Richard Mille "RM020"

Here is Richard Mille's vision of a pocket watch.

RM surely makes one of the few bearable Tourbillons out there. It's almost ironic that Richard would place the Tourbillon back to where it was initially conceived for, the pocket watch. It should have never left it in the first place. Not very commercial in our days but a gutsy move none the less. This movement actually looks good enough to eventually land on a wrist. Who knows, they might decide to make it in a classic wristwatch case somewhere down the line. Long power reserves on manual winding watches are a blessing. believe me, winding them only once a week is a real joy! The chain, that is connected to the crown and winds the mechanism, reminds of the tail of a Scorpion. Nice touch.

I don't see myself getting my three-piece suits out of storage to enjoy this baby but I like the boldness none the less.

Richard Mille...

Been there, done that...

Here we go. The "fu..ing" same ol' Tourbillon theme all over again. Pardon my French, but I just am sick of having manufacturers come up with Tourbillons when fresh ideas are at an all time low.

It would be sooo much smarter to promote the excellence of the stuff you already have instead of feeling that you "have" to present something just because it's April. I guess that the media is partly responsible for this. They come in April, invited, and expect to see and report on new stuff from everybody. In many cases forcing to reveal/present watches that start to get delivered to the dealers over a year later. It could be a good time to sit and reevaluate the purpose of the Basel/Geneva fairs. Expect more bullshit on the way.

P.s. Apart from boring (nothing new in my book) it also looks like crap. What in the name of god makes them think anybody would spent 200 k on this instead of an AP or Patek (idiots aside )? Sorry Lange, but if this is what you had to come up with this year... than I rather you come up empty.

First big leak of the season!

I guess it was predictable that the first leaks regarding future Basel/Geneva releases started to hit the net. Like it has happened before, Richard Mille is first to open hostilities. The RM018 also known as the "Homage to Boucheron" has just today brought to my attention by one of the Kronosclub's readers, together with this lovely picture. Since I was not given it in advance with the promise of not posting it until the official presentation date. I try to avoid that so that I have the freedom to post them when they are leaked. In the end this is what this site/blog is all about. Here you go...

My source also pointed me to the forum in question and I hate when people take credit for something that I did not post first, I have no choice but to name the source.

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