Richard Mille - RM 60-01 Automatic Flyback Chronograph Les Voiles de St Barth

1 0 Monday, 28 June 2021 Edit this post

Les Voiles de St Barth is one of the world’s leading regattas, a highpoint on the nautical calendar in the Caribbean.

Unfortunately, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the regatta will not be held this year. The conditions for entering and leaving the island together with quarantine and other restrictions made such an international event logistically impossible to organise.

Despite this year’s cancellation, Richard Mille, one of the main sponsors of the event since 2010, is launching the RM 60-01 Automatic Flyback Chronograph Les Voiles de St Barth, a new limited edition of 80 pieces.

Richard Mille RM 60-01 Automatic Flyback Chronograph Les Voiles de St Barth

With no event this year, there will not be a winner that usually receive a Richard Mille watch. Nonetheless, Richard Mille decided to donate all the proceeds of the sale of an RM 60-01 to local causes in St Barths.

Specifically developed to meet the needs of skippers worldwide, the RM 60-01 Automatic Flyback Chronograph Les Voiles de St Barth offers a flyback chronograph function together with an oversize date display at 12 o’clock and a month indicator placed between 4 and 5 o’clock.

At 9 o’clock we find a 60-minute countdown timer combined with a 24-hour totalizer at 6 o’clock.

The RM 60-01 also features a UTC hand that can be used either as a second time zone indicator or, in combination with the sun and the rotating bezel, to orientate the points of the compass. It can be easily adjusted using the pusher at 8 o’clock.

By using the pusher between 4 and 5 o’clock, the running chronograph can be reset without first having to stop the mechanism, thus saving time. While the chronograph function is activated, the hours and minutes show up the elapsed time thanks to the counter at 6 and 9 o'clock, the seconds are indicated by the central hands.

Measuring 50 mm x 16.33 mm and water resistant to 100 metres / 330 feet, the four-part case is crafted from titanium with Carbon TPT inserts. The pusher-caps protector are also in Carbon TPT.

The watch is powered by the automatic-winding movement RMAC2 calibre that beats at the frequency of 28,800 vibrations per hour (4 Hz) with a power reserve of 55 hours delivered by its double barrel.

The free-sprung balance with variable inertia guarantees greater reliability when subjected to shocks and during movement assembly or disassembly for better chronometric results over time. The regulator index is replaced by 4 small, adjustable weights located directly on the balance, a solution that offers a more accurate and repeatable calibration.