Richard Mille... Perhaps The WORST "Luxury" Watchmaker!
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My son would take offense to you comparing Richard Mille to ben 10's watch. Ben 10 transforms into aliens, the Richard Mille transforms you into a predator. and not the good kind
Lol
Haha, very nice joke!
Lol nice burn!
Predator? Did I miss a drama alert? 🚨
Wow
Richard Mille reminds me of a Steven Tyler quote "It's expensive to look this cheap".
I believe that is a Dolly Parton quote.
Billy Joel -- "Ya can't look trashy till ya spend a lotta money..."
People hate on things what they can't buy.....
@@cutejiwhanclips7852 naw i hate on RM but not on Rolex or Omega , i cant buy any of those
@@cutejiwhanclips7852 that’s not the case with richard mille if you ever had the chance of putting one on the wrist you would realize it looks and feels like a toy
Agree with everything, except comparing them to a G Shock. Casio have a long distinguished history of making great wristwatches. As a proud Casio owner I am mortally offended that RM is even mentioned in the same breath as my G Shock/ Retro Casio's!
Seriously though love the rant , it is what RM deserve....
He wasn't doing a quality comparison; it was about size and shape.
In marketing class we read a case study where a consultant told a wine company to raise prices if they wanted to sell more units. Reasoning was most people don’t know crap about wine so they assume more expensive means better. I think RM was like “what if we just add two zeros to all the catalog prices and see what happens. If people are outraged we’ll just say it was a mistake and fix it, but...”
I've never understood why Hublot is so hated but Richard Mille is so loved, they almost seem like the same kind of watch to me. Both big, gaudy, made with unique materials and crazy looks.
Except some Hublot watches do look actually good, but Richard Mille watches do look like cheap toys.
Jacob&co:
"Finally a worthy opponent!"
Edit: guys, to be clear I don't compare Jacob and Richard price or popularity, I just compared their design having small figurine inside their watches
I actually love them. They get way more hate than they deserve
I love the astronomia series. But just that one
Honestly I'm a fan of the Astronomia series, they're impressive watches. Definitely overpriced though.
@@theassholeman666 I love them all. the 5 zone watch is also a masterpiece
@@Davetheweeb well you do also have to consider the wage in Switzerland is almost 3 times more than U.S
I agree with every syllable. Only one thing: I won't have to wait 30 years to laugh at 2019-2020 era Richard Mille watches. I laugh it up right now! Thanks!
Take the clunkiness of a gshock, the gaudiest invicta and the design of a hublot and you have richard Mille.... hahahahaha. Literally the best description I’ve ever heard.
Not all Hublots look that bad....The entry - level Big Bang is an okay - looking watch, if I'm honest.
"Gaudy" is the same exact word that came to my mind
And also "rubber": what the f*** are they thinking, putting rubber on the case (AP also does this)?
Alpina made me quite angry with one of their dive watches, they've put rubber on the crown: how long does that last? Where could I buy one if it perishes?
Agreed Nathan, this is indeed the best description for the vomit inspiring RM. 🤢🤮😵
How is a g shock clunky?
@@matrixmirage2148 Rubber will last way longer than a leather strap and can easily cost more money. The whole rubber strap argument is for snobs that hate anything out of the box
"they're ugly" is a bit of a meaningless criticism, I don't like many Richard Mille watches but I do appreciate that they're willing to make upmarket watches that push the limits in an industry that's plagued by a stubborn dedication to tradition. I'd rather see a trillion ugly Ben 10 watches than another fuckin submariner homage
Virginbreaker How is it not meaningless criticism? Looks are subjective. As someone that resells watches, I’d personally never buy any RM to add to my personal collection, but I do see why some people like them. Too busy for me, but interesting concept.
De Bethune, MB&F, Greubel Forsey- they push watchmaking boundaries far more than RM. He doesn't make his watches, I think he is a designer, believe the movements are by Papa Renea, not sure I spelt that right. Think there's a link with AP.
Tacky then. Which is ugly. Is that better?
This is exactly what I was thinking. Most of the criticism was about the looks of the watches. Looks are subjective, you can't base your entire argument around them. In the words of VGDunkey "The best reviews are very subjective but that doesn't mean you throw objectivity out the window."
So this is the watch that tekashi 69 been flaunting. Makes sense
yeah but that one also has after market iced out
If you don’t got this watch right here, if you don’t got this watch right here, you a little boy to me, I’ll kiss u on yo head - our lord and savior, 6ix9ine
He doesn’t know anything about 1 it’s a status thing
Morons do stupid things everyday...pay them no attention.
"Richard Mille: The official timepiece of racketeers everywhere."
Richard Mille: The Ed Hardy of watches.
Hey - at least Ed Hardy started with actual legitimacy before becoming THE literal stereotype of the term "sellout"(a phrase that I despise... and, yet, even I can't argue with Hardy being the physical embodiment of the term...)
oof.
More like Gucci and Versace. Butt ugly, expensive, but recognizable luxury brands. It's for "new money" to use a elitist, but accurate term.
Lot of haters
Invicta in an alternate universe!
As much as I don't like Invicta for the Homage models and high MSRP, atleast they're value for money for let's say 100$. These RM Watches are about a Million dollars apiece. Imagine how many Grand Seikos, Vacherons, Rolexes, Pateks, APs, IWCs you can get in that amount of money.
@@PrashantNeelam same
@@PrashantNeelam Not everyone wants the same plain watch everyone else likes. At least Richard Mille's are unique
@@GODOFLIQUOR there are way too many beautiful open heart watches out there. But hey, that's my personal opinion. I still think they're way too overpriced for what they get from it.
@@PrashantNeelam I agree you can get more complicated and better finished watches for the price, but I think how a watch makes you feel when you put it on your wrist is more important than anything
Do I wanna buy a house or a fugly watch..? Hmmmmmm...
People who buy RM aren’t thinking about buying a house or a watch... they buy RM because they can
In the past expensive watches almost always shows real taste and class in timeless designs which would reflect well on wearer. These days with the rapidly growing class of the very wealthy with more cash than they know what to do with, companies like Richard Mille have come along to help relieve them of that problem with their main source of fame being that they are really really expensive. To these rich folks buying a Richard Mille is equivalent to a normal person buying a cheap Casio or Swatch pop watch (actually both look surprisingly similar), and the fact that these watches are silly or absurd or tacky just shows how the (new) rich have so much money to burn that they can afford to throw their abundant money away on here-today-gone-tomorrow incredibly overpriced fashion watches. In sum, the message is "Look at me! I'm so rich that I can afford to join the more money than brains club, and still have plenty of cash to throw around".
Richard Mille is really reaching a whole new market of homages from Cracker Jack prize watch, Sugar Cereal box toy, Kids Burger Meal toy watches at a huge premium. On point T3 as always.
Richard Mille is the early 2000’s Ed Hardy right now. In a few years when we look back at these watches it will make you cringe just like seeing those old pictures of Keven Federline and Britney Spears in matching Ed Hardy outfits.
Ha, I just compared them to Ed Hardy too and hadn't yet seen this post. But yeah, same sentiments on my end.
Maybe learn about where RM are made before commenting on things you don't know about.www.revolution.watch/aprp-training-ground-for-the-exceptional/?archive
This is facts
Or more like Frank Mueller.
Yes but in forty years from now they will be Priceless just like 1970s Dodge Challengers
I can understand that at first RM seems very off-putting. But please, before you trash RM, take the time to research what goes into making these watches. I recommend a video that watchfinder made about why RM costs 100k or what not. The design is obviously controversial, but that’s part of the lure of RM. I could never afford one, neither would I buy one if I could, but I have infinite respect for the engineering behind RM. Comparing the manufacturing to Hublot could not be more off. Anyway, Keep making great watch content!
Thank you completely agree
A watch that is the size of most RM's, could fit a V8 auto engine and a wet-bar. I'm not impressed. Make the same watch in 42mm diameter, with a height of 12mm, then you have something.
No, this watch is an insult to horology and deserves no respect.
To quote Jurassic Park - ruclips.net/video/kY-pUxKQMUE/видео.html
Agreed, I saw that video. There is craftsmanship here.
The thing I hate most about the brand (other than the designs which would make me want to douse my arm in gasoline and set it aflame if I somehow git one of these on my wrist) is the exclusivity mentality.
Prices are significantly inflated to deter the plebs and riff-raff and even if you can afford one, many of their shops are even more selective with their clientele than Rolex dealers. Yes, many luxury brands do this, but RM doesn’t just dial it up to 11, it goes to 12!
What irritates me about RM is their justification for their obscene prices. They claim that they push horology to the extremes ...except that they don't. Everything you can get in an RM you can get from a 100 other brands complication wise and for much less, including anti-shock/anti-magnetic properties or whatever garbage they claim. But...the materials! Grand Seiko does titanium. Panerai and Omega do crazy ceramics. So? But one might say, their screws are one of a kind but again....why? Do their custom screws make their watches bettter? No.... But they do make manufacturing exponentially more expensive. What a joke.
Richard Mille is doing what AP did a decades ago. When they can't sell quality, they decided it's smarter jack up the prices and tell people that this is what luxury and high-quality is by making their own lives more difficult and making us pay for it. It's just dumb and makes the watch geek in me sad.
These crackerjack watches will be Priceless 40 years from now... just like a 1974 Plymouth Barracuda
I can only imagine how good it feels to build a watch for hundreds or maybe even tens of dollars and selling them for hundreds of thousands...must be nice! I would love to build a brand that can do that...
LOLLLLLLLL
I think they're actually kinda fun watches and I'd wear one...if it cost like $500. It's the price tag, not the style per se that makes RM's ridiculous.
this
Personally, I wouldn't wear one...even if you paid me $500. 🤢🤮😵
Exactly.
Facts. Sub 5k I'm interested the prices they going for now are beyond insane.
You can the best homage to Richard Mill is the Tsar Bomba it has miyota and sieko movements
Well I’m gonna go against the flow here, and maybe make it clear at the start I don’t have the money for a RM, and if I did I wouldn’t spend it on one.
That said I watched a video by Watchfinder about the degree of engineering and very hi tech materials that go into them and it sort of explained some of the huge cost. So not my cup of tea design wise and def out of my price range, but a lot of advanced engineering goes into them.
I'm with you 100%, I've had the opportunity to try several on and they are actually very well made and innovative
What utter BS. All Watchfinder & Co argued to justify the cost was its exclusivity. There was no mention of any special engineering to justify the cost. All they used to justify the cost was the custom screws, custom sapphire crystal and finishing together with the limited production run with emphasis onthe limited production run.
The complication of an RM is at best AT BEST average compare to other luxury watches and I’m being nice fit trying 3 of them for a week each. I have never seen such an ugly unpractical watch. If you can’t wear a 100k+ watch with a suit and it blends in organically with your looks then don’t buy that watch. however you dress with a RM it doesn’t stand out it’s like a tumour it looks awkward. It’s not a aviation watch let’s say like breitling it a sea watch or a race watch or a time/sky watch or diving watch or a soirée watch it’s a literally toy you give to a kid. the prices will drop like crazy in 1-2 years since this watch is not more then 30-50k at best and I’m being generous here extremely. RM is a disrespect to watchmakers that makes watches you can actually wear if you a lady or man. even a seiko is and looks cleaner then this that’s crazy. ( not disrespecting seiko ) . RM is the new Frank muller ( and he was a good watchmaker but overpriced) or the new Jacob rainbow crap the only difference is social media. If Jacob had social media back then his watch would be 400k also like RM. it’s a popularity contest not a actual watch contest. nobody and I mean NOBODY will pass this piece is shit down generation to generation 🤣🤣😂🤦♂️🤦♂️ cmon now they are not doing anything that hasn’t been done the only thing they got is the watch is extremely light that’s it nothing more nothing less. Everything else you can find better in almost all other real luxury watch . The worst is that RM worked at audemars if not mistaken 1 would think he would know a thing or 2 about ugly watches 🤦♂️
40 years from now they will be priceless
Hey time teller. I just recently traded in 3 tag Heuer watches that I collected from 2016-2020 for an omega speedmaster numbered edition, what do you think of the trade ? I love the omega !
Finally someone sees this brand for the garbage that they are
While they can be quite ugly, they are actually very well made. Ty one on and you will see the craftsmanship for yourself. Certainly not garbage...
If they were priced at around $300 people wouldn't even give them a second look and that's facts
@@Jack-ol8bb Pretty sure it's garbage. Handled a couple pieces in person, and the sloppiness is absolutely appalling. Engraving on the case back isn't done nearly as cleanly as you would expect, and neither is the finishing on some of the components (hands, rotor weight etc)
I honestly love how unlike everything RM watches are. If you’re spending that much on a watch you don’t have to worry about if it’ll be sought after by collectors. These aren’t watches for people to marvel at the beauty of. They’re for people who like to stand out for any reason and can spend the money to do so. Personally I’d spend 150k on a fleet of Nissan Micras and enter the Micra Cup with my newly formed racing team
This take could easily be made for most if not all luxury watch brands. Just because you’re able to assume something, doesn’t make it right
justllln
If the quality and reputation is there. They will absolutely hold and likely gain in value. At the same time protecting your money from the disadvantages if inflation. I’m not saying rm. but there is the reasoning.
At last a truthful review of a brand that to me is "the Emperor's new clothes" of watches.
Richard Mille = Rich people's MVMT
This is so true
Richard Mille is literally the exact opposite of MVMT in every possible way, WTF are you on about?
Opposite of affordable luxury, definitely not minimalist, definitely not basic quartz movements, and designed by someone who was actually experienced in the watches world. Hate RM all you want but there is legit zero parallel between it and MVMT.
being a big fan of "Lange & Söhne" this RM Watches are a the exact opposite so I wouldn't even wear one if somebdy gave me one as a gift. I'd look for a rich d*mbass to sell it to.
I am 200% in total agreement with you on this.. Whenever I see these offputting watches, I feel like puking.. They are not watches, they belong in a kid's toy showcase.
Working class influencers promote Daniel Wellington, overly rich influencers promote Richard Mille.
@@JohnBuckmaster-sw3wm influences gullible people into buying crap.
John Buckmaster Is that a serious question?
@@watchesandcaps2566 Thats just the point nouveau riches with lotto winners taste
Richard mille is like the Lego Technic's version of a watch
Hello! I'm was going to buy either G-Shock GA-700-1bdr or G-shock ga-700=1bdr. Which one of these would you advice me to get? What are the differences ? and which one is better overall ?
The design language of Richard Mille being liked by somebody is subjective , one can make the argument that the watches are well engineered and meticulously made with premium materials.
I think stronger critiques would be to say the watch movement or parts are cheap along with a close up inspection of the actual watches to see finishing.
I'll wait while you extrapolate on what exactly qualifies them to be called "well engineered"
Like them or loathe them they are pushing the envelope when it comes to modern watchmaking. Basically they are re inventing the wheel and in 50 years will be looked back on as the same light as Tesla. Jere are just a few of their accomplishments
Variable geometry rotor
Declutchable rotor
Mechanical G-force sensor
Laminated sapphire crystal
Accuracy +/- 0.7 sec per day
@@kcfamilam5109 literally look up how they're made and designed. Or the design of their screws, they're really well made watches. I know plenty of people think its cool to hate on them because we definitely don't have a hope in ever owning one. But that's also the point of the RMs, they're the ultimate FU watch meant for the ultra rich, so we're hating without knowing how they feel on wrist.
It’s like using molecular gastronomy to make Warheads and Sour Patch Kids candy. Impressive technique wasted on disgusting flavor (unless you are an 8 year old).
It makes me giggle thinking about some of these "new money" celebs wearing a multicoloured RM in there old age. They age about as well as face tattoos. About as classy as them too!
*their
Well said !
@@Sam-km7gm Thanks Sam...I am a tradesman like my Father...The written word is not my strong suite....Always learning : )
If 69 was a wristwatch
@@Breca suit*
I'm a materials/manufacturing engineer in the aerospace industry and from that point of view I respect some of their work, the materials they use and the mechanics (shock absorbing, lean strong supporting structures). I think some of them look pretty cool, that's it. If I had that kind of money to spend I would get a Dubuis black excalibur skeleton double tourbillon.
Your editing and humour with visual effects is getting so much better. Keep it up!
Time Teller, You're pronouncing this brand wrong AGAIN, it's pronounced Dicky Miller
The 2015-2020 Richard Mille craze is 1:1 EXACTLY like the 2000-2005 Franck Muller craze. Trust me, before you know it nobody will want RM either.
What’s wrong with a classic Franck Muller?
Probably not the same, as FM were using generic movements and charging CRAZY amounts for them. RM are slightly different
@@blagojevicniki4492 i love FM.
@@bilicwatchcompany FM were charging a lot for the generic movements but not much more than others in the same bracket. The "in-house" lunacy hadn't tainted the watch market yet.
The watches that were CRAZY high priced from FM were justified with the most complex innovative wristwatch movements to date.
FM watches are mostly made of precious metals with diamonds, even with generic movement you're getting a custom finishing and a platinum rotor, plus possibly some wicked complications like Crazy Hours, Remember, Vegas or Secret Hours. The more complex watches were completely in-house and wonders of engineering.
The former designer from FM works for RM, therefore design is kinda similar.
RM prices are also actually fairly justified, even tho no one cares to do some research and find out why exactly RM is so expensive. Everyone naively thinks RM gets prices from the top of their heads.
Love the vid T3, I personally like Richard Mille but I definitely agree with them not being relevant in the future, every great thing has to end, again thanks for the vid and keep them coming🤗
Agree, trash for the rich and famous!
TBH, I kinda dig the BonBon collection, it screams late 80's to 90's styling , and seems fun. Way outside my price point, but I understand the appeal. The details and materials also display high craftsmanship, even if the style is not to your liking. The other collections I can agree are very ugly.
I came across the Producer Michael channel and the guy has 6 of these. It's a cool channel to see extremely expensive, outrageous watches, cars ,Jets , Mansions...
Hello,
If I want a "automatic colorful Swiss watch", I buy...
...a Swatch, not a Richard Mille.
One thousand Swatch for the price of one Richard Mille ! 😁😂🤣
Bye.
I so feel like getting a big jelly but Ive bought too many watches Imo in the span of this corona outbreak. XD
That's why you'll never be able to afford one if your lifetime lol
The epitome of a fool and his money...
Would love to see when and how they crash
Thank you! A thousand times! 100% right! 😎
I agree with you I’m glad you made this video I’m more into vintage looking watches but innovation and new designs is fine but I just don’t think it works with these and especially not for the price
Personally, RM is a weird one, maybe because they’ve been around for less than a decade but as I said personally I think they and Franck muller are one of the few watch brands who can pull off advantageous watches for ludicrous amounts of money & people who idolise ‘influencers’ who wear them want them which just creates a cycle of need/want/have
if i wanted a watch that looks like that i’d get a swatch - they may look the same but they’re actually tasteful
I have to say I really enjoy this channel and I have learned quite a bit from you. Thank you
Richard Mille will forever be part of my first luxury watch purchase experience. While purchasing my Omega Speedmaster Professional the salesman handed me a Richard Mille with a $165k price tag and I was confused to say the least. He also handed me a Skull watch that filled with liquid as the time changed. Don’t remember the price or brand on that one but it was equally ridiculous.
HYT skull watch with hydraulic minute indicator
Imo they've just always been way to ostentatious, like they're trying to tell everyone that they're cool and hip.
Side note, do you ever do reviews on watches that you may not have personally, but get sent in for the review? I'd love one on the Bulova spaceview.
Now that i know about richard mille, i cant wait to forget it.
This was a great video. One of my buddies just pulled the trigger on one of these after waiting for years, and I couldn’t believe how much I didn’t like it when I tried it on.
I really love your videos!!! I think that you are the best watch youtuber that i have seen and i really hope that you have a good day!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Can’t wait for replicas to come out, this will be the one brand where fake watches won’t even be noticed lol
They already exist in spades
Lol bro the replicas are everywhere now.
@@snapfire3711 they're probably better too 😂
I checked RM Replica price and I am like dude I won't pay that much for original lmao
haahhahahahahaahah tru
Finally! a G-Shock review!
g shock is better than RM.. lol
My first thought at 4:55; "What the hell has a pot leaf to do with giant pandas?"
I'd have to recommend ToxicNatos as well for they're high quality materials, next level hardware and correct length, I agree that to many brands make Nato straps that are to short for my 7 1/2 wrists, I wont wear it if it's not long enough for me to be able to tuck it back into the top keeper.
I actually would like the "Fruit by the foot" look but they're way to big and ungodly expensive. I'd pay up to $150 for one in 38mm or less.
Absolutely, fruit by the foot, seiko style automatic for 250-300 sounds about right. By comparison 200k-250k for some of these RMs is just pure craziness.
Finally, an opinion I'm looking for! lol
Really the biggest gripe with RM is that their prices are absurd. The thing is engineering wise they are impressive so they have to be given credit for that.
You always set me straight when it comes to watches!
richard mille has a lot of background in racing, a lot of people like them for their their watches dedicated to different races.
Thank you for this video! Finally I see these awful looking watches, done with extremely bad taste, honestly considered as what they are: awful looking watches that are very expensive.
Love that intro song. Punches hard, has me thrashing in my seat everytime
I have one which I purchased from a candy machine in SF some time back. It doesn't tell the time but it has a really cool three ball game on the dial. I’ve still never managed to get all three in the hoops thou’ 😟 Great episode stay safe, love from Scotland 🏴
you want functional? get a casio. Luxury watch is essential jewelry for men. They don't serve a functional purpose. they just telling people that "look at me. I'm rich".
Yes, your beard is fugly. Sorry! But your show is great and your bashing of RM is funny - and true.
Just needs a nice trim.
Every RM watch I've ever seen looks like it came out of a claw machine game. Also, I find it hilarious that they make an Alain Prost tribute model despite the company not even coming into existence until he retired.
People can talk shit about Heuer and TAG Heuer all they like but some of the greatest drivers in history wore them, and that's good enough for me. Emmerson Fittipaldi, Aryton Senna, Jo Siffert, Nikki Lauda, James Hunt, Jochen Rindt, Mario Andretti, Jacky Ickx, Denny Hulme, and of course (my grail watch) Michael Delaney. Or some guy named Steve McQueen.
I kinda like some of the models from richard mille, because of the sporty aesthetic, Maybe for the black rubber strap with the silver or gun metal grey casing. But i think for that price its a lot of money.
I have two in my collection, so I hope to God you're wrong!!!!!
It's like someone took a swatch and vomited on it after chewing on highlighters.
Crayons. The 64 pack.
What do you think of Ciga Design?
Loving your work man, be very interested in your views of the Zeroo time T4. Their CEO has offered me a white one for like £2000
Who says the Swiss 🇨🇭don’t have garbage fires 🔥!!
I respect your opinion, but there are some Richard Milles which I feel are exceptional horological feats like the RM55 Bubba Watson and RM27-01. Making a tourbillon capable of such high impact resistance is no easy task and nothing short of an engineering marvel. Sure, they may not be to everyone's taste but what makes RMs unique are their engineering and not their beauty. Just my opinion.
They have been a masterclass in marketing and you are correct in saying their designs are not timeless. They only suit rappers, sport stars and the odd music producer or two but I still want one, the 35-02 Nadal if anyone is offering.
What's the movement in the RM watch? Great video and I agree with u.
they are all in-house very innovative
Don’t need to shave it. Maybe just ‘trim it a little’ 😂
If i could afford an RM i wouldn't buy an RM 😁
I can afford RM & still wouldn't ever buy one.
Thinking about buying the Hamilton intra matic chrono in panda for my first watch as a present to myself. L or W?
Couldn't agree I've been saying forever these watches are garbage and today I actually got a hold of a white gold RM005 and thought maybe I'd change my mind while wearing it all day and I hated it more Everytime I looked down I felt like I was wearing Ed Hardy jeans or something I just felt dirty
Love it. Your best rant ever. Rant on, great bearded one! And Down With Pretentious Monstrosities!
[This is long Btw]
Everyone I know that is "into" watches are constantly bashing companies like Jacob and co, Hublot and Richard Mille for not having heritage, but that is how every watch maker started. Bold designs that were different, think Royal Oaks turning steel into a luxury metal watch, and improving the watch industry by doing it. People may look at the likes of the Astronomia, Big Bang Sang Bleu II and RM053 as gaudy but they watches that are meant for different collectors collections. In this video you were aiming at RM, granted they aren't for everyone, a lot are designed for sports so they have to be light (hence the use of elastic straps on the RM67-01), Extremely shockproof (hence the wire suspension used in the RM53-01) but they are also even make designs for considerate people that still want an alarm (think the RM62-01, with its vibrating alarm). This is not a "shot" at anyone is just me saying tastes and requirements are different, for instance I don't particularly like trench/field watches, and I definitely don't need a watch that can go down to 3000m below sea level (as I am sure most people don't), but these things shouldn't stop other people from being put off a brand they like RM.
I laughed so hard at the science project comparison that I nearly busted something - Iˋm in the gym pulling some kg s 🏋️ 🤣
What’s your take on Raymond Weil?
I've liked the majority of the post of yours that I've seen...but this was the first one that actually elicited an audible "Amen!".
I actually like them they are good pieces of engineering and I don’t mind the look of the watches. It’s for people who like unique watches, not all people like a Cartier tank or a skx. If you don’t like it don’t then it’s not for you. I like it because of the unique looks and those are the style of watches that I collect.
RM is just made for rappers , and watch sellers love it ,being able to off load rubbish to them with 1000%mark up lolll
Vast majority of RM wearers aren't rappers though. Rappers are much more often wearing iced out Rolexes, Pateks and APs.
I saw a replica online not knowing what it was and I kinda liked it in a tacky, gaudy but nice Christian Lacroix/Gautier/Vivienne Westwood sorta way so I judged it purely as a £17 watch, not for the price of a house. That said, it makes the £17 version more tempting if only as a conversation piece.
Whats your max bench?
I feel you’ve mad an extreme misconception of Richard Mille. Richard Mille as a designer builds watches with an extreme level of engineering. However you feel about the looks of the watches it’s impossible to discredit the attention to detail technological status of a Richard Mille. Every part of a single Richard Mille is made specifically for itself to the highest standards. The owners of Richard Mille are the same owners of AP, Patek, and Vacheron Constantin, all brands you admire. The movements of RM are actually designed by the Renaud et Papi supplier. R&P was founded by two award winning employees of AP. Richard Mille is not a gaudy “toy” but rather the opposite. An RM is the new high of watchmaking technology, a machine designed with excellence the same as the F1 cars they draw inspiration from. You’ve made the ignorant mistake based purely on the looks of a time piece through a screen. Extremely irresponsible to post such an accusatory video without fully understanding the deep, and rather profound, history behind the Richard Mille pieces you claim to despise.
Now you freaked me out. I just ordered my second Richard Mille, and i postponed getting a vintage Ferrari for that watch.... I hope your video is meant as satire, not as a true opinion.
R.I.P. your finances then.
It's his and watch community's true opinion.
I totally agree. But I also would love to wear a RM. My daily beater watch is a GSHOCK Gulfmaster.
I think that Richard Mille do make good movements that are well thought out and excellently made, but then stuff them into fugly cases that are actually well made, and often super high tech. It doesn't compute to me.
Thank you, finally someone speaking my mind when it comes to Richard Mile.
"Finally" is a little exaggerated word. Like 90% of comments on RM are pure baseless hate.
@@smashexentertainment676 agreed, and you can tell when someone has never seen one in person. I can't afford one, I may never be able to afford one, but I've tried them on at boutiques and have read up on their complications, and they are deservedly in a league of their own despite also being ultra rich status symbols.
@@sylinmino watch snob community is the most toxic on the web :)
RM is Hublot design on acid.
RM's design came before Hublot's though (the modern version of Hublot's).
Khaki T3 T just arrived in time for T-shirt weather. Yes that’s right, even here in Scotland we occasionally get T-shirt weather.
Thank you. I never could understand the popularity of these monstrosities. Other than wanting other people to look at you. Just because it's expensive, doesn't mean value for money. More like being taken to the cleaners and wanting everyone around you to know you allowed yourself to be taken to the cleaners. Makes no sense.