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Roger Dubuis for Only Watch 2013 La Montegasque Flying Tourbillon

Marina Milojević | 06.18.13 | 03:09 AM

For the upcoming Only Watch 2013 charity auction, Roger Dubuis presents the unique exemplar of its La Montegasque Flying Tourbillon timepiece, which beautifully exemplifies the brand’s know-how and watchmaking expertise.

With this unique piece, created for Watch 2013, Roger Dubuis, for the very first time, introduces its exclusive automatic flying tourbillon movement within La Monégasque collection. The RD520 movement is a self-winding mechanism built on 30 jewels and composed of 227 components. The movement features rhodium-plated circular-grained plate, “Côtes de Genève” decoration, and a tourbillon carriage in the shape of a Celtic cross, positioned at 7:30 o’clock. It beats at 21,600 vibrations per hour and provides about 60 hours of power reserve.

Roger Dubuis for Only Watch 2013 La Montegasque Flying Tourbillon

The watch is housed in 44mm-wide case, crafted from pink gold. It features a beautiful charcoal-grey dial with various finishes - sunburst center and the intermediate section with circular satin exterior. The dark grey color provides a nice backdrop for polished applied Arabic numerals made from red gold, and beautifully accentuates the flying tourbillon ring and micro rotor at half past 10.

Roger Dubuis for Only Watch 2013 La Montegasque Flying Tourbillon

Roger Dubuis La Montegasque Flying Tourbillon is mounted on a black alligator strap finished with a pink gold pin buckle. This unique piece is water resistant to 50 meters, and its estimated price range is between 150'000 and 200'000 CHF.

If you’re interested in purchasing the new Roger Dubuis La Montegasque Flying Tourbillon, you should also know that all proceeds from the sale of this watch will be donated to the Monegasque Association against Muscular Dystrophy, benefiting research for Duchenne this serious ailment. The auction will take place on September 28th at 11 a.m. (GMT+1) in the “Salle Belle Epoque” of the Hôtel Hermitage in Monaco.

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