Richard Mille RM 53-01 Tourbillon Pablo Mac Donough replica Richard Mille Rafael Nadal Pablo Mac Donough was born in Buenos Aires in 1982. He first rode a horse at the age of 3 or 4, and when he learned to control his steed, he had a mallet in his hand - and did he know he was about to embark on a journey to the pantheon of competitive polo. At just 14 years old, he won the Potrillos Cup, the most prestigious youth tournament in the world. His climb to the top accelerated in 2003 when he joined Ellerstina, with whom he played for eight seasons and won the 2010 Argentine treble. However, Mac Donough's greatest moment came when he won the final of the Argentine Open with La Dolfina, cementing their place in the history books by becoming the first competitive polo team to win three consecutive Triple Crowns. It's no surprise that Richard Mille chose Mac Donough to join the brand's army of watch sports heroes. The first watch to bear his name was the RM053, an armored watch that was unorthodox even by Richard Mille standards. This year, Richard Mille's project of putting a tourbillon on Pablo Mac Donough's wrist reached a new level. Enter the RM 53-01 Tourbillon Pablo Mac Donough, now without armor plating but still virtually indestructible. The shock and trauma caused by a polo match (such as falling from a horse, or being hit with a mallet while galloping at full speed) is often enough to break bones, let alone ruin a clock. The RM 53-01 replica watches for sale is specially designed to protect its own movement from these violent impacts. Equipped with laminated sapphire crystal glass, a new patented sapphire crystal mirror, the world's first in the field of watchmaking. It has a center thickness of just 2.40 mm and consists of two sapphire crystals separated by a polyethylene film. In the event of an impact, the glass may break, but under no circumstances will it shatter - like a car's windshield - thus protecting the movement. Importantly, it also allows the 'dial', hands and movement to be displayed, rather than hidden in a titanium carbide case like the groundbreaking RM053. The case of the new RM 53-01 adopts Richard Mille's signature tonneau shape. Measuring 49.94mm lug-to-lug, 44.50mm wide, and 16.15mm thick, this watch has a presence you can't miss. But despite its bulky and complicated size, the watch is remarkably lightweight—so light it feels surreal on the wrist. People might think it's plastic, but we all know Richard Mille is all about technology. The triple case of the RM 53-01 is crafted from a material the brand loves: Carbon TPT. Visible in its signature mosaic pattern. The case is composed of hundreds of layers of Carbon TPT, known for its excellent resistance to micro-cracks and cracks, making it ideal for playing polo. Flanked by a large crown, what the manufacturer describes as "torque limiting," a safety measure to prevent accidental overwinding. It looks a bit like a toy, but it does wind and set the time with ease. best replica watches From the sapphire crystal to the case to the movement. We skipped the dial because there isn't one; what you see on the front is the movement. What a big movement! Honestly, it's more of a marvel of (civil) engineering and architecture than watchmaking. On paper, the Caliber RM53-01 that powers the watch is a chronograph-only, hand-wound tourbillon movement capable of running autonomously for up to 70 hours. Dig a little deeper, and you'll find it's packed with space-age tech designed to save weight and lessen shocks. Take, for example, the bridges and the highly atypical double-skeletonized baseplate: both are made of grade 5 titanium, which is excellent in corrosion resistance, strong, lightweight and offers optimum shock resistance. The Caliber RM53-01 is further protected by Richard Mille's ingenious cable suspension mechanism. The entire movement relies on two braided steel cables with a diameter of only 0.27mm. The tension of these cables is achieved by 10 pulleys and 4 tensioners fixed on both sides of the peripheral base plate and main bridge. Pulleys ensure that the tension on the cables remains constant, keeping the system balanced. According to Richard Mille, the movement is capable of withstanding shocks of over 5,000 g. For reference, a race car driver briefly experiences forces in excess of 100 g during a crash. As you can imagine, the Caliber RM53-01 is pretty tough. If nothing else, the movement of the levitation is breathtaking. replica luxury watches Other innovations in the movement focused on improving performance. A notable example is the fast-rotating barrel, which makes a revolution every 6 hours instead of 7.5 hours. This type of barrel reduces periodic internal mainspring sticking and has a more ideal mainspring triangular curve, which translates into better performance. In addition, it is equipped with barrel pawls with progressive recoil for a 20% winding gain, also helping to distribute the internal tension of the mainspring. From a finishing standpoint, it's no surprise that the Caliber RM53-01 takes a modern approach. Baseplate and bridges are modern black and gray PVD treated with extensive polished chamfers (hand finished) for show. Meanwhile, the surfaces of the steel parts are microblasted or satin-finished, with polished corners. The wheels are round-grained and rhodium-plated to contrast with the blackened bridges and chassis. Overall, the finishing and decoration of the movement is neat and attractive. It won't take any credit for aesthetic details, but let's be honest, the Caliber RM53-01 wasn't meant to win a beauty contest from the start. It's about waging war with outside forces that threaten to derange it or wipe it out entirely. The Richard Mille RM 53-01 Tourbillon Pablo Mac Donough has no peer outside the brand's own watch portfolio. Carbon TPT? Laminated sapphire crystal? Braided cable? There really isn't anything else that isn't labeled "Richard Mille" quite like it. In the world of luxury watches, price can never match a product's true value, but in the case of Richard Mille watches, the discrepancy is often obnoxious. Are they overpriced? No, because they're clearly on sale. In fact, for Richard Milles, stratospheric pricing is a feature, not a bug. The limited edition RM 53-01 will be regarded as the ultimate status symbol for the brand's high-end customers.https://www.proreviewwatch.co But let's accept the idea of a person wishing to play polo and have his/her clock survive the game. Wearing an RM 53-01 would be the next best thing to not wearing a watch at all, although not the most economically viable option. Fortunately, for those who need a watch for some reason but lack the spending power, there are some more wallet-friendly options. First, of course, is the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso – the prototype Polo watch, the first of its kind. The Reverso is said to have been designed in the early 1930s to withstand British Army officers playing polo in India. French designer René-Alfred Chauvot patented the now iconic rotating case of the Reverso, which, when flipped over, conceals the sapphire crystal and dial from possible hammer blows. The Grande Reverso 1948 Ultra-Thin (pictured below) is a shining example of the Reverso at its peak. First launched in 2014, the watch captured the hearts of enthusiasts with its modern blue and white design. The Grande Reverso 1948 Ultra-Thin sells for around $10,000 (90 times less than the Richard Mille), and even if you don't factor in the fact that it can survive a polo field, it's one of the more interesting watches at its price point. Jacob & Co. astronomia price If wearing a Richard Mille or Reverso watch at a polo game makes you break out in a cold sweat, then maybe the Casio G-SHOCK GA-700 can be relied upon to tickle your wrist. At the expense of your purist friend being judged for wearing an industrial piece with a quartz movement, you actually have a "Grand Complication" timepiece that can take a serious beating. For just S$169 (or US$120), you get one-touch access to a world timer, split-seconds chronograph, perpetual calendar, and best of all, LED lighting at the touch of a button. With the exception of striking the mineral glass directly with a mallet, the GA-700 is virtually invulnerable thanks to its rugged case design. Even if the watch does take a hit from the glass, dial and movement, it can be easily replaced... for less than half the cost of a Jaeger-LeCoultre leather strap. The ultra-high-end watchmaking world is crazy about pricing it, but the problem is that at that level, customers hardly blink at the label. In top-of-the-line watches, it's all about being the best and the most outrageous – and the RM 53-01 Tourbillon Pablo Mac Donough certainly fits the bill. The RM 53-01 is brazen in terms of pricing and marketing, but it's also a technical masterpiece. Placing a tourbillon regulator timepiece on the same playing field as a 1,000-pound horse and flying hammers required a high level of skill and innovation. Despite design and aesthetic preferences, the RM 53-01 is frankly flawless. Dare we say it even deserves applause for the ingenuity and innovation it brings to the industry. 2023 Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26238CE