- Movement
- Manual winding tourbillon, skeletonised
- Size
- 48.15 × 40.10 × 13.08 mm
Overview
Brown Cermet bezel with red gold caseband and green-treated flange
Released in 2022, this RM 17-01 uses a brown Cermet bezel with a red gold caseband. Cermet is a ceramic-metal composite with a hardness of 2,360 Vickers, used in ballistic protection, in aerospace for re-entry and fuselage components, and in competition vehicle brakes. Its hardness suits it to the bezel, the case area most exposed to abrasion.
The sapphire dial is protected by a crystal with anti-glare treatment on both faces and carries a grade 5 titanium flange with green galvanic treatment, a contrasting yellow minute track and the Richard Mille logo.
Key details
Case materialsBrown Cermet bezel, red gold caseband
MovementCalibre RM017, manual winding tourbillon
Retail price at releaseCHF 630,000 excluding sales taxes
Design and engineering
- CermetA composite combining ceramic and metal, with a hardness of 2,360 Vickers. Richard Mille cites its use in ballistic protection, aerospace re-entry components and competition braking systems.
- Grade 5 titanium bridgesSupported by the skeletonised baseplate, the bridges flank the great wheel at the top of the movement and the 12.30 mm tourbillon at the bottom.
- Shock resistanceThe RM017 movement is specified to withstand more than 5,000 g.
- Flange and dial treatmentThe grade 5 titanium flange carries a green galvanic treatment with a yellow minute track, beneath a sapphire crystal with double-sided anti-glare treatment.
- Function indicatorA hand at 4 o’clock indicates hand-setting (H), neutral (N) or winding (W) as the crown is drawn out. The crown itself carries a torque-limiting system.
Specifications
Technical specifications
| Reference | RM 17-01 |
|---|---|
| Calibre | RM017 |
| Movement | Manual winding tourbillon, skeletonised |
| Functions | Hours, minutes, power reserve, function indicator |
| Power reserve | Around 70 hours (± 10%) |
| Frequency | 21,600 vph (3 Hz) |
| Jewels | 23, set in white gold chatons |
| Balance | Glucydur®, 2 arms, 4 setting screws, moment of inertia 10 mg·cm², angle of lift 53° |
| Balance spring | Elinvar by Nivarox® |
| Shock protection | KIF Elastor KE 160 B28 |
| Barrel | Fast-rotating, 1 revolution per 6 hours instead of 7.5 |
| Tourbillon diameter | 12.30 mm |
| Movement dimensions | 31.20 × 29.45 mm, thickness 4.65 mm |
| Baseplate and bridges | Grade 5 titanium |
| Shock resistance | Over 5,000 g |
| Case dimensions | 48.15 × 40.10 × 13.08 mm |
| Case shape | Tonneau |
| Bezel | Brown Cermet (2,360 Vickers) |
| Caseband | Red gold |
| Case construction | Tripartite, 12 grade 5 titanium spline screws, 316L stainless steel washers, 2 nitrile O-ring seals |
| Dial | Sapphire; grade 5 titanium flange, green galvanic treatment, yellow minute track |
| Crystal | Sapphire, anti-glare treatment both faces |
| Water resistance | 50 m |
| Strap | Green rubber |
| Year | 2022 |
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