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RICHARD MILLE’S CONSTANT INNOVATION HAS MADE THE BRAND SYNONYMOUS WITH SPORTING GREATNESS Richard Mille腕錶不斷推陳出新，令品牌與偉大的運動員同樣備受尊崇
NEARLY TWO DECADES ago, a new millennium dawned. And with it came the beginning of a revolutionary new watchmaking brand: Richard Mille, based in the Swiss village of Les Breuleux.
Richard Mille’s vision for his eponymous brand was simple: apply the same innovative techniques used in the highperformance industries of F1 racing and aeronautics to watches. This meant using highly functional materials favoured by these industries, such as titanium, graphene and carbon fibre; as well as employing a high degree of artistry and architectural nous. The brand set out to create incredibly advanced timepieces, without sacrificing style and sophistication, to herald a new dawn in fine watchmaking and horological heritage.
This vision was encapsulated in the release of the groundbreaking
RM 001, which debuted in 2001. It was revolutionary – not least because of its high price tag for a watch using an 18th century tourbillon. Only 17 were produced, and they sold out instantly.
Over the 16 years since the release of the RM 001, Richard Mille has compounded this reputation for high-performance watches. The release of the RM 002 added a torque indicator; the RM 003 a second time zone; and the RM 004 a split-seconds chronograph – the first in a long line of high-performance chronographs. It was to set the benchmark for Richard Mille’s sporty, ergonomic reputation.
High-profile partners across a range of sporting disciplines followed: tennis ace Rafael Nadal, F1 drivers Jenson Button and Felipe Massa and Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake, among others.
And like the constant innovation in F1, aeronautics and other high-performance sporting industries, Richard Mille continues to innovate with its latest models. Here we introduce three of the most eye-catching.
差不多20年前，的禧新 千年代降臨，一個革命性的全新腕錶品牌亦在此時誕生，這就是發源於瑞士村莊Les Breuleux的Richard Mille。品牌創辦人Richard Mille對以自己的名字命名的品牌抱持一個十分簡單的宗旨，就是將一級方程式賽車及航空技術等高性能工業所採用的高端創新技用術應於腕錶上。，因此品牌選用這兩個行業常用的高性能物料，例如鈦合金、石墨烯及碳纖，維等並配合高超的工藝及機械，結構為腕錶製作開拓全新領。域品牌自從成立以來，以無比先進的技術，配合時尚風格與精湛的工藝來精心製作腕錶，傳將統高級腕錶及鐘錶業領進新時代。
設計破的天荒 RM 001陀飛輪於2001年首度登場，將品牌的宗旨完整實踐。這款腕錶使用紀的18世發明 陀飛輪技，術為高級腕錶帶來影響深遠的改革。這款腕錶只生產17枚，價雖然格不菲，但推出後迅即售罄。
自RM 001面世16年來， Richard Mille在高性能腕錶製作上精益求精。其後陸續推出的RM 002增添扭矩指示； RM 003配備第二時區顯示；而RM004則擁有追針計時功能，成為品牌首款高性能計時碼錶，更為往後推出的多款計時碼錶樹立，典範從此奠定Richard Mille配合人體的工學運動型腕錶風格。隨後，品牌與多位不同領域的體壇名人結成合作伙伴，包括網球界傳物奇人Rafael Nadal、級一 方程式賽車手Jenson Button及
Felipe Massa，以及牙買加短跑好手Yohan Blake等。
跟不斷突破的一級方程式賽車、空航技術及其他高性能運動一樣， Richard Mille不斷推陳出新，設計出極具創意的新型腕錶。接下來為你介紹三款最矚目的新款式。
The McLaren-Honda F1 team and Richard Mille share many strands of brand DNA, the constant need to innovate high among them.
The pair has collaborated on the RM 50-03 McLaren F1, a super-light tourbillon split-seconds chronograph. This new Richard Mille calibre is designed for highpowered mechanical performance.
The timepiece, including the strap, weighs less than 40 grams – the lightest mechanical chronograph ever produced (the movement itself weighs a featherlight seven grams). The groundbreaking timepiece also introduces a new material to the watchmaking world: graphene, used alongside the other highperformance materials, such as titanium and Carbon TPT, commonly found in Richard Mille watches. Graphene’s intriguing properties (six times lighter than steel but 200 times stronger) have led F1 teams like McLaren-Honda to consider how to integrate the material into their racing cars.
These aerodynamic materials are wrapped into a timepiece that not only materially resembles an F1 car – aesthetically, the similarities continue. The hollowedout pushers of the chronograph are designed to look like the air intake ducts on the McLaren-Honda car, while the shape of the crown resembles the wheel used by the British racing team.
Only 75 pieces will be made, and each watch will come with a scale model of the McLaren-Honda racing car driven this year by two-time F1 champion Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne.
麥拿倫本田一級方程式車隊與Richard Mille在品牌特色方面有不少相似之處，者兩 同樣不斷致力突破創新。
由雙方共同製作的RM 50- 03 McLaren F1陀飛輪雙秒追針計時碼錶極為輕巧，這款全新型號的設計旨在發揮高效機械。功能
腕錶連錶帶重量不足40克，史為 上最輕巧的機械計時碼錶（機芯本僅身 重七克）。這款突破性腕錶亦為製錶業引進石墨烯這種全新物，料 並配合Richard Mille高性能腕錶常用的鈦合金及碳纖維TPT鑄造。石墨烯特的性耐人尋味（比精鋼輕六倍，卻堅固200倍） ，難怪得到麥拿倫本田等一級方程式賽車隊垂青，考慮如何將這種物料融入賽車之中。
腕錶以這幾種合乎空氣動力學的物料製作，不但用料媲美一級方程式賽車，者美兩 在 學上亦多有雷同之處，例如中空的計時按鈕外酷形 似麥拿倫本田賽車的入氣管，而錶冠更仿模 這支英國賽車隊所用的輪胎設計。
腕錶限量製作75枚，每枚均附送一款按比例製作的賽車模型，車款為兩度奪得一級方程式冠軍寶座的Fernando Alonso及Stoffel Vandoorne於今年賽事中曾經駕駛的麥拿倫本田賽車。
Majorcan tennis star Rafael Nadal has been a longtime friend of Richard Mille – and earlier this year he introduced the brand’s newest technical watch, the RM 27-03 Rafael Nadal.
Aesthetically, the timepiece echoes the 10-time French Open winner’s colourful character – and the clay courts he prefers to play on. The striking red and yellow hues of the case evoke Nadal’s native Spain, while satin-brushed surfaces and a polished finish make the RM 27-03 a highly stylised timepiece. Adding to the Iberian aesthetic is the forward-facing head of a bull, seen in the curves of the bridges, the wheel and the mechanical winding tourbillon.
This new sporty timepiece doesn’t just look good – it’s also almost indestructible. The watch is water resistant to 50 metres, while its tourbillon calibre can withstand extreme shocks of up to 10,000 g-forces (although not a fourth-round Wimbledon defeat). The RM 27-03 is limited to only 50 pieces.
生於馬略卡的網球明星Rafael Nadal是Richard Mille的多年好友，今年早前他更為品牌推出的最新機械腕錶RM 2703 Rafael Nadal擔任代言人。
外形方面，腕錶反映這位曾獲法十屆 國網球公開賽冠軍的鮮方個性，以及讓他將球技揮發 得淋漓盡致的泥地球場。錶殼奪目的紅色及黃令色 人聯想到Nadal的家鄉西班牙，砂而磨 與拋光表面處理令RM 27- 03成為設計高雅的腕錶。橋板輪、齒 及機械上鏈陀飛輪機芯組成面朝前方的公牛頭，為腕錶增添伊比利亞色彩。
這款全新腕錶洋溢運動氣息，不但有外在美，更可說近乎擁有金剛不壞。之身 腕錶防水50米，陀飛輪機芯亦可以承受高達10,000G力的擊衝 （但不括於溫布頓網球賽第四回合出局的打擊）。RM 27- 03腕錶只限量推出50枚。
The RM 67-02 models, sportier upgrades of the existing RM 67-01 timepieces, this year have two high-class athletes as brand partners: South African sprinter Wayde van Niekerk and Qatari high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim. These are highly functional sports watches that sit close to the wrist like a second skin.
Richard Mille’s association with Van Niekerk is already well established.The young sprinter wore the RM 27-02 timepiece when he won gold in the 400 metres at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro – smashing the world record at the same time.
His legacy is immortalised in the RM 67-02 Sprint, a slim, ultra-light, athletic timepiece that’s not out of place on the wrists of high-level athletes – on and off the field. The case is highly shock resistant, while the taut lines of the rotor, in Carbon TPT and white gold, the bridges and the baseplate of this incredibly slim calibre add to its sporty look. An ergonomic, non-slip ‘comfort’ strap means it fits seamlessly on the wrist.
The 67-02 Sprint is joined by the RM 67-02 High Jump, with Olympic medallist Mutaz Essa Barshim the face – and inspiration – for the high-functioning watch.
Both versions have colourful details tailored to the athletes’ home countries. For Van Niekerk’s Sprint, the case is impregnated with yellow and green coloured resins, to denote his native South Africa; while the High Jump is a rich crimson for Mutaz’s home state of Qatar. The athletes’ home colours are also reflected in the dial. richardmille.com
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RM67-02腕錶是現有的RM67-01腕錶的升級版，設計更具活力，並於今年請來兩位頂尖運動員擔任品牌合作伙伴，分別是南非短跑健兒Wayde van Niekerk及卡跳塔爾 高好手Mutaz Essa Barshim。系列兩款腕錶均經精心設計，性能出眾，戴佩 時有如第二層肌膚般貼服舒適。
Richard Mille與Van Niekerk早已結緣。這位年輕的短跑好手於2016年里約熱內盧夏季奧運會贏得400米短跑金牌，並刷新世界紀，錄 當時腕上戴的正是RM 27- 02腕錶。
他的成與就 RM 67- 02 Sprint腕錶結合，永成為 垂不朽的。珍品這枚運動腕錶特別纖巧輕盈，頂級運動員佩戴於腕上，不論在運場動 內或場外，均能達到相益的得 彰 效果。錶殼高度防震，以碳纖維TPT及白金製造的擺陀線條簡潔，橋板及底盤配合纖的薄 錶身，令設計倍添。活力 防滑「舒適」錶帶按照人體工學設計，緊貼手腕線條，達到天衣無縫的。效果
RM 67- 02 High Jump是67- 02 Sprint的姊妹作，奧由運獎牌得主Mutaz Essa Barshim擔任代言人，並為功這款能卓越的提腕錶 供設計靈感。
兩款腕錶的細節均有鮮方的，顏色 都是取材自兩位體壇健將的，家鄉 為腕錶添加繽紛細節。Van Niekerk代言的Sprint腕錶，以黃色及綠色樹脂裝飾，錶殼 向其土生土長的南非致。意 而High Jump腕錶濃艷的深紅，色 則象徵Barshim的家鄉卡塔。爾 代表兩位運動員家鄉的顏色亦同時出現於錶盤上。 richardmille.com
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