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Richard Mille

Beautiful watch indeed

 

Really liking the croc strap too. Mind you I do wish RM would shape the straps a little more.,Tthe cases of the watches are so pleasently curved and yet when it comes to the straps they dont blend into the watch in the way I would like. For example here are two pics, one of the rubber strap on an RM10, look how beauifully it follows the lines of the case, how it flows from the watch as one with it, rather than just appearing as a secondary thought, and I am not talking about the vents here, thats an added extra, the lines of the strap follow the case superbly. Also a picture of the AP Barichello, again another fine example of how the strap has been designed to compliment the watch and adds to the flowing lines.

I know that Richard has had a lot of hassles with the watch straps etc, so I wont go on, but it really surprises me that other than the rubber strap there has been no effort to come up with a strap that compliments his watch cases, which I find very peculiar bearing in mind the time & effort he goes to in designing the beautiful cases.

Dont wish to highjack the thread in anyway, but just seeing your beautiful 4, and seeing the quality of the band just reminds me of the same thing I see when admiring many RM's...and that is the straps need a little more thought to provide synergy.

 







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Hello superquant!

 
By: DRMW : February 5th, 2009-19:27
Wow! Congrats! How do you like it so far? -MW

Congrats! Is it a V1 or V2?

 
By: Allen : February 6th, 2009-00:06
The croc strap looks very nice with it. Wear it in the best of health!

Indeed Congrats

 
By: chris4 : February 6th, 2009-00:49
Beautiful looking watch, and I do like the look of the strap too....come on post up so more pics please, front & back..lets have a look at your baby in all its glory ...good man

Congratulations, you are a brave soul ...

 
By: eric.vonschonberg : February 7th, 2009-23:27
Congratulations! I do agree the watch is a beautiful work of art. I was once tempted myself to get one. You certainly are one brave soul buying one in light of their reputation for lack of reliability. I suggest you avoid using the chronograph much. There... 

The Grey Cloud :-)

 
By: fomar : February 8th, 2009-01:34
Hello All There seems to consistant tone of negativity by several forum members regarding RM and reliability. Let me allow some rays of Sunshine in.......... The watch you are buying comes with a guarantee...........and yes........the watches come back re... 

RM casts the grey cloud by its poor service

 
By: eric.vonschonberg : February 8th, 2009-12:37
RM has only itself to blame for casting the grey cloud. The rhetoric about owning some truly groundbreaking technology that can be quirkly only goes so far. The fact of the matter is that when you buy some Mercedes that has problems, it doesn't sit at the... 

If I ever get a RM004 ...

 
By: eric.vonschonberg : February 8th, 2009-12:43
I'll get it from someone like you. You clearly didn't get a DUD. I'm certainly not going to take the chance and buy one from an AD and risk getting one that sits forever in service. On the other hand, if there are only a few like you who got a good one, i... 

Chrono use

 
By: redshift75 : February 8th, 2009-16:00
I am the second owner of this RM004. So far it is working perfectly. I have used the chrono a few times, but certainly not trying to test its longevity, since that seems pointless, as every complicated watch can be tested to failure if you try hard enough... 

Did you buy this watch to look at it or use it?

 
By: Eye of the Storm : February 8th, 2009-16:16
The word "often" can mean different things to different people. Perhaps I should have clarified what I meant. I do not wear my 004 everyday but probably 3-4x per week. The chrono function and split function when used is not done so for hours at a time but...