- Movement
- Skeletonised automatic winding
- Size
- 50.20 × 38.00 × 9.88 mm
- Edition
- 30 pieces
Overview
Carbon TPT® bezel with red Quartz TPT® caseback and gradient caseband
The RM 16-01 Fraise belongs to the Fruits line of the Bonbon Collection, shown by Richard Mille in 2019. The front bezel is Carbon TPT®, the caseback red Quartz TPT®, and the caseband a gradient of the two materials running from bezel to caseback. Quartz TPT® is produced by the same layering process as Carbon TPT® but from silica threads, which allows the colour to be introduced into the matrix.
The dial is grade 5 titanium with grey Titalyt® treatment. The candy forms applied to it are painted in acrylic and lacquered by hand, with a sugar-coating effect obtained from powdered enamel and the fine sand used in hourglasses. Across the ten-model collection, 3,000 miniature sculptures were produced by this method. A date aperture is carried on the dial.
Key details
Design and engineering
- Carbon TPT® and Quartz TPT®Both materials are built from layers of filament — carbon for Carbon TPT®, silica for Quartz TPT® — impregnated with resin and laid at alternating angles before heating and pressure-forming. Machining cuts through the layers, producing the visible banding.
- Gradient casebandThe caseband is formed from a block combining both materials, so the transition from the Carbon TPT® bezel to the red Quartz TPT® caseback occurs within a single component rather than at a joint.
- Dial in grade 5 titaniumThe dial plate is machined and skeletonised in the manner of a movement component, then given a grey Titalyt® treatment. The candy figures sit on this plate rather than on a printed surface.
- Hand-applied decorationEach candy is painted with acrylic paint and lacquered by hand. The sugar effect is a separate operation using powdered enamel and hourglass sand.
- Bonbon Collection structureTen models were produced across three references — RM 07-03, RM 16-01 and RM 37-01 — split between a Fruits line, with Carbon TPT®/Quartz TPT® gradient cases, and a Sweets line in two-tone ceramic. Each model was made in 30 pieces. Richard Mille records 18 months of development for the collection and a palette of 60 colours.
Specifications
Technical specifications
| Reference | RM 16-01 |
|---|---|
| Calibre | RM16-01 |
| Movement | Skeletonised automatic winding |
| Functions | Hours, minutes, date, adjustable rotor geometry |
| Power reserve | Circa 50 hours (± 10%) |
| Case dimensions | 50.20 × 38.00 × 9.88 mm |
| Case shape | Rectangular |
| Bezel | Carbon TPT® |
| Caseband | Carbon TPT® / red Quartz TPT® gradient |
| Caseback | Red Quartz TPT® |
| Dial | Grade 5 titanium, grey Titalyt® treatment; hand-painted and lacquered acrylic candies with powdered-enamel sugar effect |
| Crystal | Sapphire |
| Water resistance | 30 m (dealer sources; not published by Richard Mille) |
| Strap | Yellow rubber (dealer sources) |
| Edition | 30 pieces |
| Year | 2019 |
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