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What’s immediately apparent is how the four-sided case counterbalances the layout of the indications beautifully. The watch proudly proclaims its quality by wearing the Poinçon de Genève hallmark on the dial side. At that time, only Patek Philippe movements carried the seal and Dubuis saw it as a necessary point of parity in asserting Genevan watchmaking. As with all early Roger Dubuis watches, it also earned a chronometric certification from the Besançon Observatory in France.
The audacious yet delicate shape of the watch is further emphasized by a multi-stepped, high polished bezel while the case flanks are vertically satin-brushed, which helps accentuate its height and presence on the wrist. In the same vein, it features thick, elongated welded lugs with distinctive fixing screws. It’s worth noting that in his early watches, the bezel and crystal conform to the complex shape of the case while in later examples, the bezel would have a rounded inner circumference to accommodate a simpler crystal.
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