The Run to Monaco undoubtedly qualifies as one of life’s quintessential extraordinary experiences. In 2016, Roger Dubuis partnered with the world’s most fun and glamorous race with its own incredible blend of architectural and technical mechanics.
Roger Dubuis supported a series of the most accomplished vehicles ever built and stars of motor racing as they covered over a thousand miles of Europe’s best driving roads. This incredible journey for supercar owners from around the world combined exhilarating driving through assiduously planned routes and stylish world-class experiences in breathtaking settings.
The heady cocktail of luxurious hotels, Michelin starred cuisine and exclusive Formula One involvement culminated in a vantage point from a beautiful super yacht berthed right in the center of the action to experience the Monaco Grand Prix, the jewel in the crown of motorsport.
Like Roger Dubuis timepieces, the Run to Monaco targets a highly specific group of connoisseurs of the exquisite things life has to offer. Bringing together a small number of lovers of great mechanics and thrills, while achieving heights of luxury beyond the bounds of any standard rally, there is nonetheless nothing ostentatious in itself about the event, that is instead the ultimate vehicle of pleasure and emotion.
This lifestyle experience for which the exclusive and inspirational Run to Monaco is famous, together with the blend of superb form and function and cutting-edge materials, of which the world’s top supercars are composed, are strongly reminiscent of the entire Roger Dubuis ethos.
Symbolic of the synergy, with the 2016 Run to Monaco, the brand’s iconic Excalibur Automatic Skeleton appears in a dynamic new interpretation clad in a high-tech composite known as carbon fiber sheet molding compound (SMC).
The use of this avant-garde material – twice as light and twice as hard as steel – in the creation of the Excalibur Automatic Skeleton results in a supremely sporty, patently technical look, although fans will need little reminding of Excalibur’s traditional inherent assets.
Complementing the state-of-the-art materials and luxurious leather typical of super cars, an alligator leather/rubber strap sets the perfect finishing touch to the latest development from the Maison.
While there is no doubt that money cannot buy one everything, it can certainly help in availing oneself of the finer things in life, be they extraordinary experiences or exceptional objects. Now in its fifth year of existence, the Run to Monaco has become the quintessential rendezvous for some of the finest names in luxury and a fascinating backdrop for one of the key players in ground-breaking Fine Watchmaking.
