- Movement
- Manual winding tourbillon
- Size
- 48.15 × 40.10 × 13.10 mm
- Edition
- 25 pieces, Richard Mille boutiques only
Overview
Grand feu enamelled eye and flames in hand-carved 3N red gold
Presented at Watches & Wonders in Hong Kong in 2015, the RM 26-02 was designed and executed by Olivier Vaucher, a Geneva craftsman. The eye and the flames surrounding it are carved from 3N red gold using chisels made specifically for the work.
The colour comes from grand feu enamelling: the motif is painted onto the gold using rare oxides, then fired several times at between 800 °C and 900 °C, and finished with further layers of transparent lacquer fired the same way. The flames then receive micro-lacquerwork by hand. The bezel and caseback are black TZP ceramic, worked to a matt finish across the whole surface; the caseband is 5N red gold. The edition runs to 25 pieces, sold only through Richard Mille’s own boutiques.
Key details
Design and engineering
- Grand feu enamellingThe motif is painted on the gold with rare oxides and fired repeatedly between 800 °C and 900 °C, then covered with further fired layers of transparent lacquer. The successive layers produce the depth of the finished image.
- Hand-carved 3N red goldThe eye and flames are carved with purpose-made chisels before enamelling, and the flames are finished with hand micro-lacquerwork.
- Black TZP ceramicTZP ceramic resists scratching and has a low coefficient of thermal conductivity. It is worked at length here to hold a matt surface across the case, against which the hand-polished chamfers read.
- PVD-coated grade 5 titanium calibreBaseplate and bridges are grade 5 titanium with a PVD coating.
- Differential power-reserve indicationA red line on a differential-driven rotating disc between 10 and 11 o’clock.
- Torque-limiting crownSet in the red gold caseband, preventing accidental overwinding.
Specifications
Technical specifications
| Reference | RM 26-02 |
|---|---|
| Calibre | RM26-02 |
| Movement | Manual winding tourbillon |
| Functions | Hours, minutes, power-reserve indicator |
| Power reserve | Circa 48 hours (± 10%), differential indication between 10 and 11 o’clock |
| Frequency | 21,600 vph (3 Hz) |
| Jewels | 21, set in white gold |
| 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 shaft | Nickel-free Chronifer® (DIN x 46 Cr 13 + S) |
| Tourbillon diameter | 12.30 mm |
| Balance wheel diameter | 9.12 mm |
| Movement dimensions | 30.20 × 28.60 mm, thickness 4.97 mm |
| Baseplate and bridges | Grade 5 titanium, PVD coated |
| Dial | 3N red gold, hand-carved, grand feu enamelled, hand micro-lacquered |
| Case dimensions | 48.15 × 40.10 × 13.10 mm |
| Case shape | Tonneau, tripartite |
| Bezel and caseback | Black TZP ceramic, matt finish |
| Caseband | 5N red gold |
| Case construction | 12 grade 5 titanium spline screws, 316L stainless steel washers, 2 nitrile O-ring seals |
| Crystal | Sapphire (1,800 Vickers), anti-glare treatment both faces, 1.50 mm |
| Water resistance | 50 m |
| Strap | Black |
| Edition | 25 pieces, Richard Mille boutiques only |
| Year | 2015 |
| Price at release | USD 575,000 |
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