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I am sorry to see the RM005 go - I have to say that with recent
modifications, that the watch was getting close to almost ideal as an entry level Richard Mille. The rumour, as far as I am aware (and I could be wrong) has been a 'knock-on' decision from the market place. Dealers placed orders for the RM010, and not the 005. The RM010 has the exact same case size as the RM003. The following picture (perhaps the only one of its kind) by fellow Purist and former RM Moderator Felipe Jordao shows the RM010 and RM005 side by side:
The RM010 (on the left) has a longer/fatter case. I am sorry to see the smaller size case go as well as I tend to like mid-sized watches. That said, RM cases are a beautiful thing to strap to the wrist and hopefully sometime in the coming month I intend to publish a whole article on their manufacture. That beguiling curve on the case, that fits your wrist exactly, is no easy thing to machine and finish.
Hope this helps
Andrew H
