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This Roger Dubuis Excalibur Aventador S timepiece is sold with an exclusive Lamborghini driving experience

 

Founded in 1995 and based in Geneva, Roger Dubuis is one of the youngest luxury-watch brands in the industry and creates some of the most innovative and complicated timepieces available.
A one-of-a-kind piece and global exclusive, Roger Dubuis’ Swiss-made ‘Excalibur Aventador S’ watch is designed in partnership with Lamborghini.

Roger Dubuis unique offerings 2018-2019
Roger Dubuis x Mr.Porter; photo: ynap.com; mrporter.com

Mr. Porter, the award-winning online destination for men’s style, announced the launch of Swiss-based watch maison Roger Dubuis on 19 November. The offering will include a curated selection of seven timepieces, along with an exclusive “one-of-a-kind” timepiece from the brand’s iconic Excalibur family. This unique Roger Dubuis offering is available only at Mr. Porter.

Each Roger Dubuis Excalibur timepiece is manufactured with its famous skeleton movements and is finished, polished and assembled using both traditional and modern techniques.

Within Mr. Porter’s offering is an exclusive “one-of-a-kind” Roger Dubuis Excalibur Aventador S timepiece, built in partnership between Roger Dubuis and high-performance car manufacturer Lamborghini Squadra Corse. This unique luxury piece houses a double sprung balance with a differential – both placed at 45-degree angle, and “engine strut bars” placed across the movement – highlighting design features of the Lamborghini V12 engine. These elements are placed within a light and agile titanium black DLC case.

To complement the purchase of this single, “one-of-a-kind” timepiece, Roger Dubuis and Mr. Porter will present the  owner with a visit to the Roger Dubuis Manufacture in Switzerland, followed by an exclusive Lamborghini driving experience throughout the Jura Mountains.

Excalibur Aventador S timepiece is sold with an exclusive Lamborghini driving experience
Roger Dubuis x Mr.Porter; photo: ynap.com; mrporter.com; rogerdubuis.com

 

roger dubuis Excalibur Aventador S watch
photo: rogerdubuis.com

These additional timepieces round-out the Mr. Porter and Roger Dubuis offer:

Three timepieces from the Roger Dubuis and Pirelli collection, including the Excalibur Spider Pirelli AutomaticSkeleton in orange, red and blue accent colours. Of note, each colour matches the Pirelli tyre compounds of an iconic race. This unique partnership is famous for inserting motorsport winning tyre rubber into every watch strap; each reference is limited to 88 timepieces available globally.

Excalibur Automatic Skeleton pink-gold timepiece with a calf strap, alongside Excalibur Automatic Skeleton timepiece titanium black DLC and Excalibur Skeleton Flying Tourbillon Carbon SMC with a rubber strap.

“We’re thrilled to be launching with Roger Dubuis on Mr. Porter. The maison’s forward-thinking design process,individuality within the industry, and its partnerships with both Pirelli and Lamborghini, creates a truly unique watch offering for our customers. We’re particularly fond of the Excalibur collection, which is highlighted by the ‘one-a-kind’ Aventador S timepiece and experience, available only at Mr. Porter,” said Toby Bateman, Managing Director, Mr. Porter.

“Incredible watches deserve a special place. Roger Dubuis and Mr. Porter share the taste of boldness to offer original style to the most avant-gardists customers. We are convinced that our highly complicated and rare timepieces have found the perfect place to express our roaring product story telling. For this special occasion, we offer for the first time a unique Excalibur Aventador S timepiece, and the owner of the piece will be invited to live a Raging Mechanics experience in Geneva, mixing the supercar and the high-end horology worlds.” commented Dorothée Henrio, International Marketing Director, Roger Dubuis.

Excalibur Spider Pirelli Single Flying Tourbillon - spectacular transparent view of the RD508SQ hand-wound caliber
Excalibur Spider Pirelli Single Flying Tourbillon ; photo: rogerdubuis.com

Cross the finish line with Excalibur Spider Pirelli Single Flying Tourbillon

The Excalibur Spider Pirelli Single Flying Tourbillon offers a spectacular transparent view of the RD508SQ hand-wound caliber paired with the Quick Release System on the strap and buckle that enables changes in… less than 3 seconds. Match the strap to your racing attire!⠀

Roger Dubuis at Zhuhai International Circuit.
Roger Dubuis at Zhuhai International Circuit.; photo: rogerdubuis.com; facebook.com/RogerDubuisWatches/
Excalibur Spider Ultimate Carbon - the embodiment of the cutting-edge watchmaking skills with boldly imaginative diamond set aesthetics
Excalibur Spider Ultimate Carbon – the embodiment of the cutting-edge watchmaking skills with boldly imaginative diamond set aesthetics; photo: rogerdubuis.com; facebook.com/RogerDubuisWatches/
Roger Dubuis unique offerings 2018-2019-
Roger Dubuis x Mr. Porter; photo: mrporter

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Rooted in nostalgia: Exclusive Bowling-Themed Capsule launched by Prada x MR PORTER.

1950s an 1980s, two eras of bowling popularity, serve as a source of inspiration for a bowling-themed capsule collection announced by Italian luxury fashion house Prada and luxury menswear online retailer Mr. Porter.

Debuting on MR PORTER on the 25th of April, the 32-piece capsule collection is anchored in ready-to wear and shoes. It draws from eras of bowling popularity – the 1950s and 1980s – and features camp-collar shirts in Hawaiian and pop-cartoon prints and madras and gingham checks, mid-century-style block-panelled stripe cardigans and stripe knit T-shirts, blouson jackets in satin and suede and two printed Tshirts with exclusive PRADA bowling logos, both referencing the eras of inspiration.

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mr.porter x prada; photo: prada

Pleated and flat-front trousers, polo shirts and a mohair bi-colour wool blazer complete the ready-to-wear offering. Loafers, creeper and cap-toe Derbies and cap-toe sneakers in nubuck and deer skin make up the exclusive offering of Prada shoes.

“We are incredibly proud to be working with Prada on this special project and to be the first men’s online retailer to partner on an exclusive collection. The retro themes of 1950s and 1980s menswear were an effortless inspiration for the campaign and content, and allowed us to easily meld the worlds of Mr Porter and Prada,” said Toby Bateman, Managing Director, MR PORTER.

“We are extremely pleased to be part of this exclusive project in collaboration with MR PORTER that we consider being the perfect partner to communicate the values of the brand. Prada’s DNA is in fact about creating products which are really breakthrough that may at times surprise customers, while bringing ideas and ideals to life. We strongly believe that this partnership with one of the major menswear luxury e-tailers is strategically relevant to our digital transformation in today’s changing scenario where we are making significant steps forward,” added Stefano Cantino, PRADA Group Strategic Marketing Director.

The partnership is culminating in a MR PORTER x PRADA hero story with video in The Journal and a MR PORTER x PRADA bowling event in New York City, both on 26 April.

This January, Prada released an exclusive sneaker for MR PORTER -a sportswear-inspired limited edition runner.

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prada x mr. porter 2018; image: mr.porter teaser video