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Fox News
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Fox News
2025 Indy 500: The incredible watches displayed at this year's red carpet
While Alex Palou stole the spotlight at this year's Indy 500 with his first career win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, he wasn't the only one to dazzle spectators. This year's red carpet for the "greatest spectacle in racing" showcased an incredible display of luxury and style, with watches stealing the spotlight. Celebrities, drivers, and VIPs graced the event— each of them sporting timepieces that blended craftsmanship and opulent design. These watches, often from iconic brands like Richard Mille, Rolex and Audemars Piguet, truly highlighted just how incredible this event was. Just how much did some of the watches seen cost? Let's dive into some of the more notable ones spotted: BEST OF FOX SPORTS' INDY 500 COVERAGE:
Fox Sports
a day ago
- Automotive
- Fox Sports
2025 Indy 500: The incredible watches displayed at this year's red carpet
While Alex Palou stole the spotlight at this year's Indy 500 with his first career win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, he wasn't the only one to dazzle spectators. This year's red carpet for the "greatest spectacle in racing" showcased an incredible display of luxury and style, with watches stealing the spotlight. Celebrities, drivers, and VIPs graced the event— each of them sporting timepieces that blended craftsmanship and opulent design. These watches, often from iconic brands like Richard Mille, Rolex and Audemars Piguet, truly highlighted just how incredible this event was. Just how much did some of the watches seen cost? Let's dive into some of the more notable ones spotted: Drivers David Malukas Rolex, Yatch-Master 42 Oyster, 42 mm, yellow gold Estimated price: $33,500 Robert Schwartzman Audemars Piguet, Royal Oak Chronograph 41 mm, black ceramic Estimated price: $82,000 Takuma Sato Breitling Navitimer Japan Limited Edition Estimated price: $15,000 Scott Dixon Richard Mille, 67-02 McClaren Limited Edition Estimated price: $380,000 Graham Rahal Audemar Piguet, Royal Oak Offshore Carbon 43mm, stainless steel and black ceramic Estimated price: $45,000 Devlin DeFrancesco Rolex, Daytona Chronograph 40 mm, yellow gold, blue arabic dial Estimated price: $60,000 Callum Ilott Richard Mille, 67-02 Automatic winding, extra flat Estimated Price: $350,000 Audemars Piguet, Royal Oak Chronograph 41 mm, pink gold, khaki "Grande Tapisserie" dial Estimated Price: $86,300 Rolex, Daytona Cosmograph Oyster, 40 mm, platinum Estimated price: $79,300 Audemars Piguet, Royal Oak Double Balance Wheel Openworked 37 mm, stainless steel Estimated price: $103,000 Rolex, Day-Date 36 Oyster, 36 mm, white gold Estimated price: $43,500 Panerai, Bronzo Luminor Submersible Limited Edition Estimated price: $22,000 BEST OF FOX SPORTS' INDY 500 COVERAGE: Ranking Indy 500 drivers from 33 to 1: Can anyone unseat Josef Newgarden? Got milk? 33 potential Indy 500 winners pick preferred dairy option Pato O'Ward pens letter to Indy 500: 'Had my heart broken here … but it also fuels me' No oval experience, no problem: Rookie Robert Shwartzman captures Indy 500 pole Rash of Crash: Inside a wild weekend of wrecks during Indy 500 prep From 'magical' to 'legendary': Drivers describe the Indy 500 in one word 2025 Indy 500 liveries: See the designs of all 34 cars on the track at The Brickyard Counting down the 25 most memorable moments in Indy 500 history recommended Get more from NTT INDYCAR SERIES Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more in this topic
South China Morning Post
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Style Edit: Richard Mille's RM 75-01 Flying Tourbillon Sapphire is an ocean-inspired masterpiece, with a case carved from crystal and a skeletonised movement for maximum drama
The Richard Mille RM 75-01 Flying Tourbillon Sapphire isn't just another high-concept watch – it's a deep dive into materials science, movement architecture and the beauty of transparent mechanics. Inspired by the ocean and shaped by architectural precision, this timepiece brings together the technical drama of gothic cathedrals and the fluidity of water in a case that is actually carved from crystal. The case of Richard Mille's RM 75-01 behaves like a lens. Photo: Handout Unsurprisingly, that's the first thing that hits you. Crafted from synthetic sapphire – one of the hardest materials after diamond – it offers complete transparency without compromising durability. To make a single case, Richard Mille starts with a massive block of sapphire and spends over 1,000 hours machining, grinding and polishing it. Advertisement The process includes 40 days of round-the-clock work, just to achieve the right curves and clarity. The result: a case that behaves like a lens, subtly tinting and highlighting the movement inside depending on the angle of the light. Richard Mille's RM 75-01 is crafted from synthetic sapphire. Photo: Handout The RM75-01 calibre is skeletonised to take full advantage. With no upper bridges holding the tourbillon or barrel in place, the components appear suspended in mid-air – a design choice that also makes the movement more resistant to shocks. The titanium baseplate acts like scaffolding: lightweight yet ultra-strong, and is given a micro-blasted satin finish to bring texture and contrast. 'We approached each element as a piece of architectural art,' says Cécile Guenat, Richard Mille's director of creation and development. 'The harmony of depths and the meticulous selection of materials create a dynamic and captivating view of the movement.' Richard Mille's RM 75-01 is seen by its creators as a piece of architectural art. Photo: Handout Each reference in the series plays with colour to evoke a particular landscape. The clear sapphire case is paired with a sea green strap – a quiet nod to tropical waters. One version features a lilac pink caseback, reminiscent of late-evening light over the ocean. Another comes in sapphire blue, suggesting deeper, darker waters. These are not just aesthetic choices – coloured sapphire is notoriously hard to produce, requiring extreme control over temperature and mineral content during growth to avoid uneven hues or visible flaws. This is a watch that doesn't hide how it works. Every bridge, gear and angle is out in the open – not for decoration, but because transparency is the point. The RM 75-01 has been inspired by water, an allusion to its true focus – clarity of structure, purpose and craft.
Fashion United
20-05-2025
- Fashion United
Cannes Film Festival attracts luxury watch thieves: Authorities respond
Each season, with the sun and the Cannes Film Festival, very wealthy tourists and their luxury watches begin their journey to the French Riviera, attracting highly specialised and well-organised thieves in their wake. This presents a unique challenge, and the authorities are trying to adapt. On Saturday, the thieves won the game of cat and mouse, stealing a watch worth over 100,000 dollars from a passer-by in Cannes. However, on May 2, five people were arrested after attempting to steal a Richard Mille, estimated at 600,000 dollars, from a member of the Qatari royal family, just a stone's throw from the Croisette. Since April 1, more than a dozen thefts or attempted thefts of this type have been recorded in Cannes, according to the Grasse public prosecutor's office. There were 38 in 2023 and 32 in 2024, mainly between May and September. But the thieves also operate in Saint-Tropez and around Monaco, before following the wealthy to Paris, London, Barcelona, Geneva or Munich. In 2024, in the Alpes-Maritimes, the loot, including snatch thefts, burglaries and other break-ins, was estimated at 301 watches for a total of 8.3 million dollars, after 275 watches and 6.9 million dollars in 2023. But 'the heart of the reactor is the city centre of Cannes,' Damien Savarzeix, the Grasse public prosecutor, confirmed to AFP. There are two types of thieves. There are locals, who act when the opportunity arises, such as when a Rolex wearer is drunk leaving a nightclub. There are also much more organised groups, most often from Naples, who target watches worth over 100,000 dollars, with an elaborate modus operandi. Spotters identify a valuable watch on a passer-by's wrist, then a thief steals it - subtly or violently - and jumps on a moped with a tampered number plate, brought in advance in a van and driven at full speed by an accomplice. Safe haven Even though Cannes and Saint-Tropez have security plans to control exit routes, 'it happens very, very quickly,' explained Eric Antonetti, head of the Alpes-Maritimes judicial police. For example, on May 1, the police were unable to intercept a motorbike that sped through heavy traffic after the theft of a Patek Philippe watch. The authorities' objective, according to the prefecture, is to neutralise one of the links upstream. Municipal video surveillance centres, police officers on the ground, private hotel security and beach attendants are all being used to identify suspicious behaviour. This year, to combat the fragmentation of responsibilities between the police, the gendarmerie and various public prosecutor's offices in areas patrolled by the same criminal groups, a specialised liaison office meets every week in Nice. Cooperation is also being stepped up with the Italian, Swiss, German and Spanish authorities. The case of the Qatari prince proves that this can work. A suspicious scooter spotted the day before, information from Italy and Switzerland, intensive surveillance before the attempted theft and checks at the exits of the city centre led to the arrest of all the alleged members of the gang. Known for similar acts elsewhere in Europe, these Neapolitans, aged between 32 and 44, are due to be tried on July 11 in Grasse and face several years in prison. But 'we're not claiming victory, it's just a battle that has been won, because we're dealing with well-structured, fairly agile networks, so they're going to adapt,' warned Thierry Migoule, chief of staff to the mayor of Cannes. Especially as the second-hand market is flourishing for luxury watches, boosted by the long waiting lists for the rarest models. For example, the Qatari prince's watch, which was targeted at the beginning of May, was already worth almost double its new price of 350,000 dollars. To put a stolen watch back into the legal circuit, the most sophisticated networks are capable of falsifying serial numbers and providing the necessary boxes and fake certificates. For less discerning buyers, a luxury watch 'is an extremely attractive safe haven,' stressed Damien Martinelli, public prosecutor in Nice, citing the example of a drug trafficker who went on the run with a box of watches that he gradually resold. (AFP) This article was translated to English using an AI tool. FashionUnited uses AI language tools to speed up translating (news) articles and proofread the translations to improve the end result. This saves our human journalists time they can spend doing research and writing original articles. Articles translated with the help of AI are checked and edited by a human desk editor prior to going online. If you have questions or comments about this process email us at info@
The Independent
19-05-2025
- The Independent
Mark Cavendish watch raiders must pay back cash or face extra jail time
Three men who were jailed for their roles in a knifepoint robbery of Olympic cyclist Sir Mark Cavendish and his wife Peta have been ordered to pay more than £750,000, said to be the value of two stolen high-value watches that are still missing, or face an extra six years in prison each. Balaclava-wearing intruders broke into the athlete's home in Ongar, Essex, as he was asleep upstairs with his wife, an earlier trial at Chelmsford Crown Court was told. Two Richard Mille watches were among the items taken in the raid at about 2.30am on November 27 2021. Three men, who were each convicted and jailed in 2023 for their roles in the robbery, faced further court proceedings over the stolen goods which are still missing. Judge Alexander Mills gave a ruling at a Proceeds of Crime Act hearing at Chelmsford Crown Court on Monday. He said that prosecutors set out the value of the stolen items, with Sir Mark's Richard Mille watch valued at £400,000 and his wife's watch at £350,000. He said Sir Mark's two mobile phones were valued at £979 and £647, and his wife's stolen Louis Vuitton suitcase was £2,200 and her phone £699. The judge said that the total value of the stolen goods at the time was £754,525. He said he was satisfied the defendants were 'in it together' and had jointly obtained the total value of the property. The watches were 'never located at the scene and have not been seen since' he said. The judge said he 'did not accept it's inevitable they (the watches) were sold', adding that they were 'not depreciating goods but goods that act as a store of wealth'. He ordered that the men pay the value of the stolen goods, £754,525, within three months or have a default period of six years added to their prison sentence. The judge said that 'any defendant can pay off this order to relieve the others of the responsibility of doing so'. Romario Henry, 34, of Bell Green, Lewisham, south-east London, and Ali Sesay, 30, of Holding Street, Rainham, Kent, were both convicted of two counts of robbery at Chelmsford Crown Court in 2023. Henry, who was found guilty following a trial, was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Sesay, who admitted the offences, was jailed for 12 years. Jo Jobson, 28, who was on the run at the time of the first trial, later handed himself in, and was found guilty in a separate trial at Chelmsford Crown Court later that year of two counts of robbery. Jobson, of no fixed address, was sentenced at the same court to 15 years in prison for his role in the raid. The charges were that the accused men robbed Sir Mark of a watch, phone and safe, and robbed his wife of a watch, phone and suitcase. The judge said that a Mercedes-Benz car valued at £1,000 was seized from Sesay, and police seized £24,740 in cash from a property where Sesay had been living. The judge said that an unspecified amount was seized from Jobson's NatWest account, while no assets attributed to Henry were seized. He ordered that compensation be paid from these seized assets, of £1,897 to Sir Mark, £3,359 to Peta Cavendish and the remainder to the watch company. Prosecutor Edward Renvoize said that the 'losers of the value of the watches are in fact the (watch) company'. The judge said that Sesay, Henry and Jobson can on application ask that an extension be considered to the three-month period in which the £754,525 must be paid.
