Richard Mille

Richard Mille has consistently been pushing the boundaries of watchmaking by utilizing extraordinary metal alloys and revolutionizing the industry since its inception in 1999. With a vision to redefine luxury sports watches, each timepiece produced by the brand incorporates extensive research and innovative case construction.

Renowned for their limited production, Richard Mille draws inspiration from the realms of motorsports and aerospace, employing cutting-edge techniques while remaining rooted in traditional Swiss watchmaking values. The RM001, inspired by F1 racecars, caused a sensation upon its release, as the presence of a tourbillon in a luxury sports watch was exceptionally rare at that time. Furthermore, its avant-garde ergonomic tonneau case design ensured a comfortable fit on the wrist. Within a year, the RM001 was upgraded to the RM002, the world's first tourbillon watch built on a titanium baseplate, featuring a function selection mechanism for time setting and winding, reminiscent of a sports car's gearbox. However, in 2005, a revised version of the RM002 emerged, reflecting Richard Mille's commitment to advancing materials technology and applying it not only to new models, but also to existing ones—a departure from conventional practices in the horological realm. Thus, the RM002-V2 caliber was introduced, featuring a groundbreaking carbon nanofiber baseplate (previously pioneered and tested in the RM006), while retaining the array of functions found in the original model. These include a manually wound tourbillon movement with indications for hours, minutes, function selector, power reserve, and torque indicator.

Chosen for its exceptional thermometric stability and chemical inertness, carbon nanofiber serves as the ideal baseplate material, ensuring consistent performance across a wide range of temperatures, thereby enhancing timekeeping precision. Positioned at 4 o'clock, the function selector on the RM002-V2's crown governs all the watch's operations. When set to 'W,' it winds the manually wound Calibre RM-002-V2, providing a generous 78-hour power reserve. Selecting 'H' allows for time setting, while 'N' places the crown in a 'neutral' position, allowing free rotation.

This extraordinary collection has defined the brand's success for over two decades and is poised to become a timeless classic in the years to come.