Quick specs Ralph Lauren Polo Bear Ralph & Ricky Bear Watch
Price: € 1.600 | CHF 1’450 | $ 1,500 | £ 1,400
Size: 38 mm
Reference: 646244
Naming a watch is difficult, but this is the Ralph Lauren Polo Bear Ralph & Ricky Bear Watch. It must have something to do with bears. This is correct because fashion guru and car collector Ralph Lauren got its inspiration by his successful marriage life with his wife Ricky. The two bears, while holding each other’s hands, symbolize Ralph and Ricky Lauren. And the image is influenced by a photograph captivated in 1996 where the couple walked together on their estate in Bedford, New York, hand in hand. Now that is true romance.
This love watch is housed in a 38-millimeter stainless steel case with an off-white dial displaying large 3D-printed Ralph & Ricky bears in the middle. The numerals and markers have a clean and minimalistic design, but what stands out is the crown. It is at the 2 o’clock position, which is rather unusual, but gives the watch something extra special. The crown is topped with the famous RL Pony logo. On the case back there is a simple Ralph & Ricky engravement.
Where does the bear from the Ralph Lauren Polo Bear Ralph & Ricky Bear Watch come from?
Let’s go back to the bear for a while. The history of the bear all started when in 1990, on Ralph Lauren’s birthday, he received a teddy bear done up in traditional Polo clothing. This gave him the idea to sell teddy bears with RL clothes in his stores. You’re a businessman or you’re not, right? The bear became famous in 1991 when they started clothing it with sweaters, tees, hats, ties, and denim jackets. Only in 2009, the brand start with the bear on watches as well.
This Ralph Lauren Polo Bear Ralph & Ricky Bear watch is powered by an automatic RL200 caliber which is based on the renewed Sellita caliber SW200-1. It has hours, minutes, central seconds, and beats at a frequency of 28,800 per hour. The power reserve is 38 hours.
More bears, with other clothes on other watch models, are available. We know grown-up people would not wear it, but don’t take it too serious. Ralph Lauren can play around with products like these because you still buy his polos. And it can be cool to wear a watch like this. Very, very occasionally…
| Technical data and specifications of the Ralph Lauren Polo Bear Ralph & Ricky Bear Watch |
| Reference: 646244 |
| Movement: Ralph Lauren caliber RL200 (base Sellita caliber SW200-1 b) | Automatic | Diameter: 25.6 mm (11½ lignes) | Thickness: 4.6 mm | Frequency: 28,800 vph (4 Hz) | Jewels: 26 | Hours, minutes, central seconds | Power reserve: 38 hours |
| Case and dial: 38 mm | Stainless steel | Thickness: 9.9 mm | Curved sapphire crystal with internal AR treatment | Off-white lacquered dial | Black Arabic numerals and minute track | Red lacquered hour and minute hands | Black lacquered seconds hand | 3D-printed Ralph & Ricky bears | Crown at 2 o’clock with Pony logo| Case back engraving Ralph & Ricky | Water resistance: 5 ATM / 5 bar / 50 meters / 165 feet |
| Strap: Interchangeable navy blue calfskin strap | Polished stainless steel pin buckle |
| Price Ralph Lauren Polo Bear Ralph & Ricky Bear Watch: € 1.600 | CHF 1’450 | $ 1,500 | £ 1,400 |
| Website: www.ralphlauren.com |