5 Questions With John Simonian, President of Richard Mille Americas

1.  Tell us some of the most exciting developments at Richard Mille today? You can always count on Richard Mille to do something completely unexpected, and this year he’s doing a lot!  The most talked-about timepiece at the SIHH watch fair in January was the RM 056 Tourbillon Split Seconds Competition Chronograph, otherwise known as […]

By Seth Semilof

Ten timepieces to make your heart beat faster than a 30-second tourbillon.

There are now as many supermodels as super watches heating up the scene at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in Geneva. Eva Herzigova, Helen Svedin and Adriana Lima were all spotted during the weeklong festivities in January, as were notables such as Cate Blanchett, Clive Owen and Ewan McGregor. But the spotlight never […]

The Richard Mille RM 050 Tourbillon Split Seconds Competition Chronograph Felipe Massa

Debuting at SIHH, Richard Mille's RM 050 Tourbillon Split Seconds Competition Chronograph Felipe Massa is a special a limited edition creation of just of 10 pieces.

Greg Simonian, President of Westime in LA, gives his 2012 Must Buy Watches

People often ask me how to buy a watch. I represent the fourth generation of my family in the watch business, and I quite literally grew up among the display cases of Westime with frequent visits to the workshops of Switzerland’s master watchmakers. Since watches are my past, my passion and my livelihood, I understand […]

Richard Mille RM56 Watch Is An All-Sapphire Masterpiece

Richard Mille’s watches have always been on the list of the elite and lavishness timepieces, but making a complete sapphire crystal edition is something to undeniably look out for. After creating some unforgettable editions like the RM051 Phoenix limited collection and the Winter Olympics 2010 watch, the designer brand has certainly taken the meaning of […]

Interview with Richard Mille at the launch of the Beverly Hills Boutique

Richard Mille and John Simonian walk like good friends with arms around one another. They are smiling as though reminiscing about fond memories. Richard Mille is the man behind the phenomenally successful ultra high-end, technically sophisticated sports watch brand, while John Simonian has long been known as the most important name in Independent watch brands […]

CALIBER CRMA1 AND THE RICHARD MILLE RM 037

  Richard Mille has debuted its landmark new timepiece the RM 037 and the new automatic caliber CRMA1. Gearing up for SIHH 2012 in January, the new timepiece represents an original concept by the Richard Mille movement designers in Les Breuleux, Switzerland. This automatic winding caliber created from skeletonized grade 5 titanium sports an oversize date […]

FIRST UK RICHARD MILLE BOUTIQUE OPENS IN HARRODS NEW FINE WATCH ROOM

Richard Mille unveiled its first UK boutique in the prestigious new Fine Watch Room at Harrods. The 18-square-meter space will showcase a complete range of Richard Mille timepieces, including tourbillons and limited editions, as well as new releases such as the RM 030 with declutchable rotor, the RM 032 divers watch, the extra flat round shaped RM 033 […]

An Inside Look at the Hautest Tourbillon Watches on the Market

Go into any boutique that sells luxury watches and you’ll be confronted with a scale of prices that rise sharply as watches become more complicated.  At the pinnacle is the complication known as the tourbillon (French for “whirlwind.”)  If you’ve never seen one before, one look and you’ll remember it forever; it’s a rotating spiderweb […]

Less Is More : The Art of the Ultra Thin Watch

What goes around, comes around –call them ultra thin or extra flat, thin dress watches are back, and a rose by any other name would be just as elegant.  Though a newcomer to fine watchmaking in recent years might be forgiven for not knowing it, making a thin watch (and wearing one) was for decades […]

New Richard Mille Watch Boutique In Beverly Hills

Richard Mille and John Simonian walk like good friends with arms around one another. They are smiling as though reminiscing about fond memories. Richard Mille is the man behind the phenomenally successful ultra high-end, technically sophisticated sports watch brand, while John Simonian has long been known as the most important name in Independent watch brands in the United […]

Sweat the Details: Richard Mille RM 030 Watch

There exists a place between gadgetry and luxury where Richard Mille watches are positioned. You absolutely must have an appreciation for mechanical gizmos to ‘get’ Richard Mille – even more so than you do for “normal” high-end mechanical watches. Forget for a moment that Richard Mille himself partially created the brand as an homage to the high-tech […]

Haute Timepieces: Richard Mille RM011 DLC Titanium “Americas White” Watch

Richard Mille timepieces are a luxurious and thematic extension of what sports cars would be if they lived on your wrist-at least that is the idea given the race inspired numerals and subdial registers. Your Porsche 911 can now have a garage stable mate that costs as much, but takes up much less room. Tonneau […]