Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 10, 2010

LOT 119

Richard Mille - Titanium ? Tourbillon Carbon Fiber Movement Plate Richard Mille, ?Tourbillon RM 006? No. 05 / 20. Made in a limited edition of only 20 pieces in 2003. Very fine, very rare and unusual, tonneau-shaped and curved, titanium wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator and a titanium Richard Mille buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted box and warranty. To be sold without reserve

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. Transparent with white Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions with 5-minute luminous dot markers, aperture for the tourbillon regulator under a V-shaped bridge at 6. Titanium skeleton hands with luminous tips. M. Cal. RM 006/1, carbon fiber, 19 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator, titanium tourbillon cage with 3 equidistant polished arms, monometallic balance, adjusted to heat, cold and 5 positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 38 x 45 mm. Thickness 12 mm