Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 15, 2015

LOT 223

RICHARD MILLE REF. RM 011 AK TI FELIPE MASSA TITALYT® Richard Mille, "Felipe Massa Fly-back Chronograph," case No. 2611, Ref. RM011 AK TI. Made circa 2012. Extremely fine, rare and very unusual, tonneau shaped and curved, self-winding, water resistant to 50 m, Titalyt® wristwatch with square button fly-back chronograph, registers, annual calendar, oversized date display and a Titalyt® Richard Mille double deployant clasp. Accompanied by a winding box, certificate, and instruction papers.

USD 50,000 - 70,000

HKD 390,000 - 545,000 / CHF 50,000 - 70,000

Sold: USD 75,000

Three-body, solid and matte, bezel with 12 special milled titanium screws, reinforced Titalyt® case band, transparent case back with 8 special milled titanium screws, rubber-coated winding crown, pushbuttons to control the chronograph start & stop function at 2 and the reset & fly-back function at 4, curved and anti-reflective sapphire crystals. Transparent with white Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions with 5-minute luminous dot markers, subsidiary ring dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers and 60-minute count-down timer, central double-digit date indicator within red boarder, month indicator between 4 & 5. White gold skeletonized baton hands with luminous tips. Cal. RM 011, tonneau-shaped, skeletonized PVD-coated titanium, 68 jewels, lateral lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, variable geometry rotor.


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Case: 1

As new
Movement: 1*

As new

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

As new

HANDS Original

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Dial, case and movement signed. DIM. 41 x 50 mm. THICKNESS 16 mm. What is TITALYT®? Staying true to RICHARD MILLE's raison d'être, the brand continues to push boundaries seeking for new and innovative materials for its timepieces. For this model, they have embarked on a mission to utilize a new protective finish on the titanium case called Titalyt® which makes it become a grade-5 titanium material, complying with AMS 2488D aerospace material standards. The titanium oxidation process enhanced by electro-plasma allows the material to strengthen and significantly lower friction and corrosion, thus keeping wear to a minimum. This highly exclusive finish is currently used in the aerospace, automobile, and medical arenas.