The Collection of a European Nobleman

Geneva, May 11, 2008

LOT 258

Tourbillon RM003 Richard Mille, ?Tourbillon RM003 - V2?. Production of this reference started in 2003. Extremely fine, rare and unusual, tonneau-shaped and curved, two time-zone, 18K pink gold wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator, torque indicator, power-reserve and an 18K pink gold Richard Mille buckle.

CHF 80,000 - 120,000

EUR 50,000 - 75,000 / USD 80,000 - 120,000

Sold: CHF 114,000

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, bezel with 8 special milled titanium screws, reinforced case band, transparent case back with 4 special milled titanium screws, rubber-coated winding crown with coaxial push button to select a neutral, winding or hand-setting position, button at 9 to select the second time-zone, curved and anti-reflective sapphire crystals. D. Transparent with white Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions with 5-minute luminous dot markers, concentric 12-hour disc for the second time-zone, at 1 sector for the torque indication, at 4 indicator for the winding, neutral and hand-setting position, at 11 sector for the up-and-down indication, at 6 aperture for the visible tourbillon regulator under a V-shaped titanium bridge. Titanium skeleton hands with luminous tips. M. Cal. RM 003 V2, titanium, 31 jewels, partially in screwed gold chatons, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator, titanium tourbillon cage with 3 equidistant polished arms, monometallic balance with ceramic cap jewel, adjusted to heat, cold and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 39 x 48 mm. Thickness 14 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

Richard Mille After a long and successful career in the watch industry, in 2001 Richard Mille presented his own line of watches and met immediate success with his very unconventional and radical high-tech approach to fine watchmaking. His timepieces break new technical and esthetic ground ? taking inspiration from Formula One racecars, materials and production processes. They are developed in close cooperation with Audemars Piguet?s Renaud & Papi, one of the watch industry?s most innovative technical leaders. Using materials like ceramic, titanium or chronifer, an anti-magnetic alloy, the Richard Mille watches feature a co-axial button in the crown to select neutral, winding or hand-setting positions, very much like selecting gears in a race car. A torque indicator displays the actual strength of the mainspring and a ceramic endstone on the balance reduces friction to a higher degree than a traditional cap jewel. The eyes and hands of experienced watchmakers bring Richard Mille?s progressive dreams to reality ? traditional techniques, materials and skills are still of equal importance in building these radically different watches.