[47] Limited to just 10 pieces. Then they decided to go into partnership together in order to enhance and launch their plans for a new watch brand with the support of Lucien Tissot, a lawyer specialised in the watchmaking industry. ", "Richard Mille welcomes latest partner, golfer Cristie Kerr", "Introducing the Richard Mille RM 68-01 Tourbillon Cyril Kongo – Specs and Price", "Charles Leclerc, Young partner of the Swiss watchmaker, wins again in Austria", "New Richard Mille Brand Partner: Yuliya Levchenko", "Richard Mille And Diana Luna: Feminine Power And The RM 007", "Richard Mille brand partner Pablo MacDonough victorious in Palmero", "RM 11-01 Roberto Mancini Chronographe Flyback", Watch Spotting: Wayde van Niekerk Wins The Men's 400m (And Sets A New World Record) With A Richard Mille On His Wrist, "Sébastien Ogier, New Richard Mille Partner", "Richard Mille New Partner Indycar Champ Simon Pagenaud", "World Champion 'PINTU'! To mark this collaboration, it launched the RM 014 Tourbillon Perini Navi watch in 2006 and the RM 015 Tourbillon Perini Navi in 2007. [28], In 2005, the brand repeated this feat with the RM 009 Felipe Massa Tourbillon, which set a world record of 29 grams (excluding the strap). The Richard Mille Bonbon Collection, a rebellious collection in acid-bright colours, is released for its last SIHH. [67], In 2007, Ian Williams, a British sailor, won the third edition of the Monsoon Cup under the colors Richard Mille, last round of the World Match Racing Tour in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia, and became World Match-Race Champion. Automatic caliber with hours, minutes and twisting hours complication (Dizzy hands). Automatic gold calibre with hours and minutes. Hopefully, the wave of coverage the theft has received will make it impossible for the thieves to offload the watch quickly on the second-hand market. A special version of the RM 011, the Le Mans Classic Limited Edition issued in 150 pieces, is presented for the 4th edition of the historic race. [citation needed]. In 1999, Frenchman Richard Mille and Swiss-native Dominique Guenat founded their company, Horométrie SA. Richard Mille serial numbers are engraved on the bottom of the caseback of your watch. For six years, in partnership with the technical college of Porrentruy (École des métiers techniques in Porrentruy) and the Neuchâtel Haute Ecole Arc, Richard Mille engineers have developed, machined and assembled this monumental clock. The 2019 Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix was the perfect occasion for Richard Mille to present the RM 50-04 Tourbillon Split-Seconds Chronograph Kimi Räikkönen alongside its partner. Mr Richard Mille in an interview with Mr James Dowling in 2011, he expressed his view on luxury. Richard Mille introduces two exceptional novelties with the RM 020 Tourbillon Pocket Watch and the RM 018 Tourbillon Boucheron which boasts movement wheels made of precious and ornemental stones. Malaysian actress: Richard Mille developed the Richard Mille RM 051 Phoenix-Michelle Yeoh. LTD. (the "Business") is a Private Company Limited by Shares, incorporated on 1 June 2006 (Thursday) in Singapore. In 2018, Cécile Guenat – director of the Richard Mille women's collection, daughter of Dominique Guenat and the fourth generation to work at the Montres Valgine company – presented the first Richard Mille creation to be designed by a woman: the RM 71-01 Automatic Tourbillon Talisman. The piece was sold at auction in Monaco for €285,000, for the benefit of the association Only Watch, the highest price ever achieved for an automatic watch at that time. In the increasing challenge of technological lightness, the RM 27-01 Tourbillon Rafael Nadal becomes the lightest tourbillon in the world, weighing less than 18,83 grams including the strap. [citation needed], Richard Mille teamed up with North Thin Ply Technology,[29] the world leader in the production of lightweight pre-impregnated materials used in sailing and Formula 1, to produce the RM 27-02 Rafael Nadal in Carbon NTPT and Quartz TPT, as well as the RM 11-03 McLaren. Golfer Bubba Watson and the polo player Pablo Mac Donough join the rank of RM partners. The RM 012 Tourbillon is released, an extremely complex watch in its realisation, exhibiting perfect visual harmony with its architectural, tubular design, minimalist structure and impressive lines. If you’re a true watch buff, you will no doubt have heard of the luxury swiss watch brand Richard Mille. Hands-on Live Pictures of the $1,050,000 30-piece Limited Edition Watch", "Sails StBart. In 2019, Tolman Motorsport ran a pair of McLaren 570S GT4s with Richard Mille as a sponsor. [74], Also in 2017, the watch brand became an official partner of the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, and of the Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet in 2018, where the “Tour Chrono” (race display board) was designed by the Richard Mille teams. In 2014, Richard Mille reiterated his involvement, always in association with Patrick Peter of Peter Auto, and contributed to the creation of an event dedicated to historic automobiles which became, from its first edition, one of the most prestigious automotive elegance competitions in the world : the Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille. [56], Called the «Porte-Bonheur Clock», this project was launched in 2008 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Quebec City. 'With Dominique Guenat and the best experts of Swiss watchmaking who were not frightened by the challenging ideas to introduce to the world, we set to work in the realisation of the very first design, the RM 001.'. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) A Richard Mille Tourbillon can contain up to 1,000 components in a case that measures just 45 millimetres thick. First edition of Chantilly Arts & Élégance Richard Mille. The professional relationship between the two men soon grew into a great friendship, fuelled in particular by a shared love of cars, aeronautics and mechanics. The serial number begins with the prefix 'RM' and is followed by a series of alphanumeric characters separated by spaces. It specialises in transfers and the decoration of watch movement components (galvanoplasty, electroplating, etc.). The watch brand also became the official timekeeper of the Perini Navi Cup. Those clients who understood the uncompromising quality of such a visionary product, predestined this first creation to become an unequivocal success. Storia di Richard Mille. This was followed later that year by the RM 003, a dual time zone tourbillon, and by the RM 004 flyback chronograph in 2003. Transparent. Two new sports partners join the RM Family, the French skier Alexis Pinturault and the American golfer Cristie Kerr. Pre-owned. Secure purchases & Free Buyer Protection. Invention of new watch complications: Oracle (RM 069). Shipping from United States of America. Richard Mille soon made a name for itself in the luxury and ultra-luxury watch sectors thanks to its innovative materials and technology, joining the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie in 2007. The 50-03 McLaren F1 watch by Richard Mille is one of only 75 models by the luxury watchmaker. But, despite having held such prestigious roles, Mille was keen for more. Although based on a professional relationship, the two men quickly struck up a great friendship that was strengthened by their shared passion for automobiles, aeronautics and all things mechanical. The Richard Mille Planetarium Tellurium", "The most accurate clockwork Planetarium Tellurium of its kind", "SIHH 2016: Presenting the New Richard Mille RM 50-02 ACJ Tourbillon Split Seconds Chronograph. RM52-01, case no.28, circa 2015. Richard Mille watches are now world-renowned and obsessively worn by the rich and famous. Richard Mille participates for the first time in the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) and few months later, introduces the RM 027 Tourbillon, which the new partner Rafael Nadal wears on his wrist at Roland Garros. Richard Mille officially announces its partnership with McLaren Automotive during the Geneva Motor show, presenting the RM 11-03 McLaren. I wanted to create a new business model, far removed from traditional marketing strategies, something totally original. After three years of research and prototypes, the Richard Mille brand presented its first watch, the RM 001 Tourbillon at Baselworld in 2001, the world watch and jewellery show held in Basel, Switzerland. [75], In late 2018, just before the first leg of the 2018–19 Formula E season, Richard Mille announced a three-year partnership with Venturi, the team managed by Gildo Pastor in which Felipe Massa, the watch brand's historic partner, competes alongside teammate Edoardo Mortara. The “Richard Mille Group” comprises the following companies: Horométrie SA (distribution),[23] Guenat SA Montres Valgine (conception and assembly), ProArt (components),[24] VMDH (decoration)[25] and Cercle d'Art (publishing). [68], Richard Mille is also Chairman of the Endurance Commission of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).[69]. Creation of the Richard Mille Young Talent Academy, a true operation for the detection of young talents while creating a real bridge between karting and cars. Escrow Account & Insured Shipments Assembled using 16 spline screws, it measures 3.5 metres tall, 2.5 metres wide and 1.3 metres deep and weighs 1,913 kg. Spanish tennis legend Rafael Nadal wears his Richard Mille watch on centre court. Additionally, in commemoration of this partnership, Richard Mille launched the "RM11 Felipe Massa Rose Gold and Titanium."[76][77]. Sales of Richard Mille watches have grown by 15% on average per year since the brand was launched, with a total of 32,000 watches sold between 2001 and 2017,[104][105][106], Learn how and when to remove this template message, Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, "Richard Mille : The man who puts soul into watches", "Richard Mille : une carrière courte exceptionnelle", "Audemars Piguet (Renaud et Papi) SA - 2,800 Square Meters In Le Locle", "Entrée dans le capital de Richard Mille", "The Watch that Changed the World: Richard Mille RM 001 Tourbillon", "Visit To The Richard Mille Watch Manufacture", "Kering looking at exclusive watch brand Richard Mille", "Richard Mille: The Watchmaker Who Says He Isn't One", "Richard Mille, Audemars Piguet To Leave SIHH After 2019", Central Park Tower Surpasses 432 Park Avenue To Become The Tallest Residential Building In The Western Hemisphere, "Richard Mille Debuts Its Largest Flagship Worldwide", "Richard Mille RM 71-01 Tourbillon Talisman: A Triumph Of Minds, Materials, And Masterful Watchmaking", "Our visit to the Richard Mille factories in Les Breuleux", "Aymeric Mantoux appointed communications Director", "Richard Mille : un outil de production en perpétuelle évolution", "Richard Mille launches first automatic tourbillon in its latest women's watch", "Richard Mille: The art of manufacture-made calibers", "The RM 006: Richard Mille's First Race Machine on the Wrist", "NTPT and Richard Mille confirm exclusive long-term supply and R&D collaboration agreements", "SIHH 2018: Richard Mille RM 53-01 Tourbillon Pablo Mac Donough. Invention of Quartz TPT with the NTPT company. In 1999, he teamed up with Richard Mille to create the “Richard Mille” watch brand. The first Richard Mille boutique opens in Hong Kong. [18], In October 2018, Richard Mille opened its largest store in New York. Today, Richard Mille’s women’s lines represent nearly 25 percent of sales. [17], On 27 September 2018, Richard Mille announced it would be withdrawing from the Salon international de la haute horlogerie (SIHH) in Geneva after the 2018 edition, like its shareholder Audemars Piguet, as the show no longer corresponded to the brand's distribution strategy. The Rallye des Légendes Richard Mille (since 2018). The brand, new member of the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie, presents the RM 016. The Swiss luxury watchmaker Richard Mille is partnered with professional American golfer Bubba Watson. Richard Mille joined forces with his good friend Dominique Guenat, owner of Guenat SA Montres Valgine, to make his dream comes true. A large portion of Richard Mille's inspiration comes from racing cars and the study of shock-resistance, the concrete applications of which have made it possible to improve the rigidity of the baseplate, reduce friction, and give the watches very high shock-resistance. A few months later, the RM 27-02 Tourbillon Rafael Nadal demonstrates the first unibody baseplate. [15], In 2013, the French luxury world group Kering, controlled by François-Henri Pinault, made a proposal to take over the watch company by acquiring 51% of the shares,[16] but the proposal was rejected: Richard Mille remains independent. Mark Cavendish of Great Britain riding for Team Dimension Data wears a Richard Mille RM-011 watch at... [+] the 2016 Le Tour de France. The RM 008 combines a tourbillon movement with manual winding, a chronograph split-seconds, a torque indicator, and a power reserve indicator. Download 2 Richard mille Watch PDF manuals. To commemorate this partnership, in 2017, Richard Millie launched the "RM 27-03 Tourbillon Rafael Nadal," the third watch released in dedication to Nadal.[80]. Richard Mille has been the main partner of «Les Voiles de Saint Barth» (since 2010) with the "Richard Mille Maxi Cup". [71], In 2017, Richard Mille and McLaren Automotive signed a 10-year partnership agreement. [13], In April 2013, Richard Mille and Dominique Guenat acquired a 90% stake in Prototypes Artisanals SA (with former director Alain Varrin retaining a 10% share). User manuals, Richard mille Watch Operating guides and Service manuals. r/richardmille: This is a subreddit for fans and owners of Richard Mille timepieces. Ultra-flat automatic caliber with hours, minutes, date and function indicator. [2][3] The company was bought by Matra in 1981 and Richard Mille rose to manage Matra's watchmaking business, which then included the brands Yema and Cupillard Rième. After studying marketing in Besançon, Richard Mille (born 13 February 1951, Draguignan, France) started work at Finhor, a local watchmaking company in 1974. Richard Mille forward vertical integration means that it doesn’t control his suppliers. ProArt thus began to operate as an exclusive subcontractor to the brand. Sold for HK$5,285,000 on 27 May 2019 at Christie’s in Hong Kong A native of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, Mille was educated at the IUT Besançon. [11] This manually wound mechanism was fitted with a ribbed tonneau-shaped case that revealed the mechanism, the main features of the brand's visual identity, and included a tourbillon calibre, a power-reserve indicator and a torque indicator. [72] The RM 11-03 McLaren Automatic Flyback Chronograph – a limited edition of 500 timepieces jointly designed by McLaren design director Rob Melville and Richard Mille engineer Fabrice Namura – is the first product to arise from this union. In 2006, Richard Mille launched a partnership with Italian yacht manufacturer Perini Navi. When Thomas Perkins, winner of the 2006 Richard Mille-sponsored Perini Navi Cup and previous owner of the Perini Navi yacht, the Maltese Falcon, announced on US television that he could have bought a tray of Rolex watches for the same price as a Richard Mille watch, it begged the question: why are Richard Mille watches so expensive? Presentation of the first automatic in-house tourbillon movement with the ladies' watch the RM 71-01 Tourbillon Talisman. Understandably, Belhassen is now keen to reclaim his rare Richard Mille RM 11-03. Listings under £95,000. In parallel, it now also publishes books about watchmaking, architecture, photography, design, gastronomy and cars. Partnership with the Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake is announced. Richard Mille. The brand specialises in luxury watches. From 2021, Richard Mille is listed as a partner of Scuderia Ferrari - replacing Hublot. This page was last edited on 22 May 2021, at 04:12. 13. [19] 'For a long time, I wished to launch my own brand. We have analyzed the successful people who use Richard Mille watches that have become a … Thanks to solid experience handling luxury jewellery and fine chronographs, he founded his own company, Richard Mille SA, in 1999 alongside Swiss manufacturer Audemars Piguet. The relative forward verticalization of Richard Mille is a weakness that may now be partly wiped out by the fact that the current movement suppliers seem disposed to continue with the Richard Mille adventure, whoever owns it. Richard Mille uses high price tags so that their customers belong to an even smaller, more elite group within the luxury watch segment – extreme luxury, “the billionaire’s secret handshake,” if you will. VMDH (Vital Morel Décalque Horlogère) is located in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, just 25 km from Les Breuleux. This deep fascination for technology, his expertise and personal passion for racing cars combined with his extreme sensitivity to design and ergonomics, meant that no watch in existence at the time could ever really meet his expectations. Live Pictures & Pricing", "SIHH 2018 : un tourbillon suspendu pour Richard Mille et Pablo Mac Donough", "The Richard Mille RM 53-01 Tourbillon Pablo Mac Donough", "REVIEW: Richard Mille RM 69 Erotic Tourbillon", "NTPT and Richard Mille confirm exclusive long-term supply and R&D collaboration agreements. [20], At the end of 2018, the brand presented Richard Mille's first creation entirely supervised by a woman, the RM 71-01 Automatic Tourbillon Talisman equipped with the new «CRMT1» automatic caliber house. [25] VMDH produces all the dials and flanges used by the Richard Mille brand as well as some of the hands, and is tasked with applying «Super-LumiNova» phosphorescent pigments. [9] They then founded the Richard Mille watchmaking brand in collaboration with Swiss watchmaking manufacturer Audemars Piguet, which became a Richard Mille shareholder in 2007.[10]. This is followed by the tourbillon RM 002, an evolution of the RM 001, enhanced with two features making their world debut: a movement baseplate in titanium, and a function indicator with winding, neutral and hand-setting positions. 2016 : Richard Mille and North Thin Ply Technology (NTPT) received the JEC World 2016 Innovation Awards prize in the “Luxury” category for the Quartz-TPT used in the case of the RM 27-02 Tourbillon Rafael Nadal calibre. Both men already had extensive experience in the watch industry: Mille as the head of Matra's watch department and director of the watch and jewelry company Maubossin; Guetnat as CEO of his family company, Guenat SA Montres Valgine. After studying marketing in Besançon, Richard Mille (born 13 February 1951, Draguignan, France) started work at Finhor, a local watchmaking company in 1974. This watch is also one of the most complex in haute horlogerie today, comprising more than 1,000 components. 2016 marks the entrance of many new partners : Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ), Haas F1 and Mclaren F1 Teams, German dressage rider Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and WRC champion Sébastien Ogier. A highly attractive, very fine and extremely rare white ceramic and 18k pink gold limited edition tonneau-shaped skeletonised tourbillon wristwatch, signed Richard Mille, no.01/06, ref. The facade is almost 10m tall, and reveals a glass sculpture formed of 24 individually engraved panels depicting the tourbillon movement of the RM 008. The RM 056 split seconds (chronograph tourbillon) is distinguished by its three-part all-sapphire skeletal case. The eponymous brand of advanced, high-tech, luxury watches known as Richard Mille was founded just around the turn of the 21 st century. A year dedicated to the feminine realm within the collection and proclaimed to be Richard Mille’s ‘Year of the Woman’ with the introduction of the RM 07-01 and RM 037 in-house automatic calibres, its first precious metal strap, the RM 19-01 Tourbillon and the RM 51-01 Tourbillon Michelle Yeoh. Available now. [50], In 2013, the record was smashed by the manually wound RM 27-01 Rafael Nadal Tourbillon watch (limited to 50 pieces), which pushed the concepts of lightness and resistance to the extreme. Dominique Guenat and Richard Mille then founded Horométrie SA – their operating company for the new Richard Mille brand – as equal partners, registered on 23 October 2001 in the Swiss registry of commerce (wholesale of watch and jewellery items). Over the next two years, they defined their brand concept, combining the worlds of cars, aeronautics and sailing with the high-tech aspects of innovation, resistant materials and accuracy. Based on optics, Hublot would be a natural enemy of Richard Mille, but even models like the Big Bang Tourbillon sell for AS LOW AS $63,000. Work to extend the ProArt site began in late 2017, with the construction of a second building intended to house the research and development offices as well as new machining workshops.[14]. Richard Mille is a French executive and business owner. Extension of the warranty from 3 to 5 years (the RM '3 + 2' system). Richard Mille is a Swiss luxury watch company founded in 2001[1] by Dominique Guenat and Richard Mille, and based in Les Breuleux, Switzerland. The Sun is made from yellow gold, Mercury from pink gold, and Venus from natural stone.

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