F1 Watch to be Released

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Design, Misc. Tech, Science

We dig odd gadgets. We dig cool watches. This oddly cool RM011 watch was created by Richard Mille, a true artist in the jewelry world. Somehow Mr. Mille has studied and adopted the concept of an F1 racer and applied it to his timepieces. This “annual calendar-flyback-chrono with an extra 60 minute countdown at nine o’clock” is not made out of standard watch parts, but rather designed with what Mille considers the maximum in function, construction, and reliability. Stress and shock resistant, we cannot help admire the ingenuity. Due out at the end of this month, the RM011 carries the extraordinary price of 80,000 euros (~$105,000.)

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