Style Edit: Richard Mille’s RM 67-01 Automatic Extra Flat is sleek, stylish and simple – pair the watch with matching diamond cufflinks
- Richard Mille might not be a brand known for stylistic restraint, but the new RM 67-01 Automatic Extra Flat could be its most minimalist watch yet
- It’s thin enough to slip under your shirt cuff – pair it with the brand’s titanium diamond cufflinks to make a truly subtle statement
The RM 67-01 Automatic Extra Flat is perhaps one of Richard Mille’s most minimalist watches yet – or what counts as minimal for the brand. It’s main point of differentiation is that, as the name suggests, it is an extremely slim watch, coming in at just 7.75mm thick. Not thin to the point of breaking records or potentially being too fragile for daily wear, but thin enough to both demonstrate the brand’s characteristic technical proficiency, and slip under a shirt cuff for the evening.
Aside from telling the time, the RM 67-01’s only other indications are the date display at 5 o’clock and a hand at 2 o’clock indicating the position of the crown when it is pulled out – W for winding, D for date, and H for hand setting. However, the watch is nonetheless technically complex, with a calibre that is extensively skeletonised and measures only 3.6mm thick. Its case is beautifully finished and similarly complex, taking a whopping 215 machining operations to complete, far more than the standard watch case.
That complexity also extends to its men’s cufflinks, which founder Richard Mille created in his continual quest for engineering excellence that pervades all his accessories. Two years of work went into their creation, and each comprises an impressive 38 components. The cufflinks use a patented mechanism that renders the regular pivoting T-bars obsolete. Instead, the bars are mobile and will pop open when the wearer presses the push-pieces on either side of the cufflink. To close the bars, simply press the top plate. Made out of grade 5 titanium, Richard Mille’s cufflinks are technically complex, but also reliable and aesthetically pleasing – just like its watches.
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