Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York - The Fuller Building, Dec 07, 2006

LOT 192

?RM 005 Felipe Massa? Richard Mille, ?RM 005 - Felipe Massa?, No. 03/40. Made in a limited edition of 40 pieces circa 2005. Very fine, rare and very unusual, tonneaushaped and curved, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum gentleman?s wristwatch with date and an 18K white gold Richard Mille buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, bezel with 8 special milled titanium screws, reinforced case band, transparent case back with 4 special milled titanium screws, rubber-coated winding crown, 2 curved and anti-reflective sapphire crystals. D. Sapphire crystal with painted white Arabic numerals, outer yellow minute divisions with 5-minute luminous dot markers set into a blue frame, at 7 yellow aperture for the date. Polished and blue-enameled ?skeleton? hands with luminous tips. M. Cal. RM 005, titanium, 32 jewels, straight lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, uni-directional central titanium rotor with 6-positional adjustable geometry and tungsten/ cobalt-alloy segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 37 x 45 mm. Thickness 11 mm.