The Excalibur Bi-Retrograde Calendar by Roger Dubuis

This year, Roger Dubuis celebrates its 30th anniversary, and for the occasion, the company pays tribute to its co-founder’s favourite complication: the bi-retrograde display.

This function, previously featured in the Excalibur Grande Complication alongside a dozen other highly complex mechanisms, takes centre stage once again. The Maison has also introduced a less complicated, more classic edition to further honour the bi-retrograde display.

Also referred to as “the ecliptic counters” by the Maison a nod to their elliptical shape and distinctive role in indicating the months and date the design showcases a symmetrical dial layout. Enhanced by refined detailing, it pays homage to the Maison’s early creations from 1996.

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News Frédéric Arnault appointed CEO of the LVMH Watches

Julien Tornare replaced Frédéric in his previous position as CEO of TAG Heuer

06.01.2024

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Frédéric Arnault has been appointed CEO of LVMH Watches, a newly created role that oversees Hublot, Tag Heuer, and Zenith. the luxury conglomerate said in a statement on Friday. His appointment is effective since 1 January and he reports to Stéphane Bianchi, CEO of LVMH’s watches and jewellery division.

Frédéric Arnault

It marks a significant broadening of Arnault’s responsibilities. The 29-year-old son of luxury titan Bernard Arnault joined Tag Heuer in 2017, and became CEO of the watch brand in 2020. At Tag Heuer, he made bold moves, including signing a strategic long-term partnership with Porsche, streamlining the distribution, elevating the positioning notably by introducing higher-end products, featuring lab-grown diamonds on watches, dabbling in NFTs and injecting humour into campaigns. It paid off. According to Morgan Stanley estimates, Tag Heuer sales were CHF 729 million (€784 million) in 2022, up from CHF 682 million (€733 million) in 2021.

Bernard Arnault with Julien Tornare

As part of the division’s management reshuffle, Julien Tornare, CEO of Zenith since 2017, is appointed CEO of Tag Heuer while Benoit De Clerck succeeds Tornare as CEO of Zenith. De Clerck joins from Richemont where he was chief commercial officer of Panerai. Tornare, De Clerck and Ricardo Guadalupe, CEO of Hublot, will all report to Arnault.

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