Richard Mille
Richard Mille Chronograph Rattrapante RM 004 V2
I mentioned sometime ago that I was going to acquaint myself with Richard Mille watches. I have kept my word.
I must say it has been an interesting process and I have learnt a lot. I would like to share with you one of my favourite watches from the Richard Mille collection.
I am talking about the Richard Mille Chronograph Rattrapante. This watch looks more like a machine than a simple time-piece, but then again, it is anything but simple. Richard Mille watches draw a lot of their inspiration from racing cars, and this is obvious from the Chronograph Rattrapante. I like it for its honest, functional look. One can say that there is something refreshingly upfront about Richard Mille watches, I don’t know how else to express that.
The watch pictured is in a rose gold case, but it also comes in white gold, titanium and platinum.
Specs. Caliber RM 004V2. Manual winding movement. Split seconds chronograph. Power reserve: around 50 hours.
Richard Mille RM 016 Automatic Ultra Thin
Where have I been living for the past while? I only ask because I had never heard of Richard Mille before. Should I have? It seems, on the evidence of this watch (via wriststyle), that I should have. I am righting this terrible wrong as soon as possible, and acquainting myself with this watchmaker, post-haste.
So what is it that I like about the RM 016 Automatic Ultra-Thin? First, the screws in the case. Don’t know why, but I like them. This watch has a, shall we say, functional, feel to it, and the screws serve to reinforce that. This is a watch that does. It doesn’t speak, it just does. No fancy frippery, everything you see on it is for a purpose. As if its maker chose to focus only on that which was needful.
Oh, and do you see where the date is embedded? No? Look again; where the ‘7′ should be. Marvellous work.
And I like the big numbers on the dial. This watch is saying: ‘I tell the time, deal with it!’ Full marks for the RM016 Automatic Ultra-Thin. 
Here are some specs. Movement: Caliber RM 005-S: skeletonised automatic winding movement with hours, minutes, date and adjustable rotor geometry. 31 jewels, power reserve circa 55 hours, sapphire crystal case back.
