SOUNDNESS AND PERFORMANCE
With this new limited series boasting powerful design, the independent brand reminds us that technical and stylistic worlds constantly consort and spark visual emotions.
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With its RM 21-02 Tourbillon Aerodyne watch, Richard Mille showcases its first-ever creation equipped with a baseplate crafted in Haynes® 214®. This nickel-chromium-aluminum-iron alloy stands out through its oxidation resistance which is much greater than practically all alternatives as it resists temperature of over 955°C. Although its mainly used for manufacturing special pieces in the aeronautical field, the watchmaker from Les Breuleux found a totally-different purpose for it by combining it with Carbon TPT®. When paired together, these two materials offer incredible rigidness and, among other things, excellent ability to take on torsion. In addition to its assets, this duo is also highly-stylistic with its charming honeycomb pattern. In a nutshell, this is what serves as a scenescape for the remarkable architecture of the RM21-02 caliber, a manual-winding tourbillon movement.
And, as in all Richard Mille‘s production, engineering and design are but one. For this variation issued in just 50 pieces, the brand went for a dynamic two-tone scenography. Light and shade adorning the skeletonized dial, center staging the time data, the power reserve and torque indicators, gifts this case-strap pair with incredible personality. For the great photographer Elliot Erwitt, “Color is descriptive. Black and white is interpretive”. The RM 21-02 Tourbillon Aerodyne shows the same holds true for fine watchmaking.
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