I personally found it a bit odd that a tourbillon version of the Pulsion would be part of the first collection. This is for the chronograph, while the tourbillon version of the Pulsion contains Roger Dubuis’ very well-known super skeletonzied caliber RD505SQ manually wound flying tourbillon movement (that bears the Geneva Seal and has a COSC Chronometer certificate). On the dial you have something very open and skeletonized that seemingly has hour markers placed right on the decorated movement surface. Given the high pedigree of the watch I am happy to see a crisply formed case and concept. Despite this unique case construction, the Pulsion is still water resistant to 100 meters.Īround the case you have interesting design details, polishes, and ergonomic elements. The crystal is secured via six special screws and covers both the dial and bezel. Topped with a very thick sapphire crystal, the top of the watch is almost one large flush surface – mounted properly on legs you’d have the world’s coolest card table for five inch tall people. The most distinct element of the case is how much it looks like a glass table. The rubber strap by the way is quite interesting in its design and even has alternating finishes. In total, four versions of the Pulsion are offered for 2012. Given its wide lugs, this is a big-sitting 44mm wide case that is offered in a titanium or 18k pink gold. A metal bracelet option would be stellar if it existed. On the wrist, the Pulsion watch is a tender wearer with a wrist-hugging case and comfortable rubber strap. Ironically those factors get me a lot more excited about watches than do historic rehashes and playing with heritage. Nevertheless, you see wild stuff like this from Roger Dubuis with an unclear market and some bold design cues, and you love it for the effort and lack of sheer sensibility. I need to entertain that idea for a later article. Come to think of it, the watch industry is so much like Hollywood it is amusing. That means few new watches, SKU consolidations, conservative designs, and safe bets. The most forthright watch brands I speak to admit that we are in traveling in slow, steady years. That reason is because it is fun, light-hearted, and meant to experiment with design and production direction of the likes we haven’t seen in a few years. Oh, OK – so Pulsion is the prize maybe? Anyhow…ĭespite this rather ridiculous premise and some quirks I hope will be sorted out before the retail versions are launched, I really like the Roger Dubuis Pulsion watch collection for one major reason. That Borg salon room I was in actually was intended to be the safe our thieving hero was to break into and get a Pulsion watch. Of course that would be silly to suggest, but that is kind of the theme. That’s right, unless I was confused by blue lasers and secret library doors, the new Pulsion collection of watches is for today’s enterprising young non-violent action-oriented criminal. There is the casino world of the Monegasque, the knights and dragons world of the Excalibur, and the… sophisticated cat burglar world of the Pulsion. Over the last few years the Swiss brand has changed its identity a few times, reinvented its watches, distanced itself from the man Roger Dubuis, re-hired the man Roger Dubuis, and overall had one of the most interesting and tumultuous modern histories of most any high-end watch brand out there.įor 2012, the new push is on “Roger Dubuis Worlds.” Each distinct collection gets its own universe to live in. It feels like I am looking at a scene from the Borg mothership. “Where am I?” I wondered as I checked out Roger Dubuis’ SIHH 2012 booth.
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