$24,780
“RM 005” Richard Mille, “RM 005”, No. 097. Made circa 2005. Very fine, rare and unusual, tonneau-shaped and curved, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold wristwatch with date and a Richard Mille deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box. Three-body, 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 005-1, titanium, 32 jewels, straight 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.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-09-26