Roger Dubuis and Pirelli, both leaders in their respective fields and celebrated for being innovation leaders on the cutting edge of their industries, have joined hands in a historic partnership. In celebration of this high-octane collaboration comes the extra-special range of extraordinary timepieces – The Excalibur Spider Pirelli – Automatic Skeleton.
Roger Dubuis, with its ‘Dare to be Rare’ approach to haute horlogerie has set new standards with its highly technical and avante garde designs and extreme complications. Pirelli is a pioneer in technical and industrial innovations and is the sole supplier of premium tyres to the world’s flagship motorsport competitions.
The “perfect ‑t” between Pirelli and Roger Dubuis is showcased in the four limited edition Excalibur Spider Pirelli models – fitted with straps made from winning motorsports tyre rubber and featuring the distinctive tread profile. These exclusive models are now available for fine watch enthusiasts and motorsport fans in the UAE at the brand’s exclusive boutique in Dubai Mall.
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, embody substantial expertise expressed through the finest watchmaking mechanisms combined with powerful and daring designs. Boldness and extravagance are the brand’s signatures, and determination its driving force.
The Roger Dubuis collections Excalibur and Velvet are distributed worldwide through an exclusive sales network and boutiques. The quest for excellence, the long search for the right gesture, as well as the development of unique skills are all constants of the Geneva-based Swiss Maison.
About Pirelli
Founded in 1872, Pirelli is one of the world’s major tyre operators in terms of sales. With a commercial presence in more than 160 countries, the Group has a production capacity distributed over 18 plants in 12 countries and employs about 30.000 people. Pirelli is also a leader in the production of high and very high end tyres, thanks to its commitment to Research & Development, an area in which it annually invests about 6% of Premium revenues, one of the highest levels in the tyre sector, with the goal of constant improvement of performance and safety and the containment of environmental impact. Present in sporting competitions since 1907, Pirelli is the exclusive supplier for the World Superbike championship and many prestigious single marque championships, but above all of the Formula 1 champion-ship for which it has been the sole supplier since 2011.
The Pirelli Design project is an evolution of the Pirelli PZero project launched by the company in the early 2000’s. The goal, in line with the focus of Pirelli on the Prestige and Premium car segments, is to increase the equity of the Pirelli brand by developing specic design projects to offer unique, iconic and one-of-a-kind products that exploit Pirelli’s technological competencies in conjunction with selected partners who represent excellence in their respective sectors.