CEO Jean-Marc Pontroué and Friend of the Brand Gerard Butler Welcome Guests to an Evening of Haute Horlogerie
Roger Dubuis CEO Jean-Marc Pontroué and Friend of the Brand Gerard Butler hosted recently guests during a fete kicking off Miami’s iconic Art Basel. In partnership with Dom Pérignon and HauteTime Magazine, Roger Dubuis welcomed 100 guests to a private seated dinner at W Hotel, one of South Beach’s premier resorts. The event was touted as one of the most exclusive parties during the luxurious art festival. The fashionable invite-only fête featured an intimate crowd of A-listers including Eva Longoria, Serena Williams and Karolina Kurkova who mingled amongst the exceptional Excalibur Quatuor timepiece.
Art Basel Miami
This year marks the 12th edition of Art Basel, the most prestigious art show in the Americas. Over the course of the week Miami is taken over by special exhibitions, performance art, public art projects and video art. For the second year in a row, Roger Dubuis hosted an exclusive event at Art Basel as it proved an exceptional venue to celebrate the artistic world of Roger Dubuis.
The evening highlighted the Excalibur Quatuor, a feat in watchmaking and a piece of Haute Horlogerie that is truly a unique work of art. As the face of the Excalibur collection, Mr. Butler was on hand, alongside Mr. Pontroué, to present the amazing Excalibur Quatuor to the fashionable crowd with an exclusive film dedicated to the groundbreaking timepiece. “We are so pleased to be able to celebrate Roger Dubuis at Art Basel Miami for the second year in a row by highlighting the exceptional work of art that is the Excalibur Quatuor,”says CEO Jean-Marc Pontroué. “The Excalibur Quatuor is a timepiece that demonstrates excellence in precision, power, and bold design, which makes Gerard the perfect ambassador and he exhibits these traits not only in his films but also his charitable works.”
As guests arrived to the event they were greeted by a bald eagle, the symbol of not only the Excalibur collection but also the prestigious Poinçon de Genève, which every Roger Dubuis timepiece bears. Each guest was transported in the incredible world of Roger Dubuis through the exceptional visual imagery on display including the new Excalibur Quatuor, which guests viewed exclusively during the event.
After the private dinner, Mr. Pontroué, invited guests into a private Dom Pérignon themed after-party to keep the evening going. The Dom Pérignon lounge featured the exclusive Jeff Koons’ designed Limited Edition Dom Pérignon Bottles. Guests were treated to the sounds of DJ Nik and while enjoying Dom Pérignon and the exceptional timepieces of Roger Dubuis.
About Roger Dubuis
Roger Dubuis has been at the forefront of contemporary Haute Horlogerie since 1995. Its audacious creations, firmly anchored in the 21st century, bear the mark of all the savoir-faire and expertise of the finest watchmaking mechanisms combined with powerful and daring designs. Boldness and extravagance are the brand’s signatures, and determination its engine. Rich in conceptual creativity and mechanical detail, its collections are inspired by four different worlds: the Incredible Player, the Incredible Warrior, the Incredible Venturer and the Incredible Diva. The Roger Dubuis product lines La Monegasque, Excalibur, Pulsion and Velvet are distributed worldwide through an exclusive sales network and boutiques. The quest for excellence, the long search for the right gesture, the development of unique skills are all constants of the Geneva based Swiss Maison, which is part of the Richemont Group since 2008. The fully integrated Manufacture Roger Dubuis is the only watchmaker in the world to have all of its precious timepieces embossed with the Poinçon de Genève, a guarantee of finest craftsmanship.
Website: www.rogerdubuis.com