Richard Mille

My 60th birthday is coming up this month and I resolved to myself that I would get a nice present to celebrate this important milestone.

Some of you may agree that watch dinners are extremely dangerous, especially to watch-nuts like me as they lure us into plunging at our weak moments. Admittedly, it was over a year ago that I first spotted the RM 23 in white gold - on an occasion that Richard Mille graced Hong Kong personally, introducing his new models. I did not pay much attention to this piece until I tried the watch on my wrist at the Pacific Place boutique several weeks ago...it was WOW!

Psychologically, one motivating factor was that I did not acquire anything at the Christie's auction two days ago (if you look up the auction results, some prices went right through the roof), so I do have some budget to play around with... 

I used to own a RM 10 in rose gold but lately I am leaning towards the more subtle white metal. Also, the RM 10 is a slightly bigger piece and it was like a chunk of gold sitting on the wrist...

 

Enough said. Allow me to share my delight with some pictures:

First of all, the mesmerizing depth of the watch is amazing:

The movement (same as RM 05)

Yes, it is a fashion piece...

And that was the occasion...(no, that wasn't me - that was Ashley, the organizer, standing right next to the maestro...I was half hiding...)

Wrist shots:

Another cool shot:

One last look at the movement:

In good company at home...

Here are some old pictures of the RM 10:

Fashion rules! N'est pas?

Sam

 

This message has been edited by samwan on 2011-12-01 18:31:18

Congratulations on your 60th birthday! A very auspicious occasion and Happy Birthday!

Congratulations on the RM023. Looks great on the wrist and the photos show the depth of the dial and the movement (always upper most on Richard's mind).

Thanks for sharing (I have used one of the photos as the new header)

Andrew H

I hope I am getting older and wiser at the same time...

Best

Sam

Nice pictures, not really seen any from an owner of the 23 before, it does look well on the wrist indeed. Also nice collection you have there
Thanks for posting, and very happy 60th to you

At this juncture, we can rarely find WG or Ti RM 23 pictures on the net. I suspect more RG pieces have been produced so far...but it's too 'girlie' for me.

Best

Sam

Great addition to the collection

Rob

Although it wasn't a surprise for me, it's far better looking than I remember. Your photos make it look more realistic than the promo. pics. The size is perfect for you.

Wear it in the best of health, my friend! 60 is the new 50!

Best

Fernando

You should see this piece in the flesh.

New 50....right....I will remember that and tell all my girl friends 

Cheers

Sam

pls. let me know.

Best

Fernando

For this beautiful and uncommon acquisition in the world of RM. 

The AP you mentioned is called "Queen's Road' and is a limited edition of 100 pieces, sold exclusively by Carlson in Hong Kong (the shop is located in Queen's Road, of course), just like the ROO 'Orchid Road' and ROO 'Ginza'.

It comes with a croco strap just like other ROOs (e.g. Safari, Montauk Highway) but for everyday use I have switched to a rubber one.

Regards,

Sam

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First of all congrats on the RM ! Any of them are so beautiful and this one is very interesting as it mixes the very formal (roman numbers) and the avant garde !

You have a very interesting and ecclectic  collection !

Do you have any pictures of the Cartier...by any chance ?

As for the Cartier Santos Dumont skeleton....SJX recently posted an article about it...

http://cartier.watchprosite.com/show-forumpost/fi-886/pi-4973333/ti-752168/s-0/

A very dressy piece, IMHO

Regards,

Sam

very nice watch.  although I also do like the RM10 in RG!