Richard Mille – the luxury watch brand aimed at an armed robbery outside Beverly Hills hotspot Il Pastaio – is a favorite among celebrities such as tennis star Rafael Nadal, Brazilian soccer star Neymar, martial arts wonder Jackie Chan and actress Natalie Portman .
Friends of the victim said the specific model that was chopped off in Thursday’s shooting that killed one woman was a Richard Mille RM 11-03 rose gold Flyback Chronograph, which according to KNBC is $ 500,000 precious.
The watch features a “skeleton, automatic winding motion with a rotor with variable geometry”, according to the company’s website.
“Under the hood of the RM 11-03 knocks a recoil chronograph ready to literally race on the track,” it says.
The range of features includes a central grade 5 flange titanium, 18-carat white gold wings, ceramic ball bearings and a three-piece casing sealed by two nitrile O-rings, making it water-resistant up to 160 feet.
Owning a Richard Mille is’ today’s equivalent of the billionaire’s mason’s handshake – the ‘ultimate stealth artist of extreme wealth’, wrote journalist Declan Quinn according to The Jewelry Editor for Revolution Online.
Asked who wears Richard Mille watches, Ariel Adams, founder of A Blog to Watch, said: “People who have something to prove and who have a youthful spirit.
“This is the best watch I will probably never own, because I will not be able to afford it,” he added.
Leon Adams, president of Cellini Jewelers in Manhattan, identified customers for the watches as “mainly collectors who are familiar with the brand and some nouveau collectors who want something completely different.”
Other celebrities bearing the brand include hip-hop artists Pharrell Williams and Kanye West, comedians Kevin Hart and Terry Crews, and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s official spokesman Dmitry Peskov, who sparked allegations of corruption he was spotted with a $ 500,000 model Jewelry Editor reported.