This early, rose gold,? Sympathie Chronograph watch is a limited edition of 28. It is one of the earlier pieces created by the legendary watchmaker, after establishing his own brand in 1995. It has an off-white,?gloss dial and the movement was regulated by M.?Dubuis himself.?It is also chronometer-graded, from the Besan?on Observatory.

Roger Dubuis' career started in a?typical watchmaker's fashion - learning his craft at big manufacture, like . These formative years are clearly reflected in the style of this Sympathie Chronograph watch, produced alongside the . Inspired by time-honoured pieces (such as Patek Philippe's Ref. 130), the Sympathie offers a different take on this classical styling, with a distinctive angular case and elongated lugs.

The design is that of a two-register chronograph, with a gloss-dial and applied Breguet numerals. The polished surfaces and black-printed detailing contrast well against the off-white dial, visible through the anti-reflective sapphire glass. The feuilles hands are rose gold, with two matching blued hands for the chronograph and 30-minute register. The 37mm square case features an array of polished and brushed surfaces, with a stepped-bezel, elongated, polished lugs and over-sized screw attachments.

The watch is powered by the Cal. RD?56 (based on the Lemania 2310), bearing the Seal of Geneva. The complexity of the movement is revealed through a sapphire case-back, featuring a 21 jewel, straight-line lever escapement, a monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, a self-compensating Breguet spring and swan-neck micrometer regulator.

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