What happens when a watchmaker, a carmaker and a tyre maker jump in bed

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What happens when a watchmaker, a carmaker and a tyre maker jump in bed

The iii-way between Roger Dubuis, Lamborghini and Pirelli has yielded the Excalibur Ane-Off, a unique piece that boasts design elements inspired by both the supercar maker and the king of race tyres.

09 May 2022 06:30AM (Updated: 04 Jul 2022 04:37PM)

In 2017, Roger Dubuis announced that they would be teaming upward with a motoring company based in Modena, Italian republic. The most obvious manufacture housed in that location is Ferrari, just they're already in a happy union with Hublot. Maserati at the time was having a piffling fling with Bulgari, leaving Roger Dubuis with two marques: Contained hyper machine-maker Pagani and Lamborghini.

Pagani'south small production numbers and avant-garde arroyo to making obscenely fast cars friction match the Roger Dubuis spirit in a manner. But Roger Dubuis went for Lamborghini instead. And while at first we were disappointed it wasn't the former, later on seeing what the partnership has grown to become over the last two years, we're now convinced that it was a friction match fabricated in heaven.

The athwart blueprint of the car fits the Excalibur case perfectly and in many ways, we can see the aforementioned traits in those who would strap a Roger Dubuis on their wrists as those who would put down skillful money on a Lamborghini.

That aforementioned year, the watchmaker also proclaimed that it would exist jumping in bed with the rex of race tyres – Pirelli – hinting that it would all brand sense in time to come.

ALL FOR ONE, ONE FOR ALL

Fast forrad to 2019, and that fourth dimension has come. The highlight of the year, presented at SIHH, is what Roger Dubuis is calling a tripartite exclusive. A watch that represents the combination of three spirits – Roger Dubuis, Lamborghini and Pirelli – resulting in a piece unique chosen the Excalibur One-Off.

This magnificent beast was inspired by the recently unveiled Lamborghini SC18 Alston supercar, which was likewise a one-off creation. It represented the first time ever that the Lamborghini motorsport division worked with a client to create a singular hyper car for that client's use on the runway.

Existence a tribute to the machine that Lamborghini Squadra Corse built, the muscular 47mm case of the I-Off is crafted with Carbon SMC in the case, flange and span, while the middle of the instance is woven carbon.

In order to really do the car justice, Roger Dubuis created a purpose-built RD106SQ calibre to be used inside the watch. This movement emulates the V-shape geometry of the Lamborghini engines, offering not just a double flight tourbillon but also inclined it at a xc° angle. Furthermore, the sentinel also comes with a double disc jumping hours indicator at the 12 o'clock position leaving a single paw (much like the tachometer and speedometer of a machine) to indicate the minutes.

Where the Pirelli DNA comes in is on the strap. Racetracks tend to get a little heated with all those engines cylinders firing at their limits and then the rubber strap paired with this lookout offers big air intakes to release at least some of that rut emanating from, well, your pores (what with the heatwave we've been experiencing and all). Interestingly enough, the nylon fibres that mesh these gaps in the straps are the exact kind that line the inner construction of Pirelli tyres.

Unfortunately, though, the Excalibur I-Off has already been sold. The buyer's identity is not known; all Roger Dubuis could reveal is that it isn't the owner of the Lamborghini SC18 Alston. Shame.

What happens when a watchmaker, a carmaker and a tyre maker jump in bed

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