Richard Mille RM 69 Erotic Tourbillon Watch
Richard Mille RM 69 Erotic Tourbillon relies on an entirely mechanical, hand-wound (what else?) movement, comprising 505 components and three titanium rollers as part of its “oracle” complication. Each roller has six sides, all engraved to display a random phrase. While Richard Mille keeps the full list of phrases a secret (to keep part of the fun for the watch’s future owners), ones that are visible include “let me; I long to; I need to; explore; taste; kiss; arouse; you tonight; your lips; your nipples” and more. By pressing the button at the 10 o’clock position, the watch will display a new, randomly assembled message every time, allowing its owner to send a (not-so-)discreet message to his partner, merely by showing his watch and hence the text highlighted boldly on its dial.
Sure, we have seen a number of erotically-inspired watches before, most notably, those animated jaquemarts pieces that, while chiming the actual time, showed animated acts of fornication – now, imagine rolling up your sleeves and showing that to your much-desired partner… the chiming drawing the attention of those around you, and the highly explicit scene perhaps leaving a bitter taste in the partner’s mouth… Ehm, fun, yes, but not something you would want to break the ice with. The Richard Mille RM 69 Erotic Tourbillon, perhaps exclusively in this very specific context, is actually ever so slightly more discreet than its other erotic watch counterparts, as it is sending an explicit message in a more implicit way.
The movement, like just about all other ultra-high-end Richard Mille calibers, was designed in collaboration with Audemars Piguet Renaud & Papi and, again, like just about all other comparable movements from the brand, hides some truly innovative features which could rightfully stand on their own and still be a big deal in haute horlogerie circles. To begin with, APR&P had to conceive a movement that left enough space for the large roller-mechanism. For this reason, they created a special construction technique that enables the mainspring barrel and tourbillon to be on the same axis – which explains why you see the mainspring at 6 o’clock in the image above, and the tourbillon at 6 on the dial side.
The rollers are operated by a pusher at 10 o'Clock and there are 207 possible combinations. So there can be no doubting anyone's intentions, the engineers who designed this movement, in consultation with Audemars Piguet Renaud & Papi, developed a system whereby the hands break free from the gear train when the pusher at 8 o'clock is pressed, allowing an unobstructed view of the rollers. Releasing the pusher returns the hands to the correct position.
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