The new Richard Mille RM 16-02 Automatic Extraflat marks a bold evolution of the iconic rectangular timepiece RM 016. This latest model reimagines the brand’s signature design with an audacious evolution that makes the watch smaller and removes the date function from its predecessor.
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Introducing: Richard Mille RM 07-02 Automatic Sapphire Collection
Richard Mille first revolutionized watch design in 2015 by crafting timepieces with cases made entirely of colored sapphire. The RM 07-02 Automatic Sapphire collection expands with four new models, one of which introduces the captivating lilac sapphire —a completely new shade— along with new variations of the gem-set dial.
Introducing: Richard Mille RM 032 Flyback Chronograph Ultimate Edition
Richard Mille presents the new RM 032 Automatic Flyback Chronograph Ultimate Edition, a timepiece for conquering the deepest depths of the ocean. As the latest and final model of the RM 032 collection, this Ultimate Edition combines technical performance with Richard Mille’s signature style and robustness.
Breaking News: Richard Mille to Open Boutique in Dallas, Texas. Coming Spring 2025.
To continue to show the importance of Dallas as one of the top watch markets in the U.S., Richard Mille will be opening a boutique in the Spring of 2025 in Highland Park Village, Texas. In the last eight years we’ve seen Dallas transform in terms of watch collecting and what used to be a very Rolex, Hublot, Breitling, Panerai, and Patek Philippe type of market has now become an important hub for other high-end watch brands like Audemars Piguet and Vacheron Constantin which have recently opened boutiques in the Dallas area within the past four years.
Introducing: Richard Mille RM 65-01 McLaren W1 Split-Seconds Chronograph
Richard Mille reveals its fourth creation to emerge from its collaboration —ongoing since 2016— with the celebrated British supercar maker McLaren. The new RM 65-01 McLaren Automatic Split-Seconds Chronograph W1 is a 500-piece limited edition and the most complex automatic chronograph ever released by Richard Mille.
Experience: How a Richard Mille RM 17-02 Tourbillon Titanium Gets Assembled
Here is how the Richard Mille RM 17-02 Tourbillon Titanium gets assembled. Symbolizing the pinnacle of traditional watchmaking and excellence, the RM 17-02 tourbillon in grade 5 Titanium encapsulates Richard Mille's profound dedication to mechanical ingenuity. A symphony of blue, gold, and black PVD treatments intertwines with the microblasted surfaces, casting a spellbinding allure.
Introducing: Richard Mille RM 17-02 Tourbillon Titanium
Symbolizing the pinnacle of traditional watchmaking and excellence, the RM 17-02 tourbillon in grade 5 Titanium encapsulates Richard Mille's profound dedication to mechanical ingenuity. This timepiece mesmerizes as its movement dances with light, boasting multiple PVD treatments that adorn its calibre. A symphony of blue, gold, and black PVD treatments intertwines with the microblasted surfaces, casting a spellbinding allure.
Introducing: Richard Mille RM 65-01 Split-Seconds Chrono in Blue Pastel and Yellow Quartz TPT
Initially available in titanium, Carbon TPT, Red Gold and Carbon TPT, and Grey Quartz TPT, now comes the Dark Yellow Quartz TPT and Pastel Blue Quartz TPT iterations of the impressive Richard Mille RM65-01 Split Seconds Chronograph. Five years of development representing a two-fold achievement: the creation of a split-seconds chronograph —the most complicated automatic winding watch that has ever come out of the RM workshops— and its production beyond the limited series.
Introducing: Richard Mille RM 27-05 Flying Tourbillon Rafael Nadal. Only 11.5 grams Without its Strap.
In 2010, the Richard Mille RM 027 Tourbillon was born as the answer to a challenge. It proved the prelude to an exciting adventure, the quest for remarkable lightness and superlative performance. With the RM 27-05 Flying Tourbillon Rafael Nadal, this Richard Mille saga has reached a climactic conclusion. This 80-piece limited edition watch weighs 11.5 grams excluding its strap and can withstand a G-Force of 14,000Gs, for a two-fold record for a manual winding tourbillon watch.
Introducing: Richard Mille RM 35-03 Rafael Nadal. Sporting a New Butterfly Rotor.
Inspired by the tourbillon watches of the Richard Mille RM 027 collection that Rafa Nadal wears on the tennis court, the RM 035 ‘Baby Nadal’ collection is designed as a condensate of technology for anyone in thrall to performance. The new RM 35-03 Automatic Rafael Nadal, the fourth timepiece in the collection, is fully worthy of its place in this distinguished lineup, to which it brings a patented innovation, namely the butterfly rotor. Following three full years of development, Richard Mille has coaxed from its chrysalis this new system for movement winding which spreads its wings in the RM 35-03.
Introducing: Richard Mille RM 21-02 Tourbillon Aerodyne White Quartz Limited Edition
The new 50-piece limited edition Richard Mille RM 21-02 Tourbillon Aerodyne in white Quartz TPT, Carbon TPT, and titanium is the latest interpretation of an iconic calibre for this brand. A second iteration of the manual-winding tourbillon Calibre RM21-02 continues to redefine the boundaries of creativity through its harmonious fusion of precision, lightness, and resilience.
Introducing: Richard Mille RM 07-01 Automatic Coloured Ceramics
Richard Mille’s latest collection is the RM 07-01 Coloured Ceramics. Full of colour, fun, and refreshing, it takes its inspiration from the Memphis Design Movement, an Italian 1980s art and architectural movement. Moving away from conventional watch design thanks to its contrasting colours, shapes and materials, the new Richard Mille RM 07-01 Automatic Coloured Ceramics makes a serious statement about the idea of fun and lightheartedness.
Introducing: Richard Mille RM 30-01 Automatic with Declutchable Rotor. Available in Titanium or 18K Red Gold.
For Richard Mille, every challenge must always be met with panache. Experience and expertise form an indispensable duo for giving form to this ambition; the new RM 30-01 Automatic with Declutchable Rotor is its manifestation. The sequencing of its genome is known. Its predecessors incorporated innovations dedicated to efficiency. Each component, from the declutchable, variable-geometry rotor and function selector, to the power-reserve indicator, contributes to a superlative design
Introducing: Richard Mille RM 65-01 Grey Quartz TPT. The Automatic Split Seconds Chronograph with a New Color Scheme.
A highly complex sports timepiece, a masterpiece of technical prowess designed for everyday use and for any situation is the Richard Mille RM 65-01 Automatic Split Seconds Chronograph now available in Grey Quartz TPT. The culmination of some five years of development, this watch is the most complex timepiece ever to leave Richard Mille’s workshops.
Experience: 2023 Le Mans Classic by Richard Mille Record-Breaking Race
A record-breaking race was the 2023 Le Mans Classic with 800 competing cars, 900 drivers, 9,200 club vehicles and 235,000 spectators. These figures consolidate the Le Mans Classic’s position as the world’s largest classic car event. A faithful partner of the Le Mans Classic since it began in 2002, Richard Mille was keen to pay tribute to this wonderful event by revealing a particularly spectacular new watch adorned in the colors of this historical event.
Introducing: Richard Mille RM 72-01 Le Mans Classic. Celebrating 100 Years of this Legendary Race.
Richard Mille’s involvement with the Le Mans Classic has been at every level from the very beginning and special watches have been specifically developed for every edition since 2008, always featuring the race’s colors in white and green. For 2023, Richard Mille presents the RM 72-01 Le Mans Classic. The Richard Mille RM 72-01 Le Mans Classic, is an exclusive model to celebrate the centenary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The new watch is limited to 150 pieces and features a combination of green and white Quartz TPT.
Experience: Michael Aram Backgammon Set. Shades of Grey Like a Richard Mille RM 016 Americas Orange Limited Edition.
As you all know, here at WCL we have a thing for backgammon and backgammon sets. In 2021, we launched The Backgammon & Watches Society here at WCL and we’ve been playing this amazing game even before we were of legal drinking age. Even though we already have way too many cool backgammon sets, you can never have too many. Exactly just like you can never have way too many watches. The Michael Aram Backgammon set is the perfect match to the shades of grey on the extra flat Richard Mille RM 016 Americas Orange Limited Edition of which only 15 pieces were ever made.
News: Richard Mille Announces the 1st Edition of the Richard Mille Yacht Cup
Richard Mille is excited to announce the very 1st edition of the Richard Mille Cup. From the 10th to the 25th of June 2023, the regatta will attract aficionados and collectors of historical yachts competing between Great Britain and France, from Falmouth to Le Havre, with stopovers in renowned sailing landmarks Dartmouth and Cowes in a series of inshore and offshore races.
Introducing: Richard Mille RM 07-04 Automatic Sport. Six New Sports Watches for Women.
To celebrate the release of its first women’s sports watch, the new Richard Mille RM 07-04 Automatic Sport, Richard Mille asked six inspiring and influential athletes to share their experiences and develop and define the attributes of this watch. Two motorsport icons —Aurora Strauss and Margot Laffite—, a Winter Olympics triple gold medallist skier —Ester Ledecká—, the world number two golfer —Nelly Korda—, and two track and field stars —Yuliya Levchenko and Nafi Thiam— are the Richard Mille partners who proudly wear the six models of the new Richard Mille RM 07-04 Automatic Sport
Introducing: Richard Mille RM66 Flying Tourbillon Rock’n’Roll
Often considered a rebel in the world of watchmaking, the Richard Mille brand asserts its fiercely innovative attitude with the RM 66 Flying Tourbillon, which proudly flaunts the sign’s horns – the emblematic gesture of an entire generation – a veritable school of thought. Echoing the symbolism of the gesture represented, Richard Mille has conjured up an unconventional architecture for this model, with a flying tourbillon at 12 o’clock and an openwork flange on its ‘Clou de Paris’ studded case.
