Richard Mille's fascination with football is not new. The RM 11-01 and RM 11-04 Roberto Mancini introduced a match-time display that demonstrated the brand's willingness to engineer sport-specific functionality at the highest mechanical level. The RM 41-01 Tourbillon Soccer takes that ambition and pushes it in an altogether different direction.
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Each week at WCL delivers editorial coverage across the spectrum of serious watch collecting—from industry analysis and new release evaluation to archival perspectives and manufacture insights. Weekend Reads curates the week's most substantial pieces: the editorials that reward deeper engagement and merit your weekend reading time. Five pieces worth your attention:
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2026 marks the Year of the Fire Horse, an astrological convergence that occurs once every 60 years. These are the finest horological tributes we've covered. When the Fire Horse succeeds the Wood Snake today, February 17, 2026, it inaugurates one of the Chinese zodiac's most potent symbols—vitality, elegance, courage, and unbridled energy.
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Watch Collecting Lifestyle extends its deepest condolences to the Seddiqi family and their extended community across the watch industry. Abdulmagied Ahmed Seddiqi, co-owner of Seddiqi Holding and a figure whose influence on luxury watch retail in the Middle East is difficult to overstate, has passed away.