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Roger Dubuis and Pirelli strengthen their partnership with the limited-edition Excalibur Spider Pirelli Single Flying Tourbillon, which comes in a special collector’s box

it was only last year that Roger Dubuis ventured into the world of motorsports, partnering with Lamborghini Squadra Corse and tyre maker Pirelli on collaborative pieces inspired by fast cars and roaring engines. The watchmaker has further concreted its presence in the automotive arena with a new Excalibur Spider Pirelli Single Flying Tourbillon. Cased in a black DLC- coated titanium case, this ultra- lightweight, skeletonised watch is driven by a new manual-winding RD508SQ, which beats from within the ever- recognisable black Astral Skeleton.

Accompanying this edition is a special Pitstop Collector Box, which contains seven interchangeable straps and crowns. Thanks to a Quick Release System (QRS) on the strap and buckle, you can seamlessly switch the strap and crown in under three seconds — a reference to the average pit stop timing on top racing circuits. The straps are inlaid with the same rubber from Pirelli racing tyres, and accented in each of the seven colours of Pirelli race tyres featured in last season’s races. Like every coloured tyre that embodies a different quality (Soft, Intermediate, Wet, Supersoft, Ultrasoft, Medium or Superhard), each strap is patterned differently.

Each bears part of the Pirelli logo positioned on the side of every high-speed motor racing tyre and is engraved with the code used by Pirelli to track its winning tyres. Besides an engine-evoking skeleton movement, the watch has been lavished with decorative elements that call to mind thundering rides on blazing asphalt: Its power-reserve indicator between 9 and 10 o’clock is an ode to cockpit fuel gauges, while its off-centred seconds counter atop the single flying tourbillon at 7 o’clock sweeps along the speedometerlike rim. The boutique exlusive is limited to only 28 pieces. #B2M-241 The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands; Tel: 6636 9522