- Set
- Box and papers
- Case
- Tripartite tonneau
- Size
- 42.70 mm
- Edition
- 18 pieces
Set and condition
Complete set
This RM 52-06 Red and White Quartz TPT® is accompanied by its original presentation box, warranty card and supporting documentation. The watch and included items are inspected by an expert watchmaker before sale. Additional photographs and video of this piece are available on request.
Original presentation box
Original presentation box and packaging.
Original papers
Warranty card and supporting documentation.
Inspected prior to sale
Reviewed for condition, completeness and functionality. Additional details and photographs are available on request.
Condition photography
Additional close-up images of specific areas are available before purchase.
Overview
A mask that is also the wheel train and tourbillon bridge
Richard Mille returned to the theme of the RM 052 Skull with the RM 52-06, replacing the skull with a mask whose reading is deliberately left open. The mask is not decoration: made of PVD-treated grade 5 titanium or white gold, it is an integral component, serving as the wheel-train and tourbillon bridge, with the back of the mask acting as the centre bridge.
This execution pairs red Quartz TPT® with white, on a white strap. It is one of four case versions, each limited to 18 pieces for Richard Mille boutiques in the Americas.
Key details
Design and engineering
- Mask as componentServing as the wheel-train and tourbillon bridge rather than sitting over the movement, with the back of the mask performing the function of the centre bridge.
- An open readingRichard Mille leaves the reading open — a luchador, a kabuki mask, a superhero, a gladiator helmet — and describes it as a Rorschach test.
- Eight titanium bridgesConnecting the mask to the case and visible from the back, all grade 5 titanium and all created from a single block.
- Quartz TPT®Fibres aligned in layers no thicker than 45 microns and saturated in resins developed for Richard Mille, stacked by an automatic positioning system that shifts the orientation 45° between layers, then heated to 120 °C at 6 bar and machined on CNC in-house.
- Four case materialsAll Carbon TPT®, all Quartz TPT®, blue and white Quartz TPT®, and red and white Quartz TPT®, each in an edition of 18 for Richard Mille boutiques in the Americas.
- Sandblasted finishing with anglageMicroblasted surfaces accentuated by polished anglage, which emphasises the protruding edges of the mask.
The reference
Technical specifications
| Reference | RM 52-06 |
|---|---|
| Calibre | Manual winding tourbillon |
| Functions | Hours, minutes; tourbillon |
| Mask | PVD-treated grade 5 titanium or white gold; serves as wheel-train and tourbillon bridge |
| Bridges | 8, grade 5 titanium, machined from a single block |
| Case | Tripartite tonneau |
| Case dimensions | 42.70 mm |
| Case materials | Red and white Quartz TPT® |
| Strap | White |
| Introduced | 2019 |
| Edition | 18 pieces |
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