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2019 SIHH Review: Hits and Misses
Another SIHH has come and gone. I think 2019 will be remembered as the year Richard Mille brought a candy shop to Geneva. Until next year when they open a Home Depot/DIY like store for their booth and all their watches feature 100%authentic wood nails and hammer-drills and sawzalls™.(Milwaukee Electric Tool Company) I’ve only presented a handful of the best here. There’s tons of coverage elseware so I really wanted to distill it down to my absolute favorites. JLC’s Enamel tourbillion repeater ? Jaeger LeCoultre had a hit last year at SIHH with three similar lower end models in the Master Control Collection. This year they brought the most heat…
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Yes or No: Richard Mille RM 11-03 Automatic Flyback Chronograph McLaren
This week’s Yes or No features this new reference from Richard Mille. The RM 11-03 is cobranded with luxury auto manufacturer McLaren. Here’s a bunch of data from their site- TL:DR: I’d put this on and never take it off. Skeletonised automatic winding movement with adjustable rotor geometry offering hours, minutes, seconds, flyback chronograph, 60-minute countdown timer at 9 o’clock, 12-hour totalizer, oversize date, month indicator and rotor with variable geometry. Dimensions Movement : 30.25 x 28.45 mm Thickness: 9.00 mm Titanium pushers Fitted to the Carbon TPT® caseband, echo the design of the headlights on the 720S. Titanium crown Rotor with variable geometry Central flange in…
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Richard Mille, interview machine
I love Richard Mille, the man. He doesn’t miss a beat when discussing his watches that cost more than most people’s houses in this CNBC interview. His watches are eh, ok. The Nadal/Bolt models are their best and unfortunately by far the most expensive. The guy uses such exotic materials and processes that help make them more expensive than precious metals. It’s odd to see a top-ranked tennis pro wearing a watch, but if it weighs next-to-nothing and gets him a $500k watch sponsorship, good on you. Richard Mille on the ultimate luxury watch from CNBC. Which bring us to the McLaren aspect of this model pictured below. All I…
