$126,000
“Tourbillon RM003” Richard Mille, “Tourbillon RM003”. Production of this reference started in 2003. Very fine, rare and very unusual, tonneau-shaped and curved, two-time zone, 18K white gold gentleman’s wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator, torque indicator, power-reserve and an 18K white gold Richard Mille buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate. Three-body, solid, bezel with 8 special milled titanium screws, reinforced case band, transparent case back with 4 special milled titanium screws, rubber-coated winding crown with coaxial push button to select a neutral, winding or hand-setting position, button at 9 to select the second time-zone, 2 curved and anti-reflective sapphire crystals. Transparent with white Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions with 5-minute luminous dot markers, concentric 12-hour disc for the second timezone function, at 1 sector for the torque indication, at 4 indicator for the winding, neutral and hand-setting position, at 11 sector for the up-and-down indication, at 6 aperture for the visible tourbillon regulator under a V-shaped titanium bridge. Titanium “skeleton” hands with luminous tips. Cal. RM 003-4, titanium, 31 jewels, some in gold chatons, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator, titanium tourbillon cage with 3 equidistant polished arms, monometallic balance with ceramic cap jewel, adjusted to heat, cold and 5 positions, shockabsorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, c
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-12-07
