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Richard Mille's New McLaren Watch Has a ‘Jump Start’ Button

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The RM 65-01McLaren W1 Edition ” was announced this week in a press conference at the carmaker’s Woking headquarters.

Billed as something approaching a hypercar for the wrist, the watch, which will cost 320,000 Swiss francs plus taxes ($ 373,300 ) It houses what Richard Mille says is the most complicated automatic movement it has ever produced.

The pushers at 2 , 4 , and 10 o’clock , shaped to mimic the W1 's exhausts, control the chronograph.

McLaren says 399 examples of the W1 will be made, each with a starting price of $2.6 million .

McLaren claims it will be the fastest-accelerating car it has ever made, capable of reaching 200 kph from a standing start in 5.8 seconds , and 300 kph in 12.7 seconds .

Richard Mille will allow every W1 customer the chance to buy an RM 65-01 , each of which will be engraved with a serial number to match that of the car.

The total number of watches produced will be 500 .

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