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Roger Dubuis

Roger Dubuis co-founded his Geneva watchmaking house and jointly developed a bi-retrograde perpetual-calendar module with Jean-Marc Wiederrecht. 2

Collaborative module and case-design work, not sole invention. Early chronographs used a Lemania 2310 base. Manufacturer chronology and retrospective interviews are not independent proof of every brand claim.

At a glance

Dates
1938–2017 211938–2017 appears explicitly in SJX's obituary headline; its body also reports age 80. Birth year is not derived from age. Death year agrees with the manufacturer history.

The watchmaking story

Useful places to start with Roger Dubuis' work include Hommage and Sympathie watches and Harry Winston bi-retrograde perpetual-calendar collaboration. 13

Roger Dubuis founded or co-founded Roger Dubuis (SOGEM). 1234

Sources associate Roger Dubuis with Patek Philippe and Longines, although the precise role remains unresolved. 1234

Scope: Direct watchmaking

Why this person is included

Documented individual contribution

Background and working context

Affiliations and workshops: Roger Dubuis / SOGEM; Patek Philippe; Longines 12

Geographic ties: Switzerland. Documented workplace / industry location

Brands, workshops, and other relationships

  1. Watch brand / watchmaking business · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened

    Roger Dubuis (SOGEM) — Founder / co-founder. Watchmaker, complication developer and co-founder 1234

    Legacy affiliation: Roger Dubuis / SOGEM; Patek Philippe; Longines. Person-level contribution: Co-founded his Geneva watchmaking house and jointly developed a bi-retrograde perpetual-calendar module with Jean-Marc Wiederrecht.

    Original affiliation wording: Roger Dubuis / SOGEM; Patek Philippe; Longines. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

  2. Watch brand / watchmaking business · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened

    Patek Philippe — Association — role unresolved. Watchmaker, complication developer and co-founder 1234

    Legacy affiliation: Roger Dubuis / SOGEM; Patek Philippe; Longines. Person-level contribution: Co-founded his Geneva watchmaking house and jointly developed a bi-retrograde perpetual-calendar module with Jean-Marc Wiederrecht.

    Original affiliation wording: Roger Dubuis / SOGEM; Patek Philippe; Longines. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

  3. Watch brand / watchmaking business · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened

    Longines — Association — role unresolved. Watchmaker, complication developer and co-founder 1234

    Legacy affiliation: Roger Dubuis / SOGEM; Patek Philippe; Longines. Person-level contribution: Co-founded his Geneva watchmaking house and jointly developed a bi-retrograde perpetual-calendar module with Jean-Marc Wiederrecht.

    Original affiliation wording: Roger Dubuis / SOGEM; Patek Philippe; Longines. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

Evidence and limitations

This dossier connects 10 field-specific evidence records with 4 public sources. Known links only; full career not established; unresolved relationship(s) remain

Claim qualifications (10)
  • Full name: Only the named house and collections are mapped here; this source does not establish every affiliation in the cell. Locator: Founder and history narrative; 1995 founding, collections and 2017 death. 1
  • Affiliations / workshops: Only the named house and collections are mapped here; this source does not establish every affiliation in the cell. Locator: Founder and history narrative; 1995 founding, collections and 2017 death. 1
  • Representative work: Only the named house and collections are mapped here; this source does not establish every affiliation in the cell. Locator: Founder and history narrative; 1995 founding, collections and 2017 death. 1
  • Death year: Only the named house and collections are mapped here; this source does not establish every affiliation in the cell. Locator: Founder and history narrative; 1995 founding, collections and 2017 death. 1
  • Specific role: Only the named house and collections are mapped here; this source does not establish every affiliation in the cell. Locator: Founder and history narrative; 1995 founding, collections and 2017 death. 1
  • Noteworthy contribution: The headline birth year and body's age-at-death wording are not reconciled by a civil record. Shared authorship is preserved; no world-first claim. Locator: Headline and paragraphs on early career, the 1989 Harry Winston module and Lemania base. 2
  • Affiliations / workshops: The headline birth year and body's age-at-death wording are not reconciled by a civil record. Shared authorship is preserved; no world-first claim. Locator: Headline and paragraphs on early career, the 1989 Harry Winston module and Lemania base. 2
  • Birth year: The headline birth year and body's age-at-death wording are not reconciled by a civil record. Shared authorship is preserved; no world-first claim. Locator: Headline and paragraphs on early career, the 1989 Harry Winston module and Lemania base. 2
  • Date qualification: The headline birth year and body's age-at-death wording are not reconciled by a civil record. Shared authorship is preserved; no world-first claim. Locator: Headline and paragraphs on early career, the 1989 Harry Winston module and Lemania base. 2
  • Representative work: Commercial collector/dealer research; supplements object context rather than independently proving all life dates. Locator: Early collections and bi-retrograde collaboration section. 3

Sources

  1. Our historyRoger Dubuis · Manufacturer history · Not stated

    [S0288] Roger Dubuis. "Our history." Not stated. https://www.rogerdubuis.com/our-maison/maison-roger-dubuis/founder-and-history Accessed 2026-09-13. Locator: Founder biography and 1995–1999 timeline

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: First-party institutional account of co-founders

    How it was checked: Opened and text inspected

    Limitation: Brand and individual share a name; company achievements are not automatically sole personal inventions. Source dates first collections to 1996.

  2. The True Story of Roger Dubuis (1938-2017)JX Su · SJX Watches · Original interview-based obituary · 2017-10-15

    [S0295] JX Su. SJX Watches. "The True Story of Roger Dubuis (1938-2017)." 2017-10-15. https://watchesbysjx.com/2017/10/the-story-of-roger-dubuis-1938-2017.html Accessed 2026-09-13. Locator: Headline; paragraphs describing Dubuis interview, Wiederrecht collaboration and early collections.

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Reporter draws on own 2012 interview and an account by collaborator Jean-Marc Wiederrecht

    How it was checked: Opened and text inspected

    Limitation: Headline gives 1938–2017, whereas the body reports age 80. Birth year is explicitly attributed to the headline, not calculated. Shared design attribution and supplied Lemania base are retained; commercial allegations are not imported.

  3. The Story of early Roger Dubuis watchesA Collected Man editorial team · A Collected Man · Original interviews / handled-object research · Not stated

    [S0289] A Collected Man editorial team. A Collected Man. "The Story of early Roger Dubuis watches." Not stated. https://www.acollectedman.com/blogs/journal/story-early-roger-dubuis-watches Accessed 2026-09-13. Locator: Dubuis–Wiederrecht module collaboration; early collections; interviews

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Interviews with people who knew Dubuis; dealer with commercial interest

    How it was checked: Opened and text inspected

    Limitation: Dealer research and recollections. Its 1995 first-production narrative differs from official 1996 collection launch; no unsupported first or wholly in-house claim adopted.

  4. https://www.rogerdubuis.com/our-maison/maison-roger-dubuis/founder-and-history https://watchesbysjx.com/2017/10/the-story-of-roger-dubuis-1938-2017.html https://www.acollectedman.com/blogs/journal/story-early-roger-dubuis-watcheslinked source

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