Designing a watch that's truly different could be likened to trying to reinvent the wheel; after all, the classic arrangement of round case, centrally mounted hands and a dial marked with hour indications has proven decidedly effective for more than 100 years. But one person who truly succeeded in rewriting the horological rulebook is maverick French watchmaker Richard Mille, who unveiled his first, eponymous watches at the Baselworld show exactly 20 years ago. Without a booth to work from, he had to raise awareness by simply walking around and showing his creations to people who mattered.
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