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wonghonchung · 28 September 2006, 10:14 AM

(Cross posted with Panereh)

(Yes, I know my pictures stink, but that's the best I could do so far)

I chose the Roger Dubuis Easy Diver because I wanted a watch that has a high quality movement and a detailed case, while being durable and a casual wearer. The Roger Dubuis Easy Diver fits this bill perfectly. A sublime in-house RD movement, with a case that has immaculate finishing. Patek Philippes make some of my most favourite watches, but what bugs me about them, is that they cannot be worn casually, with a t-shirt and jeans (okay maybe except the Aquanaut and Nautilus, but they're too bland IMHO). On the contrary, the RD Easy Diver looks awesome with a t-shirt and jeans, it's a very cool design, especially with the black carbon fibre dial. Also, this is a huge watch despite it's size being 43mm. This wears larger than a 187 or 127 (I've tried both on), the lug to lug width is almost 53mm, and it looks even bigger because of the rubber strap not bending at the lugs.

Anyways:

This box is one of the nicest watch boxes I have ever seen. I love the sliding out feature. It's very heavy and well-finished, with "Easy Diver" and "Roger Dubuis horloger genevois" metal inlays.

I have never seen a watch come with so many documents and hangtags. A very nice leather wallet holds everything in place.

The dial is absolutely stunning. The carbon fiber dial adds a new dimension to the watch. To the naked eye, it appears that the dial is made up of many levels. With the AR coating causing the crystal to "disappear", this adds another dimension to the watch. Telling the time is very easy on this piece, as the silver hands with red luminous material make it very visible over the strongly contrasting black dial. (I tried to capture the effect of the dial, but pictures cannot do it justice.) All that attend the Toronto GTG will be able to experience the true beauty of this watch.

The case is also very cool, with the carbon fibre inlays, and it's very obivous with a 10X loupe that the case is very well finished, with contrasting sandblasted, brushed and polished surfaces. My only problem is that the bezel collects hairlines quite easily, along with the clasp. The clasp is very secure, and locks tightly when you close it, and can easily be released with 2 push buttons on the side. The rubber strap is also very solid, and possibly one of the best out there.

The movement is probably the best part of this watch. With a 10X loupe, you will see that this a very fine watch indeed. All the edges are very clean, beveled perfectly and polished to a very high standard. The swan neck regulator and all screws are polished perfectly. The gold rotor is also beautifully done, with polished and brushed pattern, and microtext on the edge of the rotor. The watch winds efficiently with this rotor, as it moves around very freely. My only gripe is that the rotor is quite noisy (not as noisy as a 7750).

A wrist shot, showing how big it is on my pencil wrist:

A shot on a bamboo plant:

The snippings from the rubber strap:

Overall, I would rate this watch a 9/10. The case, dial and movement are all superb, but my problems are that it is very hard to change straps, and the there isn't much possibility of changing to a leather strap down the road. I also disliked how the rubber strap has to be cut to size. Also, the luminous material on the hands is quite mediocre, after a long time outside, the indices glow well, but the hands are really disappointing, and are barely legible in darkness. They glow red, but very little. I feel that Roger Dubuis has really set the standard for what a Haute Horology diver should be, and that it is one of the true sport watches in the upscale watch market. The Offshore is also very nice, but a little too delicate and not waterproof enough for diving, IMHO. You may believe that Roger Dubuis is a fashion watch brand, but I must respectfully disagree. I feel that they are like the Patek Philippe (without the history of course), for younger people, they put comparable quality and workmanship into watches, but just in more outrageous designs, which I happen to like.

Anyways, I hope you enjoyed the amateur pictures and reading the review. I look forward to any input or discussion. :)

If you didn't like it, you can kiss my arse.

mailman · 28 September 2006, 10:44 AM

Excellent review.

That watch is a stunner

C.J. · 28 September 2006, 11:12 AM

Fabulous review of a beautiful watch

Thank you

Rockrolex · 28 September 2006, 11:18 AM

Excellent review, Thomas. Fair and balanced, as a good review should be. And it's easy to do with a great looking watch.

dman · 28 September 2006, 12:47 PM

I have had that one on the wrist and it is just stunning. Enjoy that beautiful piece, she is outstanding.

JJ Irani · 28 September 2006, 04:23 PM

Thanks for a great review, Thomas. Not very familiar with this brand, but that BLUE dial just knocked my socks off!!

padi56 · 28 September 2006, 06:02 PM

Excellent review and fine looking watch,well myself like the quirky noise of the 7750/51, its just unique to that movement.

29 September 2006, 01:49 AM

Talk about bling for a dive watch. Very nice watch and great review. All you have to do now is start abusing JJ and you'll be a full-fledged member here!

GerardoG · 1 October 2006, 04:39 AM

Nice

Otis · 1 October 2006, 09:12 AM

Nice looking watch. Very different for a modern diver.. I like it! That movement looks interesting too, good to see they've echoed the dial design on the rotor.

haakon59 · 1 October 2006, 09:29 AM

Thanks for the review of a fairly rare diver. Roger Dubuis makes some really nice watches. I have tried on some models like the MuchMore and the Golden Square and they were fantastic, real stunners. From photos I have seen before I have not been as much a fan of the style of the Easy Diver, but I must say that I thought the photo you showed with the watch on your wrist looked very nice to me. Regardless, you have a real amazing watch there and I hope you continue to enjoy wearing it.

supermarz · 7 September 2007, 11:10 AM

roger dubuis is one of the most intriguing brand out there imho. for some reason i dont know why i always compare it with franck muller ( how both are pretty new brands and rather obscure) but i favour RD by far.

does this diver have a geneva seal ? i know there are many of RD watches carries this seal which makes it "almost" par with patek phillipe

and RD has some seriously nice stores! ...very well decorated and look more like youre in a boutique hotels lobby. i am sure those who have been in the store knows what im talking about

Robb · 7 September 2007, 11:12 AM

Very nice!

EvEr34 · 7 September 2007, 11:34 AM

I want one.

Paulie · 7 September 2007, 11:58 AM

What does it say on the bottom of the rotor? That's some fancy, but blurry, cursive writing!

Letsgodiving · 7 September 2007, 12:24 PM

That is quite a watch! I was not familiar with this brand but thank you for the review. The case back is spectacular and I love the bezel. I'm not sure I would recommend diving with this watch, well maybe some Caribbean diving would be ok.

fmferro · 5 December 2007, 02:20 PM

Spectacular

frostie · 5 December 2007, 04:28 PM

Great review

nabil nsouli · 5 December 2007, 10:25 PM

Fantastic watch & Great review, thank you

fmferro · 8 December 2007, 03:49 AM

love it...
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duc748 · 14 January 2008, 02:19 PM

Very good review!

CPCC · 14 January 2008, 02:45 PM

Awesome, Thanks

jasonbellevue · 19 March 2008, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fmferro

love it...
<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w53/MariaEugenia_2007/Roger%20Dubuis/CIMG1596.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a>

I've fixed your picture, here you go...

Terry Newton · 20 March 2008, 04:39 AM

Beautiful watch. Roger Dubuis is on the cutting edge of technology for watches today. He may not have the brand name like Chopard, Corum, Patek Phillipe, Audemars Piguet, etc. but is definitely on the cutting edge of Research and Development. If you look at the watch bible he has some that go for hundreds of thousands of dollars for Tourbillon watches which have the cage for the effects of gravity. It is not a proven guarantee of accuracy but looks awesome and brings up the price of a watch considerably.

I think you have an awesome diving watch.

Terry Newton

mickeydainish · 13 June 2008, 09:54 PM

Good looker for sure.... gr8 review too!!! :-)

SoCalDweller · 2 February 2012, 09:13 AM

Great review....I've wanted this watch for a while as it's one of my favorite diver watches imho alongside the seadweller amd bp ff. Now re-thinking in light of the Monegasque...not quite a great comparable but I think I'm limited to one RD for now.

doublea · 21 October 2012, 04:38 AM

Great write up! Am thinking of buying the beige for my daughter Reference Number
RDDBSE0251
Any thoughts, would help decide. :)

NewportBeachWatches · 23 October 2012, 01:08 PM

Thanks for the hones review. Very nice looking watch. As you mentioned great with jeans and t-shirt and great diving capabilities. Looks very well made. Congrats.

asadtiger · 4 November 2012, 03:43 AM

I have always loved the easy diver, and your's is no exception..thank you for a very good review and for sharing it

iLLGT2 · 4 November 2012, 03:53 AM

Always loved this piece, have yet to own a RD however... Always hesitate due to the second hand nature of this piece :/

Enjoy it :)

28 September 2006, 10:14 AM	#1
wonghonchung Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 148	My Roger Dubuis Easy Diver, with a mini review. (Cross posted with Panereh) (Yes, I know my pictures stink, but that's the best I could do so far) I chose the Roger Dubuis Easy Diver because I wanted a watch that has a high quality movement and a detailed case, while being durable and a casual wearer. The Roger Dubuis Easy Diver fits this bill perfectly. A sublime in-house RD movement, with a case that has immaculate finishing. Patek Philippes make some of my most favourite watches, but what bugs me about them, is that they cannot be worn casually, with a t-shirt and jeans (okay maybe except the Aquanaut and Nautilus, but they're too bland IMHO). On the contrary, the RD Easy Diver looks awesome with a t-shirt and jeans, it's a very cool design, especially with the black carbon fibre dial. Also, this is a huge watch despite it's size being 43mm. This wears larger than a 187 or 127 (I've tried both on), the lug to lug width is almost 53mm, and it looks even bigger because of the rubber strap not bending at the lugs. Anyways: This box is one of the nicest watch boxes I have ever seen. I love the sliding out feature. It's very heavy and well-finished, with "Easy Diver" and "Roger Dubuis horloger genevois" metal inlays. I have never seen a watch come with so many documents and hangtags. A very nice leather wallet holds everything in place. The dial is absolutely stunning. The carbon fiber dial adds a new dimension to the watch. To the naked eye, it appears that the dial is made up of many levels. With the AR coating causing the crystal to "disappear", this adds another dimension to the watch. Telling the time is very easy on this piece, as the silver hands with red luminous material make it very visible over the strongly contrasting black dial. (I tried to capture the effect of the dial, but pictures cannot do it justice.) All that attend the Toronto GTG will be able to experience the true beauty of this watch. The case is also very cool, with the carbon fibre inlays, and it's very obivous with a 10X loupe that the case is very well finished, with contrasting sandblasted, brushed and polished surfaces. My only problem is that the bezel collects hairlines quite easily, along with the clasp. The clasp is very secure, and locks tightly when you close it, and can easily be released with 2 push buttons on the side. The rubber strap is also very solid, and possibly one of the best out there. The movement is probably the best part of this watch. With a 10X loupe, you will see that this a very fine watch indeed. All the edges are very clean, beveled perfectly and polished to a very high standard. The swan neck regulator and all screws are polished perfectly. The gold rotor is also beautifully done, with polished and brushed pattern, and microtext on the edge of the rotor. The watch winds efficiently with this rotor, as it moves around very freely. My only gripe is that the rotor is quite noisy (not as noisy as a 7750). A wrist shot, showing how big it is on my pencil wrist: A shot on a bamboo plant: The snippings from the rubber strap: Overall, I would rate this watch a 9/10. The case, dial and movement are all superb, but my problems are that it is very hard to change straps, and the there isn't much possibility of changing to a leather strap down the road. I also disliked how the rubber strap has to be cut to size. Also, the luminous material on the hands is quite mediocre, after a long time outside, the indices glow well, but the hands are really disappointing, and are barely legible in darkness. They glow red, but very little. I feel that Roger Dubuis has really set the standard for what a Haute Horology diver should be, and that it is one of the true sport watches in the upscale watch market. The Offshore is also very nice, but a little too delicate and not waterproof enough for diving, IMHO. You may believe that Roger Dubuis is a fashion watch brand, but I must respectfully disagree. I feel that they are like the Patek Philippe (without the history of course), for younger people, they put comparable quality and workmanship into watches, but just in more outrageous designs, which I happen to like. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed the amateur pictures and reading the review. I look forward to any input or discussion. :) If you didn't like it, you can kiss my arse.

28 September 2006, 10:44 AM	#2
mailman TRF Moderator & DATE-JUST41 2024 Patron Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: . Watch: 126610LN Posts: 35,374	Excellent review. That watch is a stunner __________________ JJ

28 September 2006, 11:12 AM	#3
C.J. "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: * Posts: 10,196	Fabulous review of a beautiful watch Thank you __________________ Me? I'm still looking for Kokomo. I just hope that damn golfer isn't there

28 September 2006, 11:18 AM	#4
Rockrolex TRF Moderator & 2024 DATE-JUST41 Patron Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: God Location: Washington, D.C. Watch: What do you think? Posts: 37,521	Excellent review, Thomas. Fair and balanced, as a good review should be. And it's easy to do with a great looking watch. __________________ Despite the high cost of living, it's still very popular. *Tosser Cabinet Member* Official Member: 'Perpetual 30' Vegas International GTG 2016 Official Member "WIS-CON" Las Vegas International GTG 2017 Official Member "WIS-CON" Las Vegas International GTG 2018 Official Member "WIS-CON" Las Vegas International GTG 2019

28 September 2006, 12:47 PM	#5
dman Lifetime TRF Patron Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Daren Location: Austin Watch: the road Posts: 13,583	I have had that one on the wrist and it is just stunning. Enjoy that beautiful piece, she is outstanding. __________________ You either get it or you don't, if you have to ask, YOU DON'T!! I really hope that midget cop doesn't find me in Kokomo.

28 September 2006, 04:23 PM	#6
JJ Irani Fondly Remembered Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: JJ Location: Auckland, NZ Watch: ALL SOLD!! Posts: 74,320	Thanks for a great review, Thomas. Not very familiar with this brand, but that BLUE dial just knocked my socks off!! __________________ Words fail me in expressing my utmost thanks to ALL of you for this wonderful support during my hour of need!! I firmly believe that my time on planet earth is NOT yet up!! I shall fight this to the very end.......and WIN!!

28 September 2006, 06:02 PM	#7
padi56 "TRF" Life Patron Join Date: Jun 2005 Real Name: Peter Location: Llanfairpwllgwyng Watch: ing you. Posts: 52,330	Excellent review and fine looking watch,well myself like the quirky noise of the 7750/51, its just unique to that movement. __________________ ICom Pro3 All posts are my own opinion and my opinion only. "The clock of life is wound but once, and no man has the power to tell just when the hands will stop. Now is the only time you actually own the time, Place no faith in time, for the clock may soon be still for ever." Good Judgement comes from experience,experience comes from Bad Judgement,.Buy quality, cry once; buy cheap, cry again and again. www.mc0yad.club Second in command CEO and left handed watch winder

29 September 2006, 01:49 AM	#8
Atomic Guest Posts: n/a	Talk about bling for a dive watch. Very nice watch and great review. All you have to do now is start abusing JJ and you'll be a full-fledged member here!

1 October 2006, 04:39 AM	#9
GerardoG Banned Join Date: Oct 2005 Real Name: Gerardo Location: Here Watch: ALL of them Posts: 32,098	Nice

1 October 2006, 09:12 AM	#10
Otis "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2006 Real Name: Urs Location: QLD AU Watch: Omega x 2 Posts: 2,046	Nice looking watch. Very different for a modern diver.. I like it! That movement looks interesting too, good to see they've echoed the dial design on the rotor. __________________ Rock the Casbah!

1 October 2006, 09:29 AM	#11
haakon59 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,571	Thanks for the review of a fairly rare diver. Roger Dubuis makes some really nice watches. I have tried on some models like the MuchMore and the Golden Square and they were fantastic, real stunners. From photos I have seen before I have not been as much a fan of the style of the Easy Diver, but I must say that I thought the photo you showed with the watch on your wrist looked very nice to me. Regardless, you have a real amazing watch there and I hope you continue to enjoy wearing it.

7 September 2007, 11:10 AM	#12
supermarz "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: melbourne Posts: 322	roger dubuis is one of the most intriguing brand out there imho. for some reason i dont know why i always compare it with franck muller ( how both are pretty new brands and rather obscure) but i favour RD by far. does this diver have a geneva seal ? i know there are many of RD watches carries this seal which makes it "almost" par with patek phillipe and RD has some seriously nice stores! ...very well decorated and look more like youre in a boutique hotels lobby. i am sure those who have been in the store knows what im talking about

7 September 2007, 11:12 AM	#13
Robb 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Real Name: Robb Location: USA Watch: BLNR Posts: 4,937	Very nice! __________________ 126610LN l 166610LV l 126619LB l 116710BLNR l 126710BLRO l 126720VTNR l 126718GRNR l 116500 white l 116500 black l 116508 john mayer l 116519LN l 116503 white l 126655 l 226627 Ti Master

7 September 2007, 11:34 AM	#14
EvEr34 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Real Name: Mike Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 1,909	I want one.

7 September 2007, 11:58 AM	#15
Paulie "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chicagoland Watch: GMTII and OP! Posts: 1,272	What does it say on the bottom of the rotor? That's some fancy, but blurry, cursive writing! __________________

7 September 2007, 12:24 PM	#16
Letsgodiving "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Real Name: Mike Location: Virginia, US Watch: SD 16600 Posts: 4,310	That is quite a watch! I was not familiar with this brand but thank you for the review. The case back is spectacular and I love the bezel. I'm not sure I would recommend diving with this watch, well maybe some Caribbean diving would be ok.

5 December 2007, 02:20 PM	#17
fmferro Banned Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Posts: 39	Spectacular

5 December 2007, 04:28 PM	#18
frostie 1,000,000th PostMember Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Earth Posts: 14,048	Great review

5 December 2007, 10:25 PM	#19
nabil nsouli "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: nabilnsouli Location: saudi arabia Posts: 20	Fantastic watch & Great review, thank you

8 December 2007, 03:49 AM	#20
fmferro Banned Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Posts: 39	Here is my baby... love it... <a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w53/MariaEugenia_2007/Roger%20Dubuis/CIMG1596.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a>

14 January 2008, 02:19 PM	#21
duc748 "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: madison, wi Posts: 117	Very good review!

14 January 2008, 02:45 PM	#22
CPCC "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Bill Location: USA Posts: 1,857	Awesome, Thanks __________________

20 March 2008, 04:39 AM	#24
Terry Newton "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Real Name: Terry Newton Location: Michigan Watch: Rolex TT GMT II c Posts: 6,644	Beautiful watch. Roger Dubuis is on the cutting edge of technology for watches today. He may not have the brand name like Chopard, Corum, Patek Phillipe, Audemars Piguet, etc. but is definitely on the cutting edge of Research and Development. If you look at the watch bible he has some that go for hundreds of thousands of dollars for Tourbillon watches which have the cage for the effects of gravity. It is not a proven guarantee of accuracy but looks awesome and brings up the price of a watch considerably. I think you have an awesome diving watch. Terry Newton __________________ Terry Newton; Superstar and Fake Sleuth "Z" SS Date Submariner "Z" TT GMT-Master IIc

13 June 2008, 09:54 PM	#25
mickeydainish Banned Join Date: Mar 2008 Real Name: Michael Location: LaLa Land Watch: Sub Date 16610 Posts: 1,757	Good looker for sure.... gr8 review too!!! :-)

2 February 2012, 09:13 AM	#26
SoCalDweller "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Real Name: K Location: Los Angeles Watch: Breguet TYPE XXI Posts: 18	Great review....I've wanted this watch for a while as it's one of my favorite diver watches imho alongside the seadweller amd bp ff. Now re-thinking in light of the Monegasque...not quite a great comparable but I think I'm limited to one RD for now.

21 October 2012, 04:38 AM	#27
doublea "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: india Posts: 2	Great write up! Am thinking of buying the beige for my daughter Reference Number RDDBSE0251 Any thoughts, would help decide. :)

23 October 2012, 01:08 PM	#28
NewportBeachWatches Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Real Name: Nolan Location: Newport Beach, CA Watch: ROLEX Posts: 63	Thanks for the hones review. Very nice looking watch. As you mentioned great with jeans and t-shirt and great diving capabilities. Looks very well made. Congrats.

4 November 2012, 03:43 AM	#29
asadtiger "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2007 Real Name: Asad A. Awan Location: kabul, Afghanista Watch: Tissot PRX Posts: 2,698	I have always loved the easy diver, and your's is no exception..thank you for a very good review and for sharing it

4 November 2012, 03:53 AM	#30
iLLGT2 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Real Name: Martin Location: NY And FLA Watch: AP ROO Blue Scuba Posts: 2,694	Always loved this piece, have yet to own a RD however... Always hesitate due to the second hand nature of this piece :/ Enjoy it :)

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