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It is with great pleasure that George Daniels and Roger Smith announce a new collaboration for 2010, celebrating 35 years of the Daniels co-axial escapement, with the creation of a new series of Daniels' wristwatches. These limited edition timepieces will utilise a new English co-axial calibre created by Dr. Daniels and will be executed by Roger Smith using combined workshop facilities, making them direct extensions of this great horological master's creative concepts.The Daniels name is well known to watch collectors and serious connoisseurs of horology everywhere as a legendary pioneer. In the 1970's his single-handed revival of the hand made mechanical watch, at a time when quartz watches were de rigueur, was historic. Even in the 21st century, with the advent and popularity of large numbers of mechanical, mass-produced watches, his ideas and standpoints are as poignant and applicable as ever.Adding to this already exceptional background, he is the author and co-author of several major horological treatises, creator of a series of unique pocket and wristwatch designs and inventor of the first truly new watch escapement of the 20th century. Without question, Daniels' horological efforts encompass several lifetimes of achievement. Recognised as a master watchmaker, he has been awarded a C.B.E. in the 2010 Queen's New Year's Honours list for his services to horology.The collaboration between these two men is a natural one, due to the fact that Roger Smith was the only apprentice of George Daniels. Already long established as an independent watchmaker of renown in the same tradition as Dr. Daniels, Roger Smith is able to understand the concepts, principles and designs of Daniels' visionary creations like no other, having studied and worked with him closely through the course of many years on the Isle of Man. It is for this reason that George Daniels is pleased to entrust the execution of his designs and ideas for this new series of watches to the Roger W. Smith workshop.

With a reputation for creating seductive and innovative timepieces, Roger Dubuis has enjoyed a great deal of attention from its fans over the years. By applying the most advanced technology, Roger Dubuis has proven itself to be one of the most reliable brands in the watch *** industry. Roger Dubois has as a declared philosophy the intention to create highly individual timepieces, stating that Roger Dubuis represents a unique identity code. So far, Roger Dubuis has managed to fulfill all the requirements of a society interested in acquiring unique timepieces and its creations reflect passion for good taste, seductive design and high-end technical know how.The Excalibur Collection famous already amongst watch connoisseurs has been extended with the introduction of the new Roger Dubuis Excalibur Minute Repeater Watch, a piece crafted from the most exquisite of all materials, rose gold. With a spectacular design specific to the Roger Dubuis brand, the new watch presents chic design features meant to shelter one of the most progressive watch mechanisms of the past few decades. Its design involves a roundly-shaped case made from rose gold and a bezel that has encrustations on it. The dial comprises of two rose gold hands that provide the hours and the minutes and a sub-dial for the tourbillon cage that can be spotted at 5 o'clock. The grey detailing offers a touch of modernity and urbanism, contrasting with the Roman numerals indicating the hours. Beautiful indeed, the new design concept of the Roger Dubuis Excalibur Minute Repeater Watch doesn't stray much from the brand's core values related to refinement, delicacy and style.Apart from its mesmerizing design, this watch can also provide its owner with a highly reliable system of telling the time, with features that redefine the term accurate and with amazing functions indispensable to a watch of the 21st century. The self �Cwinding movement bases its functionality on a double micro-motor and it is able to provide 60 hours of power reserve, while the water resistance has been calculated to reach up to 1 bar. The Roger Dubuis Excalibur Minute Repeater Watch is a watch for those who appreciate both quality and exterior beauty, for those who want a reliable watch in an elegant and seductive design. The watch comes accompanied by a black leather strap equipped with a folding clasp made of rose gold, to match the material from the case. The timepiece will be produced in a limited edition of only 28 pieces, so you'd better hurry up.