Richard Mille RM 005 18-Karat White Gold Luxury Watch Review

http://www.thewatchbox.com/watches/richard-mille Richard Mille is the Lamborghini of watchmakers. The star-power and visual impact of this rare 18-karat white gold Richard Mille RM 005 produces the kind of fill-the-camera-phone awestruck spasms that bystanders generally reserve for supercars from Bologna. And as Richard Mille’s first-ever automatic watch, the RM 005 is an historic reference for collectors of the mechanical maverick from Les Breuleux. But the 45mm lug-to-lug by 38mm wide Richard Mille RM 005 is more than a mechanical traffic hazard; it's one heck of a fine watch. Between its ergonomic excellence and the otherworldly aesthetic of its fully-exposed titanium movement, the RM 005 epitomizes Richard Mille's reinvention of the luxury sports watch. While Franck Muller and Vacheron Constantin employ the tonneau case to evoke vintage elegance, Richard Mille has adopted the unconventional form as a sort of biomorphic emblem of progressive design. Both an ergonomic triumph and an aesthetic impact-player, the RM 005's brushed 18-karat white gold tonneau form wears with the ease of a far smaller timepiece, and its "stacked" construction evokes the unsheathed frame of an aircraft, race car, or skyscraper. Due to Richard Mille's vast investment in scientific ergonomics, the RM 005 wears comfortably on a wide range of wrist sizes. The integration of case and strap visually extend the watch to permit a natural appearance on a massive wrist - an eight inch circumference i