Chapter 94 Knights of the Round Table
After the establishment of the Roger Dubby brand in 1995, it has made its watchmaking commitment to "combining disruptive materials and advanced complex functions". It soon became a top famous watch brand due to its amazing creativity and excellent watchmaking craftsmanship.
The existence of Master Roger Dubby has enabled this brand, which has not had a century-old history, to have many classic watches that can be remembered for a hundred years.
Since 2013, Roger Dubby has launched four generations of rare works with a limited number of 28 pieces: Excalibur Knights of the the Round Table Round Table Knights.
It's the top of the top clock.
The first generation of Knights of the Round Table was first released at the Geneva Watch Exhibition in 2013. It uses a grand feu enamel dial to replicate the round table cave mural created in 1552 in the hall of Winchester Castle.
The red and white rose badges from the Tudor period in the center spread out in alternately with dark green and milky white stripes to form a circular dial.
The second generation of Knights of the Round Table was first released at the 2015 Geneva Watch Exhibition. It did not use the dial of the 1552 mural, and the material changed from enamel to ink jade. The gentle and soft meaning of auspiciousness and peace is painted through the inscriptions of the pattern.
The third generation of Round Table Knights was first launched at the Geneva Watch Show in 2017, but it is very similar to the second generation. The second generation of glossy black jade dial was replaced by frosted black jade dial, and the outer ring also changed from 18K white gold to 18K rose gold. It is said to be the third generation, but in fact it can only be considered a half generation, which is not much different from the concept of adding an S to the Apple phone.
Many loyal fans of Roger Dubby feel that the creativity of this brand is no longer as good as before.
It was also in October 2017 that Master Roger Dubby passed away.
After Jin Ran returned to Switzerland, the Knights of the Round Table series broke the tradition that had been released for two years and soon launched the fourth generation Knights of the Round Table at the 2018 Geneva Watch Show.
In terms of design concept, the fourth generation almost completely subverted the design of all the dials of the previous three generations. In addition to the same concept of expanding outward with alternating stripes, the entire dial adopts the style of "low poly" Low Poly Art, using blue enamel blocks and gold stripes to interpret a new artistic image.
In addition to the above differences, there are many similarities.
First of all, it is limited to 28 pieces and can only be purchased in specialty stores in Geneva.
Secondly, they all use the RD821 automatic winding movement produced by Roger Dubby, with a thickness of 3.43 and a vibration frequency of 28,800 times per hour, and is engraved with the Geneva mark.
This movement is famous for its stable time travel and lasting performance. It is a representative work of Roger Dubby's superb watchmaking skills.
Third, Roger Dubby's Knights of the Round Table adopted the concept of a dense bottom design from the first generation to the fourth generation.
On the back of the dial are engraved with the rules of the knight Merlin who raised King Arthur and became the most important knight under his command - bravery, wisdom, freedom, fearlessness of power, punishment of evil and promotion of good - the law of knight.
Finally, and the most important thing in common is that every generation of round table knights uses three-dimensional molded knights to replace the time scale.
From the first generation to the fourth generation, the twelve golden knights of 6.5-7 mm replaced the conventional digital scales. Each knight was a magical craft carved by hand. He held a sharp sword and had a completely different face and expression, and held a meeting around the round table.
After Mai Mai Mai Mai knew that Jin Ran was the last disciple of Master Roger Dubi, he paid special attention to this brand.
After the two-year round table Knights released in 2017 and 2018, there is a reason to believe that the subversive round table Knights in 2018 was from Jin Ran’s work.
This is a bit incredible.
It’s not that this design is good or bad, or is it surpassing the previous Knight of the Round Table, but that this watch was at the Geneva Watch Exhibition a month after Jinran went to Switzerland.
Mai Mai Mai knows her "master" and the successor of Qiangda Studio's intangible cultural heritage inheritor is a genius, but there is nothing we can't help but find it strange.
Even if the watches like the Knight of the Round Table have been designed and entered into the subsequent mass production steps, in a month, the entire brand's efforts may be completed by one or two.
The fourth generation is a design from scratch. If you can complete it in half a year, you can be considered a genius, let alone the preliminary preparations and registrations for the watch exhibition.
Unless it is done on the first day of Jinran's trip.
And this is obviously impossible.
Later, it was gradually reported that the fourth generation of the Round Table Knight was the last project that Master Roger Dubby personally participated in, and was regarded as a posthumous work.
I only thought that this matter was understandable. Fortunately, I was like this. Otherwise, I would feel strange when I saw Jin Ran when I saw it.
It’s not the kind of weird thing that is not genius, but the idea of the Knight of the Round Table makes buying and buying a little incompetent.
Roger Dubby's Knight of the Round Table, like the watch lover who is not short of money before, must have heard of it.
The creation of the Knights of the Round Table was inspired by the legendary story of King Arthur.
In the West, King Arthur's round table knights are considered to be a symbol of heroic loyalty and trust.
The roundtable that you will hear in the news is actually derived from the legend of King Arthur.
King Arthur inherited a round table from his father-in-law. After Arthur became the past, this round table became the conference table of his extremely brave Knights under his command, used to discuss the country's military and political affairs.
King Arthur's Knights came from different kingdoms, sat around the round table and held meetings, discussing national affairs equally and freely, and the round table gradually became synonymous with equality and freedom.
This chivalrous story about King Arthur sounds like no problem, and it is full of high spirits and positive energy.
But I have never quite understood the legend of the most chivalrous spirit in the West, knowing the full picture of King Arthur's story.
Even with Roger Dubby's Knights of the Round Table, there was not much feeling.
The legendary King Arthur who was brave and fearless, defended his country and unified Great Britain was an illegitimate son, and later he had his own illegitimate son.
This is not a big deal, and it is understandable to buy.
The problem lies in the fact that King Arthur's legend is as sensational as the legend of the gods in Greek mythology.
The story begins with a brave and fearless boy. At the end of the story, it is not that the prince and the princess live happily together forever, but that King Arthur and his half-sister gave birth to an illegitimate child, and the illegitimate child and King Arthur's wife did something indescribably unpredictable and unethical.
The plot is bloody, which makes the Buy Buy Buy, Buy Buy, Buy Buy, Buy Buy, Buy Girl and Buy Girl all feel unacceptable to the local environment.
It's simply ruined all three views and is stunned.
Even though he was brave and invincible on the battlefield, he did not hide the bloody plot and the destruction of human nature.
If Jinran's design also follows the concept of the Knight of the Round Table, no matter how innovative it is, you will be incompetent when buying and buying.
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