[ Watch House Watch Technology] In the past, I didn’t understand RICHARD MILLE at all, because I really can’t afford to play with RICHARD MILLE and I can hardly touch it. In the past two years, I have been blessed by my friends. I have seen some RICHARD MILLE every few days. I can really play with it. I can gradually understand the little bit of "essence" of RICHARD MILLE. You can truly feel why RICHARD MILLE is more expensive than other famous watches.
RM67-02, extremely light weight, when worn, it seems like it is not wearing anything.
There are many people who say RICHARD MILLE online, but many of them are just talking about it on paper. Today, I will tell you my actual feelings. Putting aside hype marketing, just watch itself, what is the price of RICHARD MILLE?
RICHARD MILLE RM67-02
RICHARD MILLE is expensive because of its "super lightness".
After I have been exposed to some RICHARD MILLE, if anyone asks me what is good about RICHARD MILLE? I'll blurt out, super light. There are no other mainstream name watches that can reach the ultra-light level of RICHARD MILLE. The main material of
RICHARD MILLE watch is carbon fiber , the official name is Carbon TPT carbon fiber, and the folks are also commonly known as NTPT (North Thin Ply Technologies) according to the manufacturer's English abbreviation. In short, it is carbon fiber. The purpose is to make the watch "super light". How light is it, like picking up a few sheets of A4 paper weight.
RM53-01, this black and gray pattern case is Carbon TPT carbon fiber.
RICHARD MILLE Carbon TPT Carbon Fiber Parts. The weight of the case material in the
watch is from heavy to light, and the order is as follows:
Platinum>8K Gold > Steel> Ceramic> Titanium> Carbon fiber. Carbon fiber is the lightest.
Although RICHARD MILLE also makes 18K gold shells and also uses titanium shells and ceramic shells, the main feature of RICHARD MILLE is Carbon TPT carbon fiber. Whenever you see, the black and gray striped RICHARD MILLE is Carbon TPT carbon fiber.
RM65-01, the upper, middle and lower cases are all Carbon TPT carbon fiber. The case of
RICHARD MILLE is a sandwich structure, with an upper bezel, a middle shell, and a lower bottom cover. Some RICHARD MILLE are all Carbon TPT carbon fibers on top, middle and bottom. Some RICHARD MILLEs use Carbon TPT in the mid-layer shell and other materials up and down.
When other famous watches use precious metals such as platinum to increase their value, RICHARD MILLE instead pursues "super lightness" with carbon fiber, making it the "lightest" in the world of famous watches, which is unique. The middle layer of the case of
RM67-02, the black part is Carbon TPT carbon fiber.
RICHARD MILLE is valuable in “color”.
RICHARD MILLE uses exclusive quartz fiber , the official name is Quartz TPT quartz fiber, and was first launched in 2015. Quartz fiber is to melt and draw quartz crystal (which is quartz ore) into fibers. The quartz fiber is not only made of color, but also kept it super light, which is something other mainstream famous watches do not have. The green and yellow part of the case of
RM67-02 is Quartz TPT quartz fiber.
Generally, if you want to make color in a name watch, there are usually only two methods. One is made of coating and the other is ceramic.
is the easiest to do color plating, and color the watch. But the problem is that the coating will fade easily once it is knocked, and this method is not ideal. Colorful ceramics are commonly used in high-end famous watches at present. They can be made in various colors, but the ceramics themselves are not lightweight, which is not suitable for RICHARD MILLE's pursuit of ultra-lightness. Quartz fiber completely solves the problem of color and ultra-lightness. The white pink part of the case of
RM38-02 is Quartz TPT quartz fiber.
Whenever you see the RICHARD MILLE case, it has colors such as white, green, yellow, pink, red, etc., and the Quartz TPT quartz fiber is used. Quartz TPT quartz fiber can be made of colors other than black patterns. The white and black part of the case of
RM61-01 is Quartz TPT quartz fiber.
RICHARD MILLE is expensive because of its "movement". Most of the movements of
RICHARD MILLE are made of titanium. The movements of ordinary famous watches are made of copper (copper, then rhodium plated).The movement made of titanium metal is conducive to reducing the weight of the watch, but the complexity of the movement processing is greatly improved.
RM65-01 chasing needle timing movement, it can be seen that it is titanium plus DLC coating.
Generally, the watch is made of copper as a movement, and some watches are made of FPJ in 18K gold as a movement. Whether it is copper or 18K gold, it is relatively soft and easy to cut and process. In the metals used in famous watches, titanium has higher hardness than steel, copper, and gold, and is difficult to polish. This is why titanium metal watches are often brushed and less polished. RICHARD MILLE is directly made of titanium and has a large area of hollowing out, which is not available to other mainstream watches. The tourbillon movement of
RM40-01 is titanium.
Furthermore, RICHARD MILLE has DLC coating on the titanium movement. DLC coating is applied to the movement plywood, which is very easy to cause scratches. If any trace appears, the movement plywood will not pass the quality inspection, resulting in the high cost of RICHARD MILLE on the movement.
takes complex functions as an example. All famous watch brands can do complex functions, including tourbillon movements, needle-chasing chronograph movements, Patek Philippe , Vacheron Constantin , etc., but the problem is that RICHARD MILLE's tourbillon and needle-chasing movements are all titanium movements. The movement of
RM40-01 shows that the main plywood of the movement is titanium metal and DLC coating.
RICHARD MILLE has reached the "extreme" of luxury sports watches.
There are many popular sports watches on the market. Putting aside hype marketing, just the watch itself, Patek Philippe Nautilus, Vacheron Constantin, Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, Rolex sports models, etc., are all very good. But when you pick up a carbon/quartz fiber RICHARD MILLE, you will find that the "super light" RICHARD MILLE seems to be a watch from another dimension, and it seems to be wearing nothing on your hand.
RICHARD MILLE is the ceiling of a luxurious sports watch.
Whether it is carbon fiber, quartz fiber, or titanium movement, pursuing extremely light weight is all for making RICHARD MILLE a luxurious sports watch that is most suitable for athletes. When the pursuit reached the extreme and other famous watch brands did not have similar products, RICHARD MILLE became the most expensive luxury sports watch on the market. This is how I feel. (Photo/Text Watch House Yantanping)
