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  • Manufacturer: Roger Dubuis
    Year: 2012
    Reference No: DBMG0003
    Movement No: 3930
    Case No: 86280; further numbered 100/128
    Model Name: La Monégasque Big Number
    Material: 18k pink gold
    Calibre: RD78
    Bracelet/Strap: Leather
    Clasp/Buckle: 18k rose gold pin buckle
    Dimensions: 44m Diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and buckle signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by Roger Dubuis International Guarantee dated September 2012, Warranty, Certificate of Origin for the movement issued by the Canton of Geneva and dated March 02nd 2009, Chronometer Certificate dated July 11th 2011, hang tags, CD, instruction manual, fitted presentation box, and outer box.

  • Catalogue Essay

    - Roger Dubuis created his eponymous brand at a time where “going independent” wasn’t something watchmakers usually did.

    - Dubuis started his career in the late 1950s in the after-sales department of Longines. Repairing the iconic 13ZN chronograph caliber was an eye opener for him into the wonderful world of chronographs. He left Patek Philippe after 14 years and set up his own repair atelier in Geneva in 1980, even creating movements for other brands. However, it was not until the mid-1990s that he created his own brand.

    - According to Roger Dubuis, La Monégasque is inspired by the famous Monte Carlo resort in Monaco. The influence is apparent in the roulette-table-esque design of the dial, with applied Arabic numerals on black divisions around an angular, concave base. Its bold, graphic layout is striking from both afar and up close, thanks to its high level of finishing.

    - Inside, La Monégasque is made alive thanks to its automatic caliber RD78. Boasting not one but two chronometer certificates, the caliber is sure to showcase the Manufacture's penchant for technical movement development and finishing. Visible through the open sapphire crystal caseback, the caliber RD78 is one of those movements that reminds you visually of the complexity of watchmaking.

    - Number 100 of a limited edition of 128 pieces, the present La Monégasque Big Number is further accompanied by its complete and full set of accessories.

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Ref. DBMG0003
An attractive and fine pink gold chronograph wristwatch with black luminous dial, certificate of origin, chronometer certificate, and presentation box. Number 100 of a limited edition of 128 pieces

2012
44m Diameter
Case, dial, movement and buckle signed

Estimate
CHF3,000 - 6,000 
€3,200-6,400
$3,600-7,100

Sold for CHF15,240

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Phillips Watches Online: The Geneva Sessions, Fall 2024

5 - 12 September 2024