[Watch House Watch Culture]RICHARD MILLE has left a lot of deep impressions for us with its iconic style. It has many labels on it, such as " racing machinery", "technology materials", "pioneer skills", etc., and these sound like men prefer. In fact, in RICHARD MILLE's watchmaking philosophy, there has always been a firm and powerful force of women. This force exists not only in the close friends of brand cooperation, but also in the brand's watchmaking logic, and among the female watches presented in front of us, attracting a group of unconventional female watch enthusiasts.
gives female drivers a bigger stage - RM Racing Team
In early 2022, RM Racing Team officially announced a new upgrade of the team's lineup: young female driver Lilou Wadoux once became famous in the one-make event series and became the first female driver of the Alpine Elf Europa Cup. She will team up with Charles Milesi, who won the championship in the WEC and Le Mans 24-hour competitions, and also partnered with Sébastien Ogier, who won the World Rally Championship 8 times. Their joining is also a full recognition of female teammates. Such a lineup of mixed men and women is the pursuit of equal rights for female drivers and the wish of many female drivers to achieve true competition in the same field.
RM Racing Team, founded two years ago, has attracted everyone's attention since the team formation. In our inherent impression, in international racing stadiums like WEC and Le Mans, male drivers are generally the main ones, while female drivers are rarely seen.
For those capable female drivers to have a broader stage, RICHARD MILLE established RM Racing Team in 2020 to form a team of outstanding female drivers. This trio of all-female drivers performed brilliantly in Europe and even the world. They participated in LMP2 level competitions together and took turns driving Oreca prototype racing cars. Participating in the Le Mans 24 Hours endurance is every driver’s dream, and being able to represent RICHARD MILLE and the FIA Women’s Motorsports Committee is a huge honor. The three of them participated in the 24-hour endurance race of Le Mans and the 4-hour endurance race of Monza and Portimão , and proved to the best in the endurance race that they would not be the last one. Ms. Amanda Mille, Director of Brand and Partnerships at
, said in an interview: "Our initial goal was to pay attention to the lack of opportunities for women. Therefore, at the beginning of the team, it was necessary to participate in the competition with an all-female driver combination to show our intentions to the public, and prompt people to think and challenge authority. We have had a wonderful two years with the three female drivers, who have proved their strength in the LMP2 prototypes of ELMS and WEC." Even when facing many male drivers in the WEC and Le Mans, they are not afraid and show their strength on the field.
RM 07-01 Racing Red Watch
Last year, RICHARD MILLE launched the extremely commemorative RM 07-01 Racing Red watch for riders. The watch adopts the brand's signature barrel-shaped case design, carrying the iconic red of the car "Roxy", that is, the unique red on the Oreca-Gibson No. 1, and also continues the all-appreciated technical characteristics of this classic phenotype, including the brand's independently developed CRMA2 hollow automatic winding movement. The innovation of this new work is the case material, which uses Carbon TPT® carbon fiber and Quartz TPT® quartz carbon fiber, and is shown in a new red outfit. This watch brings out the elegance and sassiness of women's watch works.
shines brightly - RICHARD MILLE Outstanding female brand friend
You should know that in all sports, male and female athletes can truly compete on the same stage, besides motorsports, it is equestrian. Friends of the brand who worked with RICHARD MILLE, Jessica Von Bredow-Werndl and Flore Giraud, both performed well in this equestrian competition.
Jessica Von Bredow-Werndl
Jessica Von Bredow-Werndl is a famous player in the German equestrian dressage event. She became a close friend of the brand in 2016. After that, she experienced a period of injuries and unsatisfactory competitive state, and also experienced a low point in her career, but she always loved the sport of equestrian and finally returned to the arena with a proud look. In 2021, after winning two Tokyo Olympic gold medals in one fell swoop in July, she successfully won all three gold medals in European Championship in September. Afterwards, Jessica fought at home and won the championship in the 2021 European Dressage Championship held in Hagen, Germany, and won the championship in the top ten finals of Stockholm , successfully locked in the standings and became the well-deserved Dance Queen. What is the most exciting moment in 2021? Jessica von Bredow-Werndl said excitedly: "When I saw the results of one of my closest competitors, I realized that this would be my personal Olympic gold medal!"
Jessica Von Bredow-Werndl
Jessica won the recognition of a number of equestrian enthusiasts with her unique state and technical characteristics of women. The daily interaction with the love horse enhances the relationship between Jessica and her "partner". She regards her love horse as a close friend, and tries to bring some new ideas to her life every day, so that it can see more things in life and be full of vitality. Only when they trust each other can they perform well in the competition.
The horse's stepping on the spot was originally an instinctive reaction of wild horses to fear in nature, but the dressage turned it into a performance that made the audience feel light and pleasant, as if the rider and the horse were dancing a graceful dance together. This tests the training and tacit understanding between riders and horses. It is precisely the meticulous and emotional female riders like Jessica who have established a unique partnership with horses that ultimately perform well in the competition. Jessica also shared her own way of adjusting: "Over time, you will find ways to adjust your mental state. I will adjust through meditation and various breathing techniques. I learned to turn fear into trust - keep trust in myself, in mounts and long-term partnerships. Sometimes TSF Dalera BB is too excited and restless, and in this case I will tell her to relax properly, I take deep breaths, and she will do the same. There is no verbal communication between us, but you can feel her reaction to you."
Flore Giraud
elephant sports is the third largest sport in France and the largest sport in France for women. According to the French Equestrian Federation (FFE), 2 million people often ride horses, with an average of one rider in 33 French people. In recent years, equestrian sports have emerged all over the world, and another close friend of the RICHARD MILLE brand, Flore Giraud, the champion of the French equestrian field obstacle course, has created a world in this field at a young age. "I had already ridden a horse before I was born!" the 24-year-old young girl introduced. Her love for horse riding comes from her mother's influence. "When I was a kid, I loved staying in the stables. At that time, I rode horses, took care of horses, and cleaned my horse house... If I could, I could even sleep there! When I was 4, I had my first foal in the Shetland Islands; when I was 8, I started to compete." Flore Giraud has achieved many good results at Grand Prixes at home and abroad, such as Knock in Belgium, Lyon in France, Wellington in the United States, and various international equestrian masters in 2019. Nowadays, the world has become the stage for her success.
Flore Giraud
Flore When Flor met Amanda Mille, the two hit it off. The two have the same view of the role women play in international competitions. "Equestrianism seems to be the only sport where women can really compete with men. More importantly, I was moved by RICHARD MILLE's commitment and attention to details. Our performance on the field is only one minute, but this minute takes years of preparation. Every minute and every second are important. I love the infinite precision required to pursue perfection." The 24-year-old French girl is working hard to meet the challenge of at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Nafi Thiam
Belgian player Nafi Thiam, who won the women's heptathlon gold medal in last year's Tokyo Olympics, is also a close friend of the RICHARD MILLE brand. She successfully defended the championship of the event with a total score of 6791 points. She has shined in the 2017 World Championships and the 2016 Olympic Games and achieved outstanding results. She is also the first female track and field athlete to join RICHARD MILLE's close friend after Mutaz Essa Barshim, Yohan Blake, Wayde van Niekerk. Before the game, she said that the journey of this Olympics was not that easy, and she also forced herself to do her best in the long jump and javelin events. Escape and exit were easy, but she never gave up. Nafi Thiam has always shown his strong strength in this field and eventually won the Tokyo Olympic gold medal.
RICHARD MILLE's close friend family also has an outstanding female golfer - Nelly Korda. Born from an Australian sports family, she successfully won the championship trophy with outstanding performance at the 2019 Australian Women's Golf Open. In the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, despite the heavy rain at the time, Nelly Korda was calm and invincible in the competition. She won the gold medal until the last blow, and became the first person in history to win the Olympic and Grand Slam championships in the same year and ranked first in the world. It shows the calmness and calmness of a female golfer and the excellent sports spirit of being calm in the face of changes. Nelly Korda's elegant and confident swing is a reflection of her strength and feminine power.
Extraordinary Timepiece - a high-end watch specially designed for women
RICHARD MILLE is not only committed to providing more opportunities for women, but also developing watches exclusively for women. The most profound non-RM 07-01 snowflake inlay watch in my mind, and the RM 037 equipped with the brand's first independent movement.
"Snowflake Inlay" technology gives RICHARD MILLE's watch works a graceful and gorgeous demeanor, making it comparable to the grand scene in winter. The gems inlaid with snowflakes seem to be arranged casually, but they create a refreshing and unique new meaning. The watchmaker arranges the stones of different sizes tightly on the selected materials, and then hand-made slender claws by the craftsman to fix them until the inlay surface is completely covered. The difficulty of this inlay lies in the selection and layout of gemstones, which use interlacing changes ranging from 0.5 to 1.6 mm in diameter.
RM 07-01
Just as every gem is unique, every piece of snowflake inlaid is also unique. The sexy curves of his watch are highlighted through the snowflake inlay process, emphasizing the ubiquitous artistic connotation in the women's watch series. RM 07-01 shows a radiant technical sense, and the brand's independent movement is jumping at the core of the case. This hollow automatic winding movement forms an elegant contrast between fiber and power.
RM 037 Women's Watch
brand's first independent movement was born on the RM 037 Women's Watch, giving full play to the brand's technology and characteristics for the first time. This Gold Carbon TPT® gold carbon fiber watch combines soft gold foil with hard carbon fiber through the combination of gold and Carbon TPT® carbon fiber carbon fiber. Just like the unique hardness and softness of women, the fusion of strength and softness is also given to the watch by the brand.
RICHARD MILLE has always been insisting on winning more possibilities for women, whether it is above the field or on the wrist. What we have to admit is that the power of women cannot be ignored wherever they are, and it exists on all stages and stadiums in the world.
