orchestra director richard erlingen

The Richard Mille RM 020 is most likely the coolest pocket watch available today. The unique time piece uses carbon nanofiber base plate usually used in aerospace. The Richard Mille RM 020 features manual winding tourbillion movement with hours, minutes, power reserve and function selector.The RM 020 is attached to a titanium chain and can also be placed in a stand on your desk.More details on the Richard Mille site.

JeanRichard Bressel Hommage a DanielAs the name implies, the new JeanRichard Bressel Hommage a Daniel automatic watch is a tribute to the gorgeous Daniel pocket watch from the XVIII century. Created by Daniel JeanRichard 300, it featured a sophisticated chain and fusee mechanism and was a technical marvel.Like the last year’s JeanRichard Aquascope 300m diving watch, the new timekeeper comes powered by their own JR 1000 automatic movement that was introduced around four years ago and is made solely in-house.JeanRichard is directly related to the famous Girard-Perregaux manufacture, another member of the SOWIND Group. So, it is clear that JR has all the means necessary to design and build its own base calibers without the need to turn to mass-produced ebauches from ETA or their clones from independent manufacturers.The watch, which is to be officially introduced early next week during the SIHH 2011 show, will be presented in a slim-looking 18-carat rose gold case.At 38 mm in diameter, it is rather small by today’s standards. However, being a dressy watch, it is just ideal to wear with business attire or with some other kind of formal dress.As one may easily guess looking at the pictures, the new JeanRichard Bressel Hommage a Daniel features a lacquered dial, which serves as a perfect background for the blued steel hands and painted Roman numerals.A small aperture at 3 o’clock shows a simple calendar with Arabic numerals on its rotating disk printed in red. Also a very nice touch.