/em>\u201d to a big invention from the past \u2013 the tourbillon -.<\/p>\n

\"Roger-Dubuis-Excalibur-Quatuor-MicroMelt-6\"In 2013<\/strong>, the brand\u2019s watch-makers crafted an incredibly original calibre by placing four control elements (balance wheels and balance springs), each one of them running at a frequency of 4Hz<\/strong>, in the four corners of the 48mm<\/strong>-case.<\/p>\n

The elements are interconnected through a system made up of differential gears so that they counter-balance each other and give back an extremely precise time beat \u2013 as declared by Roger Dubuis<\/strong> -. This is an entirely new way to control both the effect of the force of gravity on the running precision of a timepiece and the different position of a timepiece within space.<\/p>\n

\"Roger-Dubuis-Excalibur-Quatuor-MicroMelt\"The Roger Dubuis Excalibur Quatuor Cobalt MicroMelt\u00ae<\/strong> moves the collection\u2019s standard level to new heights. The RD101<\/strong> calibre<\/strong> is made up of 590 parts<\/strong> and 5 differential gears<\/strong>, it has been designed, built, and regulated according to the Seal of Geneva<\/strong>\u2018s strict criteria and it has been coupled with a newly released alloy in the world of watch-making, that confirms the innovative spirit of the Roger Dubuis<\/strong> brand.<\/p>\n

The MicroMelt\u00ae<\/strong> is a patent of Carpenter Technologies<\/strong>; a US<\/strong> company<\/strong> specializing in creating special alloys and steels that are used within the extremely high tech technology sector, like aeronautics<\/strong> or chemical plants<\/strong>, and also on consumer products, like electronic equipment<\/strong> and bikes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The alloy used by Roger Dubuis<\/strong> is the result of a fusion and atomization process of a chrome-pulverized cobalt powder alloy that is obtained by exposing the fused metal to a high pressure jet.<\/p>\n

\"Roger-Dubuis-Excalibur-Quatuor-MicroMelt-4\"The powder then undergoes a selective process, where only the particles with a specific diameter are selected, to be then hot-pressed, fused and transformed into small bars. The main characteristic of a chrome<\/strong>\u2013cobalt<\/strong> alloy obtained through the MicroMelt\u00ae<\/strong> process are for example a controlled porosity, that is to say a homogeneous structure that guarantees uniform\u00a0mechanic characteristics.<\/p>\n

\"Roger-Dubuis-Excalibur-Quatuor-MicroMelt-7\"Roger Dubuis<\/strong> hasn\u2019t simply introduced this new alloy into the world of watch-making but the MicroMelt\u00ae<\/strong> process perfectly adapts to joining together metals and non-metals that are quite different from each other, thus paving the way for new and interesting scenarios.<\/p>\n

\"Roger-Dubuis-booth-2\"It is quite strange that Roger Dubuis<\/strong> hasn\u2019t crafted the buckle in the same alloy but has opted for grade 5 Titanium<\/strong> instead. This variation of the Quatuor<\/strong> gives it a completely different energy by transforming it into a high-range sporty timepiece that, spirit-wise and colour-wise, reminds me of the Easy Diver<\/strong>, despite its crafting and technical design being at a far more superior level that find no comparison.<\/p>\n

\"Roger-Dubuis-Excalibur-Quatuor-MicroMelt-8\"The blue colour<\/strong> of the PVD<\/strong>-treatment that can be found on the dial, the rehaut, the power reserve indicator located at 9 o\u2019clock, and the red accents on the white gold hands, the red ring on the crown and the red top-stitching work of the alligator skin strap give the Roger Dubuis Excalibur Quatuor Cobalt MicroMelt\u00ae<\/strong> the type of image that was still missing and that Roger Dubuis<\/strong> was probably looking for.<\/p>\n

It is a combination of colours and materials that gives full visibility to an exceptional mechanics and a new luxury and hi-tech accent. The Roger Dubuis Excalibur Quatuor Cobalt MicroMelt\u00ae<\/strong> is opulent across the board, and it features a brazen style that is nevertheless bold, only 8 samples<\/strong> of this timepiece will be released and each of them retails at a price of 390,000 Swiss Francs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n