We give you the rundown on the year's most prominent pieces from Richard Mille, Panerai, Cartier, Piaget, A. Lange & Söhne, and Parmigiani. We bring you three things you need to know about each of the brands and their new releases in 2018.
1. Richard Mille
- Richard Mille is the only brand bold enough to debut only one watch at SIHH. And we've already reported on it.
- The RM 53-01 Pablo Mac Donough has two impressive patents that allow the watch to withstand the immense shocks that accompany the sport of polo—laminated sapphire glass (which stays watertight even when cracked), and a cable-suspended movement.
- Pablo Mac Donough's watch woes inspired both the RM 053 from 2012, which had a closed case made of grade 5 titanium that has great shock resistance. This time, years on, Richard Mille insisted that the brand push the envelope with regards to a watch's ability to survive a game of polo, and so decided that the new watch should have a a clear glass front and suspended movement, so that it can withstand even the strongest direct hits from the wooden polo mallet.
(Related: SIHH 2018: Day Two)