Roger Dubuis Minute Repeater No. 06/09

Technical characteristics

Dial

Guilloché pink gold

Type

Repeater & striking watch

Maker

Roger Dubuis, horloger genevois

Movement

Cal. RD 2639

Case Material

18K pink gold

Certification

Geneva Quality Hallmark

Complications

Minute-repeating, perpetual calendar, moon phases, leap year indication

Place recorded

Switzerland

Limited Edition

06/09

Maker / attribution

Roger Dubuis

Design

Visible features

• The guilloché dial features recessed sub-dials for date and moon phases. • Blued steel hands provide contrast against the pink gold dial surface. • A repeater slide is located on the side of the 18K gold case. • The dial includes a 'Bulletin d'Observatoire' inscription at the top.

Case and Dial Design

The watch features an 18K pink gold three-body case, which measures 37 mm in diameter. It is constructed with a combination of polished and brushed surfaces, complemented by concave lugs and a stepped bezel design. The case includes sapphire crystals and a transparent screwed-down case back, allowing visibility of the internal movement. The dial is executed in guilloché pink gold, featuring applied white gold Arabic numerals and triangular indexes for hour markers. Blued steel "Feuille" hands indicate the time. The dial layout includes an auxiliary dial for the date, with apertures for day-of-the-week, month, leap year, and moon phase indications, as well as an inscription referencing the observatory. The auction description reports: "C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent screwed-down case back, concave lugs, stepped bezel, sapphire crystals.", "D. guillochépink gold with applied white gold Arabic numerals and triangular indexes, auxiliary dial for the days of the month, apertures for the days of theweek, the months, the leap year and the moon phases. Blued steel "Feuille" hands."

Movement Specifications

The timepiece is powered by the Caliber RD 2639, a manual-wind movement finished in rhodium plating with "fausses côtes" decoration. It contains 30 jewels and utilizes a straight-line lever escapement. The balance assembly is monometallic and adjusted to five positions, equipped with a shock-absorber and a self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. The movement bears the Geneva Quality Hallmark, reflecting the standards applied to its production. Both the dial and the movement are signed by the maker, Roger Dubuis. According to the auction house, the movement is graded as "As new" in their condition report. The auction description reports: "M. Cal. RD 2639stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 30 jewels,straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber,self-compensating Breguet balance-spring."

Provenance and Condition

This watch is identified as No. 06/09 of a limited edition of nine produced circa 2000. It is fitted with an 18K pink gold deployant clasp produced by Roger Dubuis. The watch was entered for sale as lot 354, with individual grading provided for its components. The auction house assesses the case as "2 Very good," the movement as "1 As new," and the dial as "1." The hands are noted as being original to the piece. No further provenance or ownership history is provided in the source text. The auction description reports: "Produced in a limited edition of 9 examplescirca 2000.", "Grading System Grade: Case: 2 Very good Movement: 1 As new Dial: 1 -01 HANDS Original"

Identification

Serial number

06/09

Source note

Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.