The stark white of the case is jazzed up with brightly coloured details on the dial in orange, yellow, red and green. Most of the movement is skeletonised, while the dial is a clear sapphire disc, revealing the mechanics of the watch. Up close the watch reveals a riot of colours and detail that’s typical of Richard Mille. But because it’s made of titanium – both the case and movement bridges – the RM 50-02 is lightweight. Its size alone is striking, being very large at 42.7mm wide and 50.1mm long, resembling a section of a plane fuselage, with a sapphire crystal shaped like an aircraft window, set against a white ceramic plate. The RM 50-02 ACJ is the sort of watch that would appeal to a millionaire who loves Iron Man and Philipp Plein clothing it looks like an obvious, expensive and high-tech gadget. ACJ is the division of the European plane maker that turns its aircraft into flying palaces, having lavished its aesthetic sensibility on the RM 50-02, which is powered by the most complicated movement Richard Mille uses in its wristwatches. The design is the product of both Richard Mille and Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ), two firms that share the same target audience. And the RM 50-02 ACJ, a new release from SIHH 2016, exemplifies that.
Richard Mille occupies a special position in the watchmaking landscape, capturing perfectly the zeitgeist of the ultra-rich. Back to top.įacebook Linkedin Twitter Pinterest Weibo Mail Instagram The Alpina KM-710 is priced at €2495 including 19 percent tax, equivalent to US$2780. Inside is the AL-710, Alpina’s in-house automatic movement with a 42-hour power reserve. The stainless steel case, however, is a modern 41.5mm in diameter and water-resistant to 50m. The Super-Luminova on the dial and hands is beige to mimic the look of vintage watch dials, while the sapphire crystal is domed, again to replicate the look of Plexiglas crystal on the original KM watches. While the reduced size of the numbers on the sub-dial means it is slightly less legible than a window display, the sub-dial date blends in much better. Unlike other vintage remakes that have a date window that’s incongruous with the retro look, the KM-710 smartly uses a sub-dial to indicate the date. While the WWII Alpina watches were marked “KM 592” on the dial, a reference to the calibre 592 inside, the modern remake is named after the calibre AL-710. The new Alpina KM-710 adopts the look of the original KM watch, but reinterpreted as a distinctly modern watch in a larger size with an added date indicator.Īlpina’s designers managed to convey the vintage style without merely reproducing the original. WWII original at left, KM-710 on the right
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