Jean Todt, Chairman of the FIA ​​FIA, is a man of many affairs. He travels around the world all year round and participates in various official events or conferences. Richard Mille wanted to provide people with constant travel time and time around the world like Jean Todt with watches capable of mastering time in different time zones, so he introduced a watch with this top-level complication of international standard time: RM 58-01.

For modern people who have adapted to the 24 time zone division, it is difficult to imagine the era when there was no time zone in the past. Until the 20th century, there were various time zone division methods around the world. With the advent of railways and telegraph systems, countries around the world have become increasingly connected. Due to the huge losses caused by uneven time zone divisions, action on standard time zone divisions is imminent. In 1858, the mathematician Quirico Filopanti first proposed the prime meridian as the basis for the 24-hour time zone division. In 1884, the International Meridian Conference officially determined the 24 time zone division, and set Greenwich as the prime meridian, which was recognized internationally. But it was not until the 20th century that this decision was accepted and widely used throughout the world.

This hand-wound watch has an hour and minute display, a power reserve of up to 10 days, and a power reserve display at 2 o’clock. With a diameter of 34 mm, the plate of the RM58-01 movement is made of grade five titanium alloy, and the bridge plate is also made of the same material. The tourbillon is located at 9 o’clock, swings at 3 Hz, and is housed in a four-layer titanium and rose gold case. The rotating bezel is shot peened and satin-polished, and the names of the 24 major cities in the world are engraved on the dark brown inner ring, symbolizing the 24 time zones advocated by Fleming.

Under the simple and elegant appearance of the watch, there are hidden extremely complicated mechanical mysteries. Unlike other watches with this complication, the RM 58-01 does not have any buttons for changing the time zone. Instead, you can change the time zone by rotating the bezel counterclockwise to adjust the time more quickly. After arriving at a new city, simply rotate the city name to the 12 o’clock position, and the time on the inner circle will automatically define the local and 23 other cities. The black and white discs clearly indicate the day and night time, and automatically show the change of day and night with time.
Richard Mille wanted to create an easy-to-use watch. The many movements and case engineers of Richard Mille watch factory took time and careful research, and finally achieved this great innovation, successfully integrating a movement-connected gear into the bezel, on the one hand, two parts Perfect fit, on the other hand, because there is no button design, the overall waterproofness of the watch is guaranteed.
The RM 58-01 watch is crafted in red gold, with a titanium bezel and case back, limited to 35 pieces. The sale of this one-of-a-kind watch will be donated by Jean Todt to fund two key projects that he values ​​highly: the ‘FIA Action For Road Safety’ campaign and the Brain and Spinal Cord Institute (ICM), which he co-founded.

Technical parameters of RM 58-01 Jean Todt Tourbillon Limited Edition
RM58-01 movement
Manually wound tourbillon movement with hours and minutes
Power reserve display
24 time zone international standard time display
Tourbillon at 9 o’clock
Diameter: 50.00 x 15.35 mm

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Chanel has recently released a new blockbuster of the new J12 series watch. The new blockbuster uses a black and white background. The photographer’s ingenuity has given the new J12 series watch a different aesthetic. Fashion-loving OLs have a look!

 Chanel’s new J12 watch blockbuster

As a fashion giant, CHANEL has once again proved its fashion status and unique fashion taste in the new J12 series. The new J12 series watch once again underscores the superb Chanel style under the photographer’s lens.

The new Chanel J12 series watches are available in black and white ceramics. When the J12 series was launched, it successfully transformed high-tech precision ceramics into precious and elegant watchmaking materials, and was hailed as the first iconic watch masterpiece in the 21st century. Today, J12 launches a new ‘black-and-white two-color’ watch, showing a restrained and noble charm with a creative interpretation.

In addition, the clutch button hidden on the ceramic bezel at 2 o’clock and 4 o’clock can easily switch the manual winding and time adjustment functions of the watch. The innovative ideas of watchmakers are fully reflected in the J12 Retrograde Mysterieuse watch.
Chanel new J12 watch blockbuster-CHANEL J12 Retrograde Mysterieuse technical parameters
Movement: Cal.CHANEL TRM-10 manual movement
Material: 18K white gold and black high-definition ceramics
Functions: hour and minute hands, 10-20 minutes display, power reserve indicator, tourbillon
Mirror: sapphire crystal

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2012 SIHH Geneva High-level Watch Salon-GP Girard Perregaux 1966 series minute repeater, combining elegant style and top technology, complex and exquisite mechanical timekeeping structure knocks out clear and moving sound, timekeeping sound and simplicity Temperament continues the brand’s 220-year-old traditional watchmaking craftsmanship and excellence, which is another masterpiece of Girard-Perregaux that goes beyond the traditional complicated function technology.

Girard Perregaux 1966 Series Minute Repeater
Looking around the watch altar, timepieces that have both top-notch mechanical technology and pleasant time-sounding sound are rare. The GP Girard-Perregaux 966 minute repeater is the latest model. It is a tribute to the tradition of high-end watchmaking. The fascinating mechanical function has both a watch and a masterpiece of contemporary watchmaking technology.

Hand drawing of movement
Although this minute repeater is deeply concise and subtle in aesthetics, the details of the round movement are meticulous and meticulous. Everywhere you see it: the watchmaker uses the classic golden bridge shape to make the arrow-shaped balance plate. Pay special attention to the watchmaker. Take the time to file and polish the central part of the balance wheel splint into a semi-cylindrical shape. To create a smooth finishing effect, the craftsman needs to use polishing stones, polishing wheels, wooden signatures, diamond powder, etc. to carefully polish; The decoration and treatment effect of the components are also quite equal, which makes the perfect combination of function and design to achieve this outstanding minute repeater movement.

Minute repeater movement

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The Panerai Luminor Marina series has deep roots in the ocean, with a simple, clear, easy-to-read, sturdy and reliable appearance. It can best show the characteristics of Panerai’s design and is a classic of the brand. In honor of ORACLE TEAM USA’s participation in the 2017 America’s Cup, Panerai has specially created a Luminor Marina series 44mm 8-day power reserve stainless steel watch, which reinterprets the classics in a limited (200) way.
Watch real shot show:

Watch details real shot display:

   The case is made of AISI 316L stainless steel, with a diameter of 44 mm, and is equipped with a classic crown bridge device, which achieves an outstanding waterproof performance of 30 bar (about 300 meters).

   The black dial is Panerai’s classic sandwich-type structure, with large stick-shaped hour markers and numerals to ensure that it is still legible under dim lighting. At 9 o’clock, there is a small seconds dial. At 6 o’clock, the words ‘America’s Cup’ are engraved. The second hand and the words are embellished with the official color of the defending team, continuing the series’ consistent style.

   Equipped with a P.5000 manual winding mechanical movement completely developed by Panerai, with hour, minute and small seconds functions, equipped with a long power reserve of eight days, to pay tribute to the classic watch developed by Panerai for the Italian Navy Tortoise . The caseback is engraved with the ORACLE TEAM USA logo and embossed sailboat pattern.

   The black leather strap is embossed with the America’s Cup logo by hot pressing technology and decorated with eye-catching red stitching, which is robust and reliable.

   The above content is the information related to the 2017 Geneva International Haute Horlogerie Salon prepared by the staff in front of the Watch House. In the future, we will continue to provide more and more intuitive exhibition reports, please everyone attention.
2017 Geneva International Haute Horlogerie Salon features:

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