Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong - Kong, Oct 09, 2010

LOT 268

RM 010 Prototipo Richard Mille, ?RM 010?, Ref. RM010 AH TI/883. Made in the 2009s. Extremely rare and unusual, tonneau-shaped and curved, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, titanium with a special ?TITALYTE? case treatment wristwatch with date and a titanium Richard Mille double deployant clasp. Accompanied by guarantee and fitted box.

HKD 210,000 - 280,000

USD 27,000 - 36,000 / EUR 21,000 - 28,000

Sold: HKD 462,500

C. Three-body, brushed, 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 racing-style Arabic numerals, outer red minute divisions with 5-minute luminous dot markers, at 7 aperture for the date. Polished and red skeleton hands with luminous tips. M. Cal. RM-AS7, titanium with black PVD coating, double barrel system, 32 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Glucydur balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, central titanium rotor with 2-positional adjustable geometry and tungsten/cobalt-alloy segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 39 x 48 mm. Thickness 13 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 2

Very good

Movement: 2

Very good

Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

Titanite, or sphene, is a calcium titanium nesosilicate mineral. As a gemstone, titanite is usually some shade of chartreuse and is prized for its exceptional dispersive power which exceeds that of diamond.