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I thought people might like checking this company out - http://www.richardmille.com/us/home.php
I am going to feature 2 of their watches. They are all skeleton in one way or another and use the TOP TOP TOP movement technology available. Very futuristic and cutting edge designs at a very high cost.
The Model below is the RM 008 Tourbillon Split Seconds Chronograph Wristwatch - Model RM008-V2-WG
Product Details
Item number: RM 008-V2 WG
Brand: Richard Mille
Style Number: RM008-V2-WG
Also Called: RM008, RM008 V2, RM 008 V2
Series: RM 008 Tourbillon Split Seconds Chronograph
Style: Mens
Case: 18k White Gold
Dial Color: Transparent sapphire crystal, glareproof
Watch Bracelet / Strap: Leather - Black
Watch Clasp: Deployant, Hidden Folding
Movement: Manual Wind
Engine: Richard Mille Caliber RM 008-V2 (21,600 vph, 37 jewels, KIF Elastor shocks, Glucydur, Elinvar)
Functions: Hours, Minutes, Chronograph, Split Seconds, 30-minute counter, power reserve indicator, torque indicator, function indicator, Tourbillon
Watch Chronograph: The user can start or stop the chronograph function via the pusher located on the lower left at 8. The hands are reset by pressing another pusher located on the upper left at 10. One of the new characteristics developed for the RM 008-V2 is the almost complete elimination of initial jumping in the chronograph seconds hand. A great number of studies led to the design and manufacture of gear wheels and levers in titanium, thus reducing inertia. Moreover, the development of a new generation of split seconds components meant that energy consumption could be lowered by approximately 50% by reducing friction on the spindle, as well as eliminating the effect of jumping when stopping, thanks in particular to research that focused on the working of the split seconds arms. Simply by pressing the pusher on the right (at 4), the user can stop the split seconds hand in order to read an intermediate time while the chronograph is engaged. Pressing the pusher again allows the split seconds hand to rejoin the chronograph hand.
Crystal: Sapphire Crystal - glareproofed both sides (1.2mm thick)
Length: 48.0 mm
Case Width: 39.0 mm
Case Thickness: 15.05 mm
Caseback: Transparent Sapphire Crystal Exhibition Back, Glareproofed both sides
Bezel Material: 18k White Gold
Bezel Function: Fixed
Water Resistance: 50m / 165ft (suitable for showering; not usually suitable for swimming; unsuitable for diving)
Crown: 18k White Gold
Power Reserve: 60-hour power reserve
Additional Info: The torque indicator supplies information about the tension of the mainspring, and allows the optimization of the chronometric functioning of the movement.
Anglage and polishing by hand; locking sections hand polished; Sapphire blasted milled sections; Lapped and polished contact points; Burnished pivots; Sapphire blasted surfaces.
I thought people might like checking this company out - http://www.richardmille.com/us/home.php
I am going to feature 2 of their watches. They are all skeleton in one way or another and use the TOP TOP TOP movement technology available. Very futuristic and cutting edge designs at a very high cost.
The Model below is the RM 008 Tourbillon Split Seconds Chronograph Wristwatch - Model RM008-V2-WG

Product Details
Item number: RM 008-V2 WG
Brand: Richard Mille
Style Number: RM008-V2-WG
Also Called: RM008, RM008 V2, RM 008 V2
Series: RM 008 Tourbillon Split Seconds Chronograph
Style: Mens
Case: 18k White Gold
Dial Color: Transparent sapphire crystal, glareproof
Watch Bracelet / Strap: Leather - Black
Watch Clasp: Deployant, Hidden Folding
Movement: Manual Wind
Engine: Richard Mille Caliber RM 008-V2 (21,600 vph, 37 jewels, KIF Elastor shocks, Glucydur, Elinvar)
Functions: Hours, Minutes, Chronograph, Split Seconds, 30-minute counter, power reserve indicator, torque indicator, function indicator, Tourbillon
Watch Chronograph: The user can start or stop the chronograph function via the pusher located on the lower left at 8. The hands are reset by pressing another pusher located on the upper left at 10. One of the new characteristics developed for the RM 008-V2 is the almost complete elimination of initial jumping in the chronograph seconds hand. A great number of studies led to the design and manufacture of gear wheels and levers in titanium, thus reducing inertia. Moreover, the development of a new generation of split seconds components meant that energy consumption could be lowered by approximately 50% by reducing friction on the spindle, as well as eliminating the effect of jumping when stopping, thanks in particular to research that focused on the working of the split seconds arms. Simply by pressing the pusher on the right (at 4), the user can stop the split seconds hand in order to read an intermediate time while the chronograph is engaged. Pressing the pusher again allows the split seconds hand to rejoin the chronograph hand.
Crystal: Sapphire Crystal - glareproofed both sides (1.2mm thick)
Length: 48.0 mm
Case Width: 39.0 mm
Case Thickness: 15.05 mm
Caseback: Transparent Sapphire Crystal Exhibition Back, Glareproofed both sides
Bezel Material: 18k White Gold
Bezel Function: Fixed
Water Resistance: 50m / 165ft (suitable for showering; not usually suitable for swimming; unsuitable for diving)
Crown: 18k White Gold
Power Reserve: 60-hour power reserve
Additional Info: The torque indicator supplies information about the tension of the mainspring, and allows the optimization of the chronometric functioning of the movement.
Anglage and polishing by hand; locking sections hand polished; Sapphire blasted milled sections; Lapped and polished contact points; Burnished pivots; Sapphire blasted surfaces.