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Richard Mille
Ref. RM52-06FQ
RM52-06 Tourbillon “Red Mask”
A like-new, ultra-exclusive, avant-garde red-and-white Quartz TPT® and titanium skeletonized tonneau-shaped tourbillon wristwatch with warranty and presentation box, numbered 12 of 18 examples
Full-Cataloguing
• Limited edition of 18 pieces
• Avant-garde red-and-white Quartz TPT®
• Complete set
Established in 1999, Richard Mille strives to innovate and create timepieces inspired by the intricate art and craftmanship of micro-engineering, the aerospace industry, and automobile racing. With a successful reception, Richard Mille has become a global leader due to his futuristic appeal fused with revolutionary materials. Mille has pushed the limits of horology making some of the most technical watches of the 21st century. His cutting-edge designs are immediately recognizable, and are sophisticated, practical, and comfortable on the wrist. The movements are manufactured to be worn in extreme conditions, and the brand has enjoyed partnerships with world class athletes such as Rafael Nadal, Bubba Watson, Yohan Blake, and Formula One super star, Felipe Massa.
Richard Mille launched his first watch, the RM001 Tourbillon, in 2000 and the complication has remained an important part of his oeuvre ever since. In 2012 the brand released their first “Skull” model, the RM52, an important and recognizable design, that Mille described as a “vanitas” concept to remind one of mortality. Rather than simply put a skull design on the dial, the motif was incorporated in to the mechanism with the skull created by the baseplates and bridges. Like all extraordinary designs, it evolves with time and in 2019, Richard Mille released the tourbillon “Mask” with a three dimensional mask incorporated in to the movement. The surrealistic mask is composed so that it is open to interpretation by its wearer, and the brand says it could be a luchador, Kabuki mask, superhero or gladiator.
The present RM52-06 Tourbillon “ Red Mask”, number 12, is offered in like-new condition and complete with warranty and presentation box. Richard Mille is a modern master who blends 21st technology and traditional Swiss timekeeping to produce some of the most innovative watches today. The RM52-06 encapsulates the Mille ethos, and according to research, this is the first Red-and-white Quartz TPT® example to be offered at auction.
Richard Mille
Swiss | 1999Established in 1999, Richard Mille's ultra-modern timepieces combine cutting-edge materials from high performance worlds such as Formula 1 racecars with high-end traditional watchmaking. The brand's revolutionary designs, technical breakthroughs and exceptional hand-finishing excite even the most discriminating collectors, and have positioned Richard Mille alongside the top makers of the modern luxury watch world.
Innovative watches, such as the RM 027 Tourbillon, which was the world’s lightest mechanical watch when introduced in 2011, have helped the brand invert the concept of the luxury watch. Key models include the RM 009 Tourbillon cased in Aluminum Silicon Carbide (AlSiC), the RM 027-02 Tourbillon made for tennis star Rafael Nadal with a case made from quartz and carbon fiber and the RM 008 split seconds chronograph.