ROGER DUBUIS – HOMMAGE "Sukoon Al-Layl" Platinum - Piece Unique

 

ROGER DUBUIS –  HOMMAGE "Sukoon Al-Layl" Perpetual Calendar 38mm Platinum 30th Anniversary - Unique Piece - 2025

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 ROGER DUBUIS PRESENTS A MODERN REVIVAL:
HOMMAGE Sukoon Al-Layl A Unique Piece 

The “La Placide” series concludes with a new tribute to Mr. Roger Dubuis.

Launched at Dubai Watch Week, the timepiece echoes the serenity of a nighttime desert, linking it with the calm nature of the Maison’s founder.

One unique piece, showcasing a new design with platinum case, bezel, crown, case back and buckle; as well as a layered dial, and the RD1472 calibre with Perpetual Calendar. Exclusively unveiled at Dubai Watch Week as part of the “La Placide” series, the Hommage Sukoon Al-Layl completes this year’s emotive tribute to Mr. Roger Dubuis with a new story of heritage, modernity, and tranquillity.

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The one-of-a-kind aesthetics are inspired by Roger Dubuis’ 30-year journey, as well as the breathtaking landscapes of the Middle East. It is a meaningful design, distinguished by the Maison’s essential expressivity and technical know-how.

The Spirit of Serenity

The original ‘Hommage’ in 1996 was Mr. Roger Dubuis’ tribute to the talented watchmakers, teachers, and friends who had influenced his career. This year, it has been the Maison’s founder himself who has received the honour. Following the release of the first “La Placide” timepiece, the next addition is now unveiled, with a new creation that commemorates his kind-hearted character.

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Given his “Placide” nickname at a young age, Mr. Dubuis was known throughout his career for his calm demeanour and gentle wisdom. When creating this special timepiece, the Maison wanted to celebrate that tender spirit through the peacefulness of a nighttime desert. With Sukoon meaning “serenity” and Al-Layl, “night”, the timepiece is also an ode to Mr. Dubuis’ passion for astronomic complications; and bridges the prowess of Arabic astronomy to watchmaking made in Geneva.

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It's the perfect stage to showcase Mr. Dubuis’ favourite Perpetual Calendar complication with Biretrograde display.

Visions of Nature

The 38mm watch is crafted in platinum (including the case body, bezel, crown, and case back), a material chosen to convey the silvery radiance of the Moon at night. It is presented on an 

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Astral Blue calfskin leather strap with a rarely seen platinum thread, and a triple-folding platinum buckle, embossed with the same heritage Roger Dubuis emblem—the very first logo of the Maison—that can be seen on the crown.

The Dynamism and Richness of the Dial

The dynamism and richness of the dial is brought to life through a multi-layered construction with a variety of finishes. These include:

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The flange in mother-of-pearl, a material Roger Dubuis was among the first to use on men's watches, is enhanced with a high lustre to bring radiance as well as contrast to the rest of the dial. It features a transferred minute track and polished angles for extra shine.

The same mother-of-pearl is used to create the calendar segments and counters, with transferred texts and hand-bevelled sides.

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The main plate is adorned with guilloché waves, emblematic of Roger Dubuis' early creations and specially brought back to recall the ripples of sand shaped by desert winds. It is bathed in an “Astral Blue” shade, capturing the stillness of the night sky just before dawn. Together with a lacquered finish, it creates a constant play of light on the wrist. Meanwhile, the hour and minute hands are produced in 18K white gold, and four Arabic numerals appear in tribute to Middle Eastern culture.

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Finally, there is also a moon phase layer, made with a blue aventurine base and two slightly domed Moons in 18K yellow gold—the only elements in this material in the timepiece as a reference to the Maison's first Perpetual Calendars.

By utilizing such a contrasting variety of materials, as well as distinctive finishing techniques, the overall effect is one of depth and volume, characteristic of today's expressivity.

RD1472: A Modern Revival

At the watch’s heart, the RD1472 calibre fuses an upgraded RD14 calibre with the biretrograde Perpetual Calendar module, RD72.

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The RD14 was Roger Dubuis’ first in-house automatic movement from 2004. Its reintroduction utilizes original and remanufactured components. 

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Key features of the movement include a swan neck and pistol bridges, the same that appeared on pocket watches—a trademark that honours the historic culture of horology Mr. Roger Dubuis held dear.

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The RD72 module was first used in 1999 and is notable for its Perpetual Calendar complication and biretrograde display, which combines day, date, month, leap year, and moon phase displays. The Maison remanufactured the main plate, large bridge, and 50% of the components, such as levers, springs, wheels, and pinions—carrying out all the work in-house.

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The entire movement is set and tested for a long period of time to meet the chronometry requirements added by the Poinçon de Genève in 2012. Visible through the case back, it is constructed with 307 components, including a newly-made rotor in 18K pink gold, and is distinguished by 15 decoration techniques.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection: HOMMAGE 

Model:  HOMMAGE "Sukoon Al-Layl" Platinum 38 mm Edition

🔰Boutique Exclusive Edition - Unique pieces
Poinçon de Genève certified

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Reference: RDDBHO0611

KEY MESSAGES

    Tribute to the HOMMAGE collection
    A modern revival manufactured in-house
    A layered aesthetics with biretrograde display

Case
    Material: Platinum PT950 case with open case back
    Diameter: 38 mm
    Thickness: 11 mm
    Water-resistant to 3 BAR / 30m
Dial
    Level 1: the flange
        Mother-of-pearl
        Transferred numerals and minute track
        Polished angles
    Level 2: calendar segments
        Mother-of-pearl with transferred texts
        Hand-beveled angles
    Level 3: the main plate
        Glloché with “Astral blue” lacquer
        Applied hour markers
        Transferred texts and lunar month information
    Level 4: the counters
        Mother-of-pearl 
        Transferred texts
    Level 5: the moon phase
        Blue aventurine disc
        Domed yellow gold 750/1000 moons
Hands
Hour, minute hands in white gold, with satin brushed and polished surfaces
Retrograde hands in brass coated with lacquer. Brass for lighter weight and optimized functioning
Movement
    Calibre RD1472

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Perpetual calendar with day, date, month and leap year with biretrograde display
    Automatic, self-winding with pink gold rotor
    15 decorations: wheel-bevelling, tool-bevelling, rounding, circular graining, snailing, Geneva stripes, mirror polish, teeth polish, tip polish, perlage, truing, internal drawing, external drawing, frosting, burnishing
    Frequency: 28’800 vph (4 Hz)
    Power reserve of 48 hours
    Diameter 12 ½’” lines
    Thickness 5.3 mm
    Number of parts: 307
    Number of jewels: 33
Functions
    Hours, minutes, seconds, date
    Perpetual calendar
    Biretrograde display
    Moon phase
Strap and buckle
    Calf leather strap, interchangeable thanks to spring bars with spurs
    PT950 Platinum triple folding buckle

BOX
Dedicated collector box including a push corrector, a magnifier and two certificates (authenticity and
Poinçon de Genève)

🔰 Edition of 1 -Unique pieces 

🔴PRICE:  On Request💰

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