Polo is perhaps the most brutal sport for watches. Riders gallop at high speeds, and the impact of the club and ball during a swing can reach hundreds to thousands of g's. The impact of a fall is even more immeasurable. Pablo McDonough, a legendary rider and 12-time Polo World Cup champion, collaborated with Richard Mille for many years before encountering the RM 53-01.
When he first saw the movement of this watch, McDonough was stunned: "It's actually 'hung' inside!" Richard Mille's engineers abandoned traditional movement mounting methods and instead used two braided steel cables, just 0.27mm in diameter, to "suspend" the movement from the center of the case, like a spider in its web. "This way, the shock is absorbed by the elasticity of the cables, and the movement acts like a 'shock absorber,'" the engineers explained. To test its impact resistance, they even used a bat to simulate the impact of a polo match, attempting to dent the case, yet the movement remained accurate.
The watch mirror's design is even more counterintuitive—a polyethylene film sandwiched between two layers of sapphire crystal. Even if struck by a bat, it will only crack, not splash. This protects the rider and prevents damage to the movement. "It's not a 'delicate' luxury watch, but a 'comrade' who can charge forward with me," he said, stroking the scratches on the case. "These marks aren't damage; they're our shared honor." Luxury replica watches cheap, luxury brands watches like Omega, Audemars Piguet, Breitling, Hublot or TAG Heuer replica watches. Best TAG Heuer look alike watches for sale at Lookalikewatchsale.co.
