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Manufacture Royale ADN Watch
As the story goes, Manufacture Royale was founded in 1770 by the famous French philosopher Voltaire. Back then, it could count Jean-Antoine Lepine, a clockmaker to the French king, as one of its watchmakers. However, the brand faded into oblivion following the death of Voltaire until it was resurrected in 2010 by Alexis Gouten, David Gouten, and Marc Guten. Its debut watch, the Opera, made quite a splash with its bold design. Now, seven years later, the brand is introducing a new watch called the?Manufacture Royale ADN that also happens to be equipped with their ninth in-house caliber.The Manufacture Royale ADN?¨C ADN is French for DNA?¨C comes in a 46mm wide case that is a blend of Manufacture Royale's Opera and Androgyne cases. According to Manufacture Royale, the ADN has a softer and curvier outline, which gives it a more organic look and feel. The design of the case, however, is distinctly Manufacture Royale with exposed screws on the bezel and mobile lugs that pivot, allowing the wa
Richard Mille RM63-01 Dizzy Hands Watch Hands-On
When we hear about a generally a utilitarian sort of accessory-like, for example, a watch-that has had an “artistic vision” applied to it, we groan internally; well, I do, that’s for sure. These generally take the form of something rather garish, in the attempt to make the “art” part eye-catching-with the watchmaking part taking a back seat. But what if the artistry was actually subdued to the point of being hidden and was in fact highly mechanical? Every once in a while we see this promising combination happen and that is precisely what we have with the Richard Mille RM63-01 Dizzy Hands.After the first look at?the watch, you would not think that there is much all that different about it. Aside from the more unique layout of the indices?on the dial, this looks simply like a well-executed Richard Mille skeleton watch-quite restrained, by Richard Mille standards. However, a?closer look at the dial starts to reveal what is unique about this piece.