I learned that Ralph Lauren launched a minute repeater watch, which surprised me a bit, although it has already launched a tourbillon. I remember that when Ralph Lauren first entered the world of high-end watches, it launched a total of three watch series with different styles. A few years later, after restructuring, fine-tuning and the addition of new members, there are now seven series. But I think they are mainly divided into two styles: leisurely sports and classic elegance, and the new Ralph Lauren Minute Repeater belongs to the latter.
Although the information provided by Ralph Lauren does not indicate which series this piece belongs to, you can tell from its appearance that it is based on the Slim Classique Collection. The guilloche pattern extends from the dial to the case. The center begins with a delicate pattern engraved with 80 lines. Another feature of this watch is its thinness. This minute repeater is also a thin piece, with a diameter of 42 mm but only 10.1 mm thick.
Regardless of shape or appearance, the Ralph Lauren Minute Repeater is an elegant timepiece. The round platinum case is equipped with short lugs, and the slim figure can lie on the wrist just right, and can go in and out between the cuffs of a shirt without any hindrance. The delicate guilloche pattern on the case emphasizes the traditional decorative craftsmanship and echoes the guilloche pattern on the inner dial. In addition, the Roman numerals and Breguet hands it matches further add to the classical charm.
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The entire watch uses a large number of circles and curves, showing the Art Deco style of the early 20th century, making it look even more artistic. But personally, I don’t really like the small seconds dial at 6 o’clock, and it also has Arabic numerals. I think the picture will be purer without it. Of course, I understand that many people like the vitality brought by the second hand and can feel the vitality of mechanical watches.
This is a minute repeater watch that can tell hours, minutes and quarters, and is hailed as the most complex technology. The movement used is naturally one of the focuses. I believe many people will also be curious about whose handwriting it is, because we all know that Ralph Lauren does not yet have the ability to make its own movements. I still remember that when Ralph Lauren first debuted at SIHH, its products used movements from IWC, Piaget and Jaeger-LeCoultre. Since it belongs to the same brand as these big brands, this move is not surprising. However, later Ralph Lauren withdrew from SIHH and began to cooperate with other watch manufacturers outside the same family, such as La Fabrique du Temps, and the RL888 used in the Ralph Lauren Minute Repeater was provided by this watch factory.
The RL888 is a hand-wound movement with a power reserve of up to 100 hours, which is its biggest selling point, and a swing frequency of 21,600 times per hour. Turn over to the back of the watch and you can see all the details of the movement. You can also see a pair of hammers on the upper right. As long as you push the slider, you can see the operation of the timekeeping system. The movement uses multiple long splints to stabilize the gears, giving it the appearance of a 19th-century pocket watch movement, complementing the classical design of the dial. Under this arrangement, the gear set can be seen more clearly, and even the fish scale pattern of the main plywood is clearly visible, and the plywood is decorated with Côtes de Genève waves. It’s a pity that I haven’t been able to see the real watch, and I don’t know how well its time-telling sound performs.
Actually, I still don’t know how to position Ralph Lauren watches. I don’t agree that they are just a fashion accessory. If so, there is no need to get a minute repeater and a tourbillon, but if you compare it with Compared with the current high-end watch brands, it seems to be a bit more fashionable, and it does not have exact “production capabilities”. To put it bluntly, it lacks hard power, so it is difficult to compare. But if you put aside the brand background or other traditional watchmaking concepts and simply look at this Ralph Lauren Minute Repeater, will you like it? Maybe you also need “price” to help you think about it. The price is HK$ 1,680,000. ralphlauren.com
