Richard Mille’s Panda and Skull Watches at Baselworld 2013

Richard Mille has developed two new members of the family watches jewelry. The RM 26-01 52-01 RM Panda skull and will debut at Baselworld 2013 show. Both watches confirm the creative freedom of the brand, one with a giant panda and the second with the theme of the skull.

RICHARD MILLE RM52-01 Nano-Ceramic SKULL Tourbillon is the second part of the skull collection launched in 2012 and the skull design that has become the symbol of the brand Richard Mille nonconformist approach focuses on the creativity and development, each new timepiece embodies a call for a watchmaking revolution. It is equipped with manual winding caliber RM052 tourbillon built on a base plate PVD coated titanium grade 5. The skull and the back of the skull carved in 5N red gold and are hand-bevelled. In the event, Richard Mille used a composite unprecedented known as nano-ceramic.

Bezel and the case RM 52-01 was performed using TZP, low density material (6 g.cm3) which is scratch resistant and has a low coefficient of thermal conductivity. Made of 95% yttria stabilized zirconia, TZP has a pronounced grain that provides a perfect finish. For half case, Richard Mille decided to use carbon nanotubes linked to a black polymer, which helps reduce the weight of the watch. The RM 52-01 is released in a limited edition of 30 nano-ceramic watches featuring a skull redgold 18K.

Tourbillon RM 26-01 PANDA may be the success of its predecessor successor Tourbillon RM 026, launched in 2011, Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie. The new RM26-01 whirlpool with a symbol of peace - Giant Panda has a black base plate machined Onyx, a variety of chalcedony composed of silicon dioxide (SiO2) group cryptocrystalline quartz. Onyx offers varieties of parallel stripes in black and white are part of the family straight agate, while fully black stones are commonly known as black onyx, for which it is considered that the protection against negative thoughts and balance of Incarnation and inspiration.

Carved 18K white gold and is part of the vortex, the panda is entirely of diamonds and black sapphires. It sits in its natural habitat, a bamboo forest, leaves and bark handsculpted yellow gold and hand painted. The tourbillon RM 26-01 is a limited edition of 30 watches in 18K rose gold and white gold.