Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po...

New York, Sep 26, 2007

LOT 148

?RM 005? Richard Mille, ?RM 005?, No. 097. Made circa 2005. Very fine, rare and unusual, tonneau-shaped and curved, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold wristwatch with date and a Richard Mille deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C. Three-body, bezel with 8 special milled titanium screws, reinforced case band, transparent case back with 4 special milled titanium screws, 2 curved and anti-reflective sapphire crystals. D. Sapphire crystal with painted white Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions with 5-minute luminous dot markers, at 7 aperture for the date. Polished ?skeleton? hands with luminous tips. M. Cal. RM 005-1, titanium, 32 jewels, straight lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, unidirectional 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.