I've always loved the sympathie line. The shape was unique, yet not overly complex. To many, it was either love or hate whereas for me, it was love at first sight. A refreshing change from the typical round & rectangular shaped watches and to top it off, a rather unique representation of perpetual calendars back then.
First launched in 1996, the voluptuous shape captured the spot light and 'defined' the iconic shape of the brand. Initially it was done in 34mm & 37mm case size.
In 2006, a smaller case size of 40mm was added to the collection but only a handful of models were released.
During 2007 SIHH, the line went thru the final face lift before retiring from the product line:
As you can see here, strong design clue of Excalibur was already taking shape.
Not to forget the sportier variants that were derived from the line as well: