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It is difficult to believe that a 'one trick pony' can go from

 

a single watch to a diverse array of watches, in about a dozen years, and to have a company worth hundreds of millions of Euros....

You may have lost interest in RM watches - fair enough: tastes change and love sometimes wanes and waxes - but RM is generally acknowledged as one of the most mercurial and innovative brands out there. 

Does RM have a particular aesthetic - yes.  Is it for everyone - no.  But is it a one-trick?  Definitely not.  All you have to do is cast your mind back to the number of innovations that Richard has introduced in the past decade, the degree to which other manufacturers have followed, and you get some idea.  Otherwise, you could argue that any watch manufacturer is a 'one-trick' pony?  They produce mechanical watches that have basically the same mechanism.

Your comment is as limited as your justification for making it; it is without substance and is baseless.

All evidence to the contrary.

Andrew H

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One trick pony.

 
By: zeebro1 : February 15th, 2014-05:42
I have lost my interest in Richard Mille watches. They are starting to all look the same to me...Very little innovation since its introduction.

Are you serious?

 
By: KM-Lon : February 16th, 2014-10:10
" very little innovation" Have you seen the RM036-1 Sebastien loeb, I could go on.

RM

 
By: el1125 : February 16th, 2014-16:08
Respectfully disagree. They are at the forefront of innovation in luxury watchmaking with materials and movements

I'm interested in your opinion...

 
By: kennygfunk : February 18th, 2014-07:51
Which brands interest you? Which brands do you feel are very innovative and wetting customers' appetite? I've heard lots of people say that this and that company is a "one trick pony." However, it seems that more and more people are going to the show! It ... 

Greubel Foresy...leaps and bounds

 
By: zeebro1 : February 19th, 2014-17:57
Hi Kenny, Without a doubt, Greubel Foresy is the most innovative watchmaker today, in my opinion. Vacheron and FP Journe make beautiful watches. Ulysse Nardin, a diverse array of watches. ...RMeh What's your thought? Regards,

Interesting!

 
By: Conkers : February 18th, 2014-16:15
Of all the comments I have heard about RM, one trick pony was certainly not one of them!

Inaccurate? Harsh?

 
By: zeebro1 : February 19th, 2014-17:47
Hi Conkers, Do you think that description is inaccurate or too harsh? Thanks

Hmmm

 
By: chris4 : February 20th, 2014-05:58
Wouldn't quite say one trick pony, but I think interest has waned in general in that there is nothing totally different coming out, the designs are of a similar theme etc, so I can understand how one could lose interest in the brand from the earlier years... 

I think it is both......

 
By: Conkers : February 20th, 2014-15:56
It's just my personal opinion of course, but one that I make as a large collector of RMs over the years. Their materials science R&D is clearly industry leading. With the opening of their new facilities, I expect great things in the future. Complaints... 

One trick pony? You got it all wrong buddy ...

 
By: AnthonyTsai : February 20th, 2014-10:00
Why do you think RM is a one trick pony? Please let us know why you think so. - AT

One trick pony

 
By: zeebro1 : February 22nd, 2014-13:47
When I first saw the RM line, I was in awe. Interesting materials and edgy design made the tonneau case fresh and new. It was my (new) favorite watch. Over the past few years, I’ve felt like I’ve been seeing the same ideas with little tweaks but little in... 

It is difficult to believe that a 'one trick pony' can go from

 
By: 219 : February 20th, 2014-17:13
a single watch to a diverse array of watches, in about a dozen years, and to have a company worth hundreds of millions of Euros.... You may have lost interest in RM watches - fair enough: tastes change and love sometimes wanes and waxes - but RM is genera... 

One trick pony

 
By: minutemaid : February 24th, 2014-20:45
Hi I'm a huge fan of RM, and the way TS described it as One trick pony totally doesn't justify what RM had invented for the past few years and the coming future.