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Richard Mille holds a big surprise for its fans �C it has created a remarkably flat watch - the RM 017 Tourbillon. The extra flat rectangular case of the novelty demonstrates modern elegant lines and accommodates a manual-winding movement. The sophisticated Richard Mille watch has united the technical advancement of the brand's tourbillion movement with an ultra modern design. The case of the watch is 8.7mm thick. The Richard Mille watchmakers paid meticulous attention to each part of the timepiece to make it correspond to the brand's requirements in terms of rigidity, reliability and precision.The movement plate is produced from grade 2 titanium and provided with a black PVD coating. This way the assembly has acquired supreme rigidity and outstanding flatness of su***ce, important characteristics for the proper functioning of the gear train. The brand's watchmakers have thoroughly studied friction and its influence on the longevity of the movement parts, having found an innovative technical solution - ceramic endstone for the tourbillon. To provide optimal reliability, the creators of the RM 017 Tourbillon watch came up with a barrel pawl with progressive recoil. This system keeps the spring away from overtightening when winding and excludes any risk of knocking the escapement.The RM 017 Tourbillon watch boasts the function selector developed by the brand based on a car's gearbox. At 4 o'clock, you will see a needle that indicates the selected mode - winding, neutral or hand-setting. The red gold case of the new Richard Mille watch also demonstrates the attention paid to the smallest detail while creating its three main parts - the bezel, case-middle and back. The case-construction reveals a fine hand-polished finish. It is interesting to mention that each unpolished case requires 202 separate machining operations. The Richard Mille RM 017 Tourbillon Extra Flat watch is sure to be highly appreciated by watch lovers due to its architectural design, total ergonomy and comfort. The timepiece will be available in a numbered limited edition of 50 pieces.

La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland—Actor Patrick Dempsey, who recently played a modern-day prince charming in the film Enchanted, and is best known to TV viewers when “Dr. McDreamy” on the casual show Grey’s Anatomy, will be back on the big hide in the upcoming fun Made of Honor. Sharing screen time with Dempsey as his character finds a way to come first back the girl of his dreams is a tourbillon from Swiss watch species JeanRichard. In the film, Dempsey plays Tom Bailey, a New York playboy who realizes he has ruinous in love with his longtime best friend, just as she has gotten engaged to another man. in the way that Bailey counts dismal the minutes until the wedding, he dons JeanRichard’s “Grand Tourbillon TV shut out,” an accessory that matches his bold, sophisticated lifestyle. Hand-engraved with an intricate guilloché design, the watch is modeled after the TV sets of the 1940s, and features a solid 18-karat white gold example complemented by a handmade alligator strap. The defining feature of the watch is its tourbillon, a mechanism valued by watch enthusiasts for its complexity and exclusivity. Made of Honor and the Grand Tourbillon TV Screen will hit theaters in May 2008.