McLaren returned to 2016 Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille with a bespoke model. 570GT by McLaren Special Operations was revealed in Pacific Blue. An ambition of Chantilly Concours d’Elegance is to bring back the elegance of the 1920’s when manufacturers and fashion houses joined forces to showcase the future of the motor car and couture. … Read more
“Carré des Horlogers” is the new buzzword at SIHH 2016. The Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) held in Geneva marks the beginning of the watchmaking year. SIHH 2016, Fine Watchmaking’s foremost trade fair, will lift the veil on a new interior decor at its 26th edition, to be held January 18th to 22nd, … Read more
“I want to caress you madly” or “Let me kiss you tonight,” displays the new Erotic timepiece from Richard Mille. Erotic timepieces are part of watchmaking history. Because they broke with conservative moral, religious and political customs, these watches were banned and confiscated. But like all forbidden love, their pleasure was enjoyed away from prying … Read more
SIHH reaches its quarter century with sixteen Maisons. Five exhibitors, five days and 4,500 square metres paved the way for the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) in 1991, a bold venture which brought together a handful of prestigious Maisons whose values were those of Fine Watchmaking. Over the years, the SIHH has put … Read more
September 2011, the 4th edition of the Only Watch charity watch auction raised above € 4 million for research into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a degenerative neuromuscular disease affecting 1 in 3,500 boys, therefore 250,000 children, adolescents, and young adults around the world. Although the research money enables scientists to make progress in promising avenues … Read more
Rafael Nadal gets new superlight watch The partnership between Rafael Nadal and Swiss luxury watchmaker Richard Mille has led to a string of successes. In 2012, Rafael Nadal wore the Tourbillon RM 027 Rafael Nadal timepiece, renowned for its extreme lightness, or the Chronofiable certified RM 035 Rafael Nadal, which can resist accelerations of over … Read more