Roger Tourbillon
200 pieces (100 in steel, 100 in silver)
The Roger Tourbillon project was announced by Dmitriy Chugunov on the Watch.ru forum in 2014, following the success of the “Kirovskie K-43.” The goal was to create accessible yet technically complex and visually provocative watches featuring a high horology complication. The model became an important milestone in the history of independent Russian watch design, anticipating the author’s later triumphs (“The Little Prince,” “The Wizard of the Emerald City”).
Design
and decorative features:
and decorative features:
Indication:
Two central hands (hours and minutes). There is no seconds hand — its function is performed by a marker on the tourbillon carriage.
Movement:
Manual-winding caliber with a flying minute tourbillon (the carriage completes one full rotation every 60 seconds).
The central design element is a sculptural skull. Its key technical feature is a floating tourbillon carriage integrated directly into the skull’s left eye socket, acting as a dynamic “living eye.”
Each of our models marks a milestone that reshapes the perception of independent watchmaking:
A Chronicle
of Bold Decisions
Roger Tourbillon (2014)
Pure provocation in the spirit of El Día de Muertos. A floating minute tourbillon integrated directly into the eye socket of a silver skull.
The Wizard of the Emerald City (2023)
A unique combination of proprietary time indication and refined jeweled bas-reliefs at the center of the dial. Recognized as the Best Russian Watch of 2024 — a stylish embodiment of craftsmanship and attention to detail.
Military Gamble (2021)
The stark trench aesthetic of World War I. A brutal bullhead chronograph in tactical bronze, infused with the spirit of Hemingway’s novels.
Russian Ballet (2023)
An ode to great culture. Winner of a watchmaking award in the “Precious Metal Watch” category. A jeweled silver ballerina set against the abyss of deep blue aventurine.
Una furtiva lagrima (2026)
The project is inspired by Nemorino’s aria from Gaetano Donizetti’s opera L’elisir d’amore — widely regarded as a quintessence of drama, refinement, and emotional depth.
The First Earth Satellite (2025)
Our ultimate engineering triumph. An observatory watch featuring a proprietary offset-orbit module built on the Sellita SW200, causing the Satellite and the Earth to rotate independently of one another.
The Little Prince (2022)
Poetic planetary time without hands, awarded the “Best Russian Watch — 2022” prize. A golden figure of the Prince on a silver asteroid, with a customized Raketa heart.
Kirovskie K-43 (2013)
A premium homage to the legendary Soviet “Kirovskie,” powered by the Swiss ETA Unitas 6497-2, created in collaboration with the forum.watch.ru community.
Each of our projects is released in a strictly limited, numbered edition — from 1 to 500 pieces worldwide. We know that, due to these small production runs, not everyone who wants one is able to acquire a watch from our new releases. Waiting lists fill up rapidly, and models quickly become collectible rarities.
However, we will never compromise by increasing production volumes. For us, mass production is a trade-off we are not willing to make.
However, we will never compromise by increasing production volumes. For us, mass production is a trade-off we are not willing to make.
Quality
Over Scale
Our deliberate refusal to produce in large volumes is guided by two unbreakable principles:
Uncompromising Quality
Each piece requires an extraordinary amount of handcraft — from the precision finishing and decoration of the plates to the final polishing of intricate sculptural reliefs. Increasing production would inevitably turn artistry into assembly-line work, which we will never allow.
Absolute Exclusivity
Owners of Dmitriy Chugunov timepieces can be certain they possess a true rarity. We create more than an accessory — it is an entry into a private circle of connoisseurs of fine watchmaking.