Richard Mille unveils its new erotic timepiece
A watch that tells more than just the time
The new Richard Mille RM 69 Erotic Tourbillon doesn't hold back in its expression.
Just when we thought we’d heard it all. The Richard Mille RM 69 Erotic Tourbillon, to be revealed in Hong Kong at Watches & Wonders 2015, allows the wearer to express their deepest (yet still rather tasteful) sensual fantasies in the most timeless and romantic of ways — on the wrist, for all the world to see.
Erotic watches, apparently, form part of the legacy of historical watchmaking, and this latest model is perhaps one design house’s attempt to, well, keep it up. On the RM 69, desires are expressed not in lewd and tawdry pictorial form yet in a more interactive and playful way, with Richard Mille’s newly developed Oracle complication, a mechanism that sets off the rotation of three grade-5 titanium-engraved rollers (themselves inspired by Tibetan prayer wheels — at this stage though the monks are yet to comment), which display a series of random, erotically charged phrases. Think of it like a personal, luxury version of Cards Against Humanity.
The new erotic timepiece won’t exactly leave much room for interpretation.
The watch itself is more than befitting of the Richard Mille name. The aforementioned grade-5 titanium has been used for the construction of the bridges and baseplate of the manual-winding tourbillon caliber, while PVD-treated, micro-blasted and satin finished surfaces make this caliber one that stands out even without the cheeky phraseology. Paired with circular graining, bevelling, mirror finishing and hand polished sinks, this is a pretty sexy watch in more ways than one.
A 515-piece movement is encrusted with 41 jewels, and has been designed in collaboration with Audemars Piguet and Papi, with a Duoplan construction that means the tourbillon and barrel are aligned on the same axis. There’s also a 69-hour power reserve, which is displayed in a new aperture at 4 o’clock and gauged by planetary differential.
The timepiece is also water resistant to up to 50 metres.
As for the erotic bits? Expressions like “I long to explore your lips” and “I want to caress you madly” can be activated on request by pressing a button at 10 o’clock while a push piece at 8 o’clock makes the hands disappear altogether, enhancing legibility, surely meaning that ambiguity will no longer be an issue.
The Richard Mille RM 69 Erotic Tourbillon will be available in Hong Kong and select stores around the world — only 30 have been released globally.
Richard Mille, 3/F, Store 328, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong, +852 2918 9696, www.richardmille.com
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