- Year
- 2016
- Condition
- Excellent
- Set
- Box and papers
- Size
- 50.24 × 42.70 × 15.84 mm
- Edition
- 30 pieces
Set and condition
Complete set
This RM 68-01 Tourbillon Cyril Kongo 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 tourbillon calibre hand-painted by a graffiti artist
The RM 68-01 Tourbillon Cyril Kongo was released in 2016 in a limited edition of 30 pieces. Its subject is the movement itself: the baseplate, bridges and flange were hand-painted by the French street artist Cyril Kongo, who took more than a year to develop a technique for the scale. A special airbrush was developed to spray the paint one droplet at a time, and the weight of the paint had to be fixed in advance so that the calibre’s balance was not disturbed.
Each of the 30 watches was worked individually, so no two are painted alike. From the front, the bridges arc in different directions; from the back, the baseplate radiates outward from the centre.
Key details
Design and engineering
- Calibre RM68-01Manual winding tourbillon movement with hours and minutes. It measures 30.50 × 28.70 mm with a thickness of 8.39 mm, runs on 19 jewels at 21,600 vph (3 Hz), and provides circa 42 hours (± 10%) of power reserve. The tourbillon is 10.90 mm in diameter and the balance wheel 10.00 mm.
- Hand-painted calibreEvery baseplate, bridge and wheel is painted and spray-treated by Kongo. The colours had to adhere permanently to titanium components and survive dismantling and reassembly.
- Asymmetric caseThe case tapers in two directions: in thickness from 9 to 3 o’clock, and in height between 12 and 6 o’clock.
- Case materialsA Carbon TPT® caseband with black ceramic bezels front and back, with a grade 5 titanium flange around the movement.
- Free-sprung balance with variable inertiaSpecified for reliability through shock and through movement assembly and disassembly.
- Fast-rotating barrelSix hours per revolution instead of seven and a half.
The reference
Technical specifications
| Reference | RM 68-01 |
|---|---|
| Calibre | RM68-01, manual winding tourbillon |
| Functions | Hours, minutes |
| Power reserve | Circa 42 hours (± 10%) |
| Frequency | 21,600 vph (3 Hz) |
| Jewels | 19 |
| Movement dimensions | 30.50 × 28.70 mm |
| Movement thickness | 8.39 mm |
| Tourbillon diameter | 10.90 mm |
| Balance wheel diameter | 10.00 mm |
| Baseplate and bridges | Grade 5 titanium, hand-painted |
| Balance | Free-sprung, variable inertia |
| Barrel | Fast rotating, six hours per revolution |
| Case dimensions | 50.24 × 42.70 × 15.84 mm |
| Caseband | Carbon TPT® |
| Bezels | Black ceramic |
| Flange | Grade 5 titanium |
| Crystal | Sapphire, both sides |
| Water resistance | 30 m |
| Strap | Fabric with deployant clasp |
| Edition | 30 pieces |
| Introduced | 2016 |
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- Original warranty card included, dated 2016
- Free insured delivery within Australia and Hong Kong · elsewhere quoted
- Payment by bank transfer
- Registered Australian dealerHYPA International Pty Ltd · Registered Victorian second-hand dealer, Registration No. SHD-0018017.
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