$27,600
RM 005 Richard Mille, “RM 005,” No. 922. Made circa 2005. Very fine and unusual, tonneau-shaped and curved, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold wristwatch with date and an 18K pink gold and titanium Richard Mille deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate. Three-body, solid, matte and polished, 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. Sapphire crystal with painted white Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions with 5-minute luminous dot markers, at 7 aperture for the date. Polished skeleton hands with luminous tips. Cal. RM 005, titanium, 32 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, unidirectional central titanium rotor with 6-positional adjustable geometry and tungsten/ cobalt-alloy segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 37 x 45 mm. Thickness 11 mm. Property of an East Coast collector
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2009-09-17
