Introducing the rm 11-05 automatic flyback chronograph gmt
Richard Mille has added the latest addition to their favorite timepiece collection, the RM 011. First launched in 2007 as the RM 011 Automatic Chronograph Felipe Massa, this chronograph collection has established a legacy and an admirer for generations for the brand.Richard Mille RM 011 Le Mans Classic
In 2020, the RM 011 welcomes its sixth chapter, the RM 11-05 Automatic Flyback Chronograph GMT. The first thing that should strike you about this watch is that, as opposed to the more aggressive Richard Mille tonneau case we now see on the 11-03 and 04, the 11-05 features our last Stylish case styling see 11-02. There may be good reasons, and we'll come back to that.
The movement that powers the watch is the Calibre RMAC3 we saw earlier in 11-03. Since it's Richard Mille's belief, the baseplate and bridges of the RMAC3 are forged from grade 5 titanium with plenty of cutouts.
Here, however, the movement is separate, including the GMT hand, which is seen here with an orange arrow pointing to the fourth hand on the central pinion. The GMT hand can be adjusted independently using a pusher integrated into the watch at 9 o'clock.
In addition to this, the movement at 3 o'clock includes hours, minutes and running seconds; 60-minute and 24-hour totalizers at 9 and 6 o'clock, respectively, flyback chronograph, and finally the annual calendar, including 12 Large date display at o'clock, month window between 4 and 5 o'clock.best replica watch site
Now die-hard followers of Richard Mille watches will note that the material we see on the 11-05 bezel is not something we've seen before. After their last attempt at an entirely new material for case construction - graphene, for the RM 50-03 - the brand has now gone to cermet. Cermets are composite materials formed using metallic elements and ceramics. Metal elements provide the lattice structure, which is then filled with ceramic to form a cer-met (cer-met, ie, ceramic + metal).
In the case of the 11-05, Richard Mille used a zirconium-based cermet for the bezel, officially known as: zirconium carbide (ZrC). The brand says the cermet they use "combines the lightness of titanium with the hardness of ceramic".
The production of ZrC starts with zirconium dioxide, where a carbon source is used to reduce the compound, giving us ZrC in its kinetic form. ZrC is a grey substance, which explains the colour of the 11-05 bezel. From there, the solid form of the material is obtained by rapid sintering, where the material is subjected to temperatures up to 2000ºC while applying a direct electric field using specialized electrodes. Sintering helps form a solid, and its flash aspect helps to significantly reduce the time it takes to complete the sintering process.replica Jacob and Co. Astronomia sky Watches
According to Richard Mille, the resulting solid has "... a density of 4.1 g/cm3 - less than that of titanium - its hardness is 2,360 Vickers - almost the same as diamond's 2,400 Vickers - making cermet an excellent choice for bezels A sensible choice that is very susceptible to scratches, while maintaining overall lightness." This may explain why Richard Mille continued with a sleeker tonneau silhouette, rather than later designs that included more facets, making it harder to have such Materials of extreme physical quality are processed.
As such, the 11-05's triple case features a cermet bezel, a carbon fiber TPT® middle case, and a titanium caseback, all held together by Richard Mille's grade 5 titanium spline screws.replica watches for sale
move
Automatic movement RMAC3; hours, minutes and small seconds; chronograph with 60-minute and 24-hour totalizers; annual calendar with date and month display; 50-hour power reserve
case
Grey cermet bezel, carbon fiber TPT® case and grade 5 titanium case back; water resistant to 50m
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