One of the reasons we love vintage watches is that they come with stories attached. The question is, can a modern watch do they same? The folks over in Copenhagen at REC think so. The RJM is the brands first aviation inspired watch and if you look closely enough at the dial you will see a small window of untreated Spitfire aluminium which frames the date at 6 o’clock.
Now, REC is not the only manufacturer to get excited about implanting components of cars, planes, or boats into watches, but they have developed something of a reputation for doing so over the years (previously launching the REC P51-02 Mustang and the COOPER C3 among others). This new watch is named the RJM in recognition of the Spitfire plane’s late designer Mr. Reginald Joseph Mitchell. There will be three variations of RJM, the 01, 02, and 03. The differences will be in the dial layout and color, while all three maintain the same general aesthetic. The 01 has a black dial with a horizontal line running across it, the 02 (which we have here) has a brown dial, and the 03 will have a green dial with no L and R at three and nine o’clock, respectively.
In total there will be somewhere around 4,000 watches produced, depending on the amount of aluminum that can be removed from the aircraft. This isn’t the first time parts of a Spitfire have been integrated into a watch – the limited edition Bremont EP120 contained parts of the famous 1942 Spitfire Mk V aircraft in its rotor. The PT879 aircraft in question is currently under restoration in England, and only parts not suitable in the restoration process were used for the dials of this watch. Check out the full story in this video:
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