Richard Mille RM 52-01 Tourbillon Skull in a red layered composite case, with a grade 5 titanium skull
Case
Tripartite tonneau
Size
42.70 × 50.00 × 15.95 mm

Overview

Red layered composite with a titanium skull

The bezel and caseback are a red layered composite, its striations running across both, with the grade 5 titanium skull left uncoloured at the centre. The strap is red rubber and the crown black.

The calibre RM052 runs a fast-rotating single barrel and a free-sprung 9.12 mm balance at 3 Hz, with the tourbillon cage held between the skull’s jaws.

Key details

Case materialRed layered composite
Power reserveCirca 48 hours (± 10%)
SkullGrade 5 titanium

Design and engineering

  • Red layered compositeThin filament layers laid at rotating angles and cured under heat and pressure, so no two cases carry the same figure.
  • Titanium skullForming the baseplate and bridges, with the back of the skull acting as the movement’s centre bridge.
  • Four connecting bridgesRunning from the movement to the caseband.
  • Openworked bezelCut away, reducing weight and exposing the structure.
  • Free-sprung balance at 9.12 mmLarge relative to the compactness of the calibre.
  • Torque-limiting crownPreventing accidental overwinding.

The reference

Technical specifications

RM 52-01 Red Composite
ReferenceRM 52-01
CalibreRM052, manual winding tourbillon
FunctionsHours, minutes; tourbillon
Power reserveCirca 48 hours (± 10%)
Jewels19
Frequency21,600 vph (3 Hz)
Balance wheel diameter9.12 mm
BarrelFast rotating, single
Baseplate and bridgesGrade 5 titanium, in the form of a skull
CaseTripartite tonneau
Case dimensions42.70 × 50.00 × 15.95 mm
Case materialRed layered composite
Interior flangesUpper flange in carbon, lower flange in grade 5 titanium with DLC coating
CrystalsSapphire (1,800 Vickers), anti-glare both sides
StrapRed rubber

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