Racing machine on your wrist - Richard Mille RM-011
For a brand that launched its first watch model only 16 years ago, Richard Mille has quickly become one of the biggest names in luxury watchmaking. With endorsements and sponsorships from celebrities including Jackie Chan, Sylvester Stallone, Michelle Yeoh, Natalie Portman, John Black, Rafael Nadal, Bubba Watson and of course Ferry Pe Massa, it’s definitely not unknown how Richard Mille became so powerful and so fast. But it would be a mistake to attribute their success solely to celebrity connections - the watches themselves are a huge contributing factor, offering some of the most advanced features, using some of the world's most experimental and high-tech materials, and a 21st century style full of personality. Aesthetics, above all – a tribute to the long tradition of Swiss watchmaking.
Richard Mille - RM011 - Time 4 Diamonds When you see this watch, the first thing that catches your eye is the 18-carat rose gold bezel, which is carefully set with approximately 2.5 carats of round brilliant-cut VS1 diamonds in the color GH. Carefully designed and crafted by the custom-made bezel department, this bezel replaces the original plain grade 5 titanium bezel, adding an extra touch of luxury to an already luxurious watch.
Skeleton dial
The skeletonized dial is one of the most distinctive visual and functional elements of this RM-011. The dial features anti-reflective curved sapphire crystal with Arabic numerals, three chronograph dials, date and month display, tachymeter and hours, minutes and seconds. The oversized semi-instantaneous date display below the 12 o'clock position is a very cool addition, it is surrounded by a red border horizontal aperture and works in conjunction with the month display between 4 and 5 o'clock. The three chronograph dials feature a 60-minute countdown timer at 9 o'clock, a 12-hour totalizer at 6 o'clock, and a seconds display at 3 o'clock, all with luminous hands, giving you virtually everything you need. All horological functions one might need.
The dial also showcases the RMAC1 Richard Mille RM-011 movement, which features the brand's first flyback chronograph, allowing the wearer to rest the chronograph without having to stop or pause the movement - something that matters when you're measuring a split second. Extremely important like timing in a Formula 1 car. Another important feature of this movement is the variable-geometry rotor, a design unique to Richard Mille that allows you to adjust the efficiency of the automatic winding according to the wearer's movements.
There's no doubt that the Richard Mille RM-011 is a big watch, and with a grade 5 titanium case that's 40mm wide, 50mm long and 16mm thick, you can't miss it. The RM-011 case, which borrows aesthetic elements from its RM-004 and RM-008 predecessors, itself took a full year of research and development and required up to 202 separate machine operations to create. It is primarily made of three pieces of grade 5 titanium. (and now rose gold) parts and held together with 20 grade 5 titanium screws. The large triple lock rubber framed grade 5 titanium crown and grade 5 titanium chronograph pushers add a pleasing finishing touch to this instantly recognizable case, while the sapphire crystal back allows you to admire The RMAC1 movement in all its glory. .
A racing machine on your wrist
The classic black ventilated rubber strap further adds to the sporty feel of this watch, and is paired with a smooth grade 5 titanium safety clasp. While we've already established that the watch is large on the wrist, it's not bulky at all and feels surprisingly light — so light that you almost forget you're wearing it. Thanks to the Felipe Massa Association, Richard Mille is positioning this watch for the first time as a "racing machine for the wrist", paying homage to the precision of racing cars in the design adjustment. Although Richard Mille has only been on the market for a short time, they are clearly here to stay, and this highly collectible and now even more luxurious RM-011 Felipe Massa has become a classic among luxury watch lovers. do.
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