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.
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.
