Roger Dubuis The Run to Monaco

— In 2016, Roger Dubuis Replica Watches once again partnered the world’s most fun and glamorous race.   

From Tuesday May 24th to Sunday May 29th 2016, Roger Dubuis supported a series of the most accomplished vehicles ever built and stars of motor racing as they cover over a thousand miles of Europe’s best driving roads.
The heady cocktail of luxurious hotels, Michelin starred cuisine and exclusive Formula One involvement culminated in a vantage point from a beautiful super yacht berthed right in the centre of the action to experience the Monaco Grand Prix, the jewel in the crown of motorsport.
This lifestyle experience for which the exclusive and inspirational Run To Monaco is famous, together with the blend of superb form and function and cutting-edge materials of which the world’s top supercars are composed, are strongly reminiscent of the entire Roger Dubuis ethos. People with style and a taste for luxury. Discreet individuals seeking different means of self-expression. This is the world of Roger Dubuis Replica Watches UK.
Symbolic of this synergy, for the 2016 Run To Monaco, the Excalibur Automatic Skeleton appears in a dynamic new interpretation clad in a high-tech composite known as carbon fibre sheet moulding compound (SMC). The use of this avant-garde material – twice as light and twice as hard as steel – in the creation of the Excalibur Automatic Skeleton results in a supremely sporty, patently technical look.

 

Excalibur Automatic Skeleton 42 Carbon. © Replica Roger Dubuis Watches

Complementing the state-of-the-art materials and luxurious leather typical of super cars, an alligator leather/rubber strap sets the perfect finishing touch to the timepiece.
“Despite its reputation for the ultimate in luxury, the Run To Monaco is pitched as a relaxed event. There is no rushing. What could be more in keeping with our commitment to the exceptional and our perception of time than the unparalleled and total quality of this unique mix that makes the Run To Monaco so much more than just a drive?” asks Roger Dubuis’ CEO, Jean-Marc Pontroué.

2016: Roger Dubuis A sneak preview of the Roger Dubuis stand

— World Watches was amongst the first to see the very feminine Roger Dubuis stand 

The official opening of the Roger Dubuis stand has become a kind of informal opening ceremony for the SIHH at 9am on the Monday morning. But since the brand's CEO Jean-Marc Pontroué is adamant that men will be forbidden this year, your editor-in-chief took a peek behind the scenes yesterday evening with Isabelle Guignet.
For the brand the stand sets the scene for the communication throughout the year and will be found in various guises at the brand's events and points of sale. The red carpet theme of haute couture fashion shows is clear, although Alvaro Maggini stresses that the clothes were chosen for the intemporal nature to go with the new watches in the Velvet collection being presented. From some sixty creations from star designers, a shortlist of around 20 was made, from which only a handful have made it on to the glittering set of the stand.

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The new stand is a culmination of nearly a year's work for Maggini, who had a clear brief from his boss: "Jean-Marc wanted nothing but femininity, so that helped me to avoid anything that might disturb the theme," he explained to WorldTempus. "The theme of the collection is the Diva. She is someone who is always under the spotlight and we can see her in her element here. I also had to think about the characteristics of the woman who would represent Roger Dubuis, or at least the woman we would like to represent the brand. Then I built around the five pillars of the new collection and linked the dress of each model with the characteristics of each watch, which on its own took several months of work.
The challenge for Jean-Marc Pontroué was to bring together the worlds of haute horlogerie and haute couture which share similar values but in different locations, without the "fashion" aspect. "We were not looking to say this is what we will have today, this will be what we have tomorrow and this is what will come the day after tomorrow," he said. "This is an exercise in style. We want the Velvet to be one of Roger Dubuis's iconic watches in five year's time."