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CORAL ISSUE - n° 19 - 2019 - € 10
The Art of Sailing
[ THE WATCH ]
The PERFECT MARRIAGE OF
aesthetics and engineering
An example of how the aesthetic from two different worlds can meld to stunning effect, the RM 11-03 McLaren flyback chronograph by Richard Mille is as high tech as it gets in the watch world. And much more besides... by Diego Tamone
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The Richard Mille RM 11-03 McLaren is an automatic flyback chronograph designed with the British car marque. It is a genuine powerhouse of advanced materials and just 500 will be made
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[ The WATCH ]
T
he idea of designers as people armed with trusty pencils and sketch books is a bit outdated to say the least. Particularly for Richard Mille, a leading-edge brand that has reshaped
the watch world to suit itself, embracing everything innovative that modern technology has to offer. From computer-aided design to the most advanced and revolutionary construction materials, it has put together its creative arsenal from a slew of different sectors, all of which are highly advanced with a vocation for extreme experimentation. The automotive industry being a case in point. This is where Richard Mille first happened upon McLaren. Already very strong on the design front with a signature, instantly-recognisable tonneau-shaped case used for most it its models, the brand was awestruck by the constructor’s expertise. It zoomed in on the tech side and was quickly siphoning off a store of technological content from McLaren’s Formula 1 single-seater development division. The result of that meeting of minds is the RM 11-03 McLaren, a powerhouse of unconventional materials that includes the likes of Carbon TPT and Quartz TPT which are used in the blend that makes up the model’s 49.94 x 44,5 mm case. Overlapped and then cooked in an autoclave, they produce a striped look. Ultrapersonal and as unique as a fingerprint. www.richardmille.com
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The Richard Mille RM 11-03 McLaren case is a mix of Carbon TPT and Quartz TPT. The former is a polymer matrix composite and carbon-fibre, while the latter is made from a blend of silicon filaments and orange-coloured resin. The skeletonised movement is in Grade 5 titanium