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Rarest (only 100 high end Chinese pieces produced) of the rarest (only 28 original pieces produced, $ 280,000 USD each). I have been hunting this amazing piece of art for more than a year, the quality and perfection is outstanding, the level of similarity is unbelievable, I think it worth's every Benny. This Chinese factory gathers the respectable Seagull automatic mechanical movement with a real sapphire, a high end ion plated case and amazingly crafted 12 sculpted copper knights positioned around a precious black dial. The original iconic Roger Dubuis Excalibur Knights of the Round Table II, was introduced back in 2015.

The original Roger Dubuis Excalibur Knights of the Round Table II uses historical clues as an inspiration. Roger Dubuis named his main collection the Excalibur, a reference to the legendary blade that was supposedly embedded into a rock by Uther Pendragon only to be withdrawn by the true king, a reference to King Arthur. Alongside the legend that is King Arthur sits another legend: ‘12 Knights took the oath of allegiance to King Arthur, swearing to spare no effort, overcome any obstacle and return triumphant’. It’s these 12 Knights of the Round Table that are depicted in the Roger Dubuis Excalibur.

The 12 figures representing the legendary Knights of the Round Table with their swords form a circle replacing traditional hour-markers. Each knight is only 6.5 mm tall and unique in its own right, as each consists of a three-dimensional casting in bronze with finely sculpted, hand-finished details, including three-dimensional micro-engraving.

The dial of the original watch is made of a central part (the round table) in engraved black jade surrounded by a satin white gold circular flange also engraved and patinated. The skills used to create those dials are impressive and it takes one month to make just two dials. The rest of the watch is typically Roger Dubuis. The Roger Dubuis Excalibur Knights of the Round Table II comes with a 45mm case made of 18k white gold, featuring the typically RD notched bezel and triple lugs (with an intermediate part in the center of the strap).

The movement of the original watch is not visible as hidden behind an engraved caseback. Visible or not there is no question for Roger Dubuis as we found here the self-winding RD821 movement, finished by hand and stamped with the Hallmark of Geneva (like all the watches manufactured by Roger Dubuis). (original watch review by Brice Goulard, Monochrome-watches).

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