RM 50-02 ACJ Tourbillon Split Seconds Chronograph

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RM 50-02 ACJ Tourbillon Split Seconds Chronograph

Brand  : Richard Mille
Collection  : RM 50
Model  : RM 50-02 ACJ Tourbillon Split Seconds Chronograph
Reference  :
Complement : Titanium-Aluminium - Ceramic - Rubber Strap
On sale : 2016

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  • Brand  : Richard Mille
    Collection  : RM 50
    Model  : RM 50-02 ACJ Tourbillon Split Seconds Chronograph
    Reference  :
    Complement : Titanium-Aluminium - Ceramic - Rubber Strap
    On sale : 2016
    List Price : 1 116 000 €
    Height : 50.10 mm
    Width : 42.70 mm
    Thickness : 16.50 mm
    Styles : High Horology
    Sporty
    Atypical
    Types : Hand-winding
    Calibre : RM50-02
    Calibre distinction : Skeleton
    Complication : Function Indicator
    Skeleton
    Torque Indicator
    Tourbillon
    Chronograph with Rattrapante
    Power Reserve Indicator
    60-Minute Counter
    Case material : Titanium-Aluminium
    ATZ white ceramic secondary bezel
    Case peculiarity : Traitement antireflet
    Sapphire caseback
    Shape : Tonneau
    Dial : Sapphire
    Display : Luminescent hands
    Indexes : Arabic numerals
    Glass : Sapphire
    Antireflective coating
    Strap material : Rubber
    Strap color : Black
    + More characteristics :
    Movement
    Power reserve: circa 70 hours (±10%)
    displayed on a numeric scale near 11 o’clock
    Skeletonised titanium baseplate
    Bridges made in grade 5 titanium and stainless steel
    Split second mechanism with improved performance
    Balance wheel with variable inertia
    Fast roating barrel
    (6 hours per revolution instead of 7.5 hours)
    Barrel pawl with progressive recoil
    Winding barrel teeth and third-wheel pinion with central involute profile
    Modular time setting mechanism fitted against the case-back
    Spline screws in grade 5 titanium or the bridges
    Movement dimensions: 32.00 x 30.40 mm
    Thickness: 7.87 mm
    Tourbillon diameter: 12.30 mm
    Balance wheel diameter: 10 mm
    Number of jewels: 37
    Balance wheel:
    GLUCYDUR, with 2 arms and 4 setting screws Moment of inertia 10 mg.cm2, angle of lift 53°
    Frequency: 21,600 vph (3 Hz)
    Balance spring: elinvar by Nivarox®
    Shock protection: KIF Elastor KE 160 B28
    Barrel shaft in nickel-free Chronifer (DIN x 46 Cr 13 + S), with the following characteristics: stainless – antimagnetic – suitable for tempering

DESCRIPTION

  • The world of aviation has always played an integral and inspirational role for Richard Mille due to the myriad of parallels with his own philosophy of 21st century watchmaking, combining horological tradition with new materials in the realisation of horological masterpieces.

    In analogous fashion, by providing solutions for modern requirements, modern aircraft design is constantly undergoing evolutionary changes with regards to traditional methods of engineering and design, where standard solutions are being challenged by new methods, means and materials with the goal of creating extremely fuel efficient, light and fast aircraft. Airbus is a name that requires no introduction as a world leader in the application of novel approaches to aeronautical design, in particular those aircraft created for personal clients by its Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) unit. It was only natural that Richard Mile and ACJ would join together to realise a horological masterpiece reflecting this synergetic approach with the creation of the RM 50-02 Tourbillon Split Seconds Chronograph.

    Sylvain Mariat, Head of ACJ’s Creative Design Studio, drafted the designs for the RM 50-02 watch and has worked closely with Julien Boillat and Salvador Arbona from RM R&D Office. This new timepiece, just like the truly exceptional luxurious corporate jets built to the exacting and personal desires of clients by ACJ, makes use of advanced, open worked design elements in the internal design of bridges and baseplate in grade 5 titanium, along with an extensive application of skeletonisation to every possible area, offering significant weight reduction. A number of parts within the movement have been coated with a distinctive, special aeronautical coating normally used to protect engine and chassis parts from corrosion and environmental conditions.

    The end result is a visually breathtaking and dramatic view of the technical interior of the split seconds chronograph movement which also technical repercussions such as the elimination of the initial jump of the chronograph seconds hand during starting and stopping, with new split seconds components also in titanium additionally lowering the chronograph’s energy consumption through the reduction of internal friction.

    The new RM50-02 tourbillon calibre also hosts a power reserve indicator (70 hours) between 11 and 12 o’clock, a torque indicator that supplies information about the tension of the mainspring allowing the optimisation of the chronometer function and a function indicator to show the watch’s state in each of the positions for winding, neutral and Hand setting.

    The very distinctive and novel case shape in Titanium-Aluminum alloy (TiAl) with a secondary ceramic bezel was developed to mirror the outlines of an ACJ’s typical window shape with a clearly visible, multi-layered hull structure surround. This Titanium-Aluminum is the same alloy as that used in the Airbus for its jet turbine blades, which must function safely under the convergence of high temperatures and high fields of pressure, thus requiring a very strong and highly stress resistant material. A premiere for the brand, this is also the first time the iconic Richard Mille screws around the outer edge of the bezel have been replaced by Torq set® screws with their distinctively shaped head slots, and a jet engine inspired crown bearing an engraved, wave patterned Airbus logo.

    The tourbillon RM 50-02 ACJ is a limited edition of 30 pieces, only available in the Richard Mille boutiques.

  • The world of aviation has always played an integral and inspirational role for Richard Mille due to the myriad of parallels with his own philosophy of 21st century watchmaking, combining horological tradition with new materials in the realisation of horological masterpieces.

    In analogous fashion, by providing solutions for modern requirements, modern aircraft design is constantly undergoing evolutionary changes with regards to traditional methods of engineering and design, where standard solutions are being challenged by new methods, means and materials with the goal of creating extremely fuel efficient, light and fast aircraft. Airbus is a name that requires no introduction as a world leader in the application of novel approaches to aeronautical design, in particular those aircraft created for personal clients by its Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) unit. It was only natural that Richard Mile and ACJ would join together to realise a horological masterpiece reflecting this synergetic approach with the creation of the RM 50-02 Tourbillon Split Seconds Chronograph.

    Sylvain Mariat, Head of ACJ’s Creative Design Studio, drafted the designs for the RM 50-02 watch and has worked closely with Julien Boillat and Salvador Arbona from RM R&D Office. This new timepiece, just like the truly exceptional luxurious corporate jets built to the exacting and personal desires of clients by ACJ, makes use of advanced, open worked design elements in the internal design of bridges and baseplate in grade 5 titanium, along with an extensive application of skeletonisation to every possible area, offering significant weight reduction. A number of parts within the movement have been coated with a distinctive, special aeronautical coating normally used to protect engine and chassis parts from corrosion and environmental conditions.

    The end result is a visually breathtaking and dramatic view of the technical interior of the split seconds chronograph movement which also technical repercussions such as the elimination of the initial jump of the chronograph seconds hand during starting and stopping, with new split seconds components also in titanium additionally lowering the chronograph’s energy consumption through the reduction of internal friction.

    The new RM50-02 tourbillon calibre also hosts a power reserve indicator (70 hours) between 11 and 12 o’clock, a torque indicator that supplies information about the tension of the mainspring allowing the optimisation of the chronometer function and a function indicator to show the watch’s state in each of the positions for winding, neutral and Hand setting.

    The very distinctive and novel case shape in Titanium-Aluminum alloy (TiAl) with a secondary ceramic bezel was developed to mirror the outlines of an ACJ’s typical window shape with a clearly visible, multi-layered hull structure surround. This Titanium-Aluminum is the same alloy as that used in the Airbus for its jet turbine blades, which must function safely under the convergence of high temperatures and high fields of pressure, thus requiring a very strong and highly stress resistant material. A premiere for the brand, this is also the first time the iconic Richard Mille screws around the outer edge of the bezel have been replaced by Torq set® screws with their distinctively shaped head slots, and a jet engine inspired crown bearing an engraved, wave patterned Airbus logo.

    The tourbillon RM 50-02 ACJ is a limited edition of 30 pieces, only available in the Richard Mille boutiques.

  • Brand  : Richard Mille
    Collection  : RM 50
    Model  : RM 50-02 ACJ Tourbillon Split Seconds Chronograph
    Reference  :
    Complement : Titanium-Aluminium - Ceramic - Rubber Strap
    On sale : 2016
    List Price : 1 116 000 €
    Height : 50.10 mm
    Width : 42.70 mm
    Thickness : 16.50 mm
    Styles : High Horology
    Sporty
    Atypical
    Types : Hand-winding
    Calibre : RM50-02
    Calibre distinction : Skeleton
    Complication : Function Indicator
    Skeleton
    Torque Indicator
    Tourbillon
    Chronograph with Rattrapante
    Power Reserve Indicator
    60-Minute Counter
    Case material : Titanium-Aluminium
    ATZ white ceramic secondary bezel
    Case peculiarity : Traitement antireflet
    Sapphire caseback
    Shape : Tonneau
    Dial : Sapphire
    Display : Luminescent hands
    Indexes : Arabic numerals
    Glass : Sapphire
    Antireflective coating
    Strap material : Rubber
    Strap color : Black
    More characteristics :
    Movement
    Power reserve: circa 70 hours (±10%)
    displayed on a numeric scale near 11 o’clock
    Skeletonised titanium baseplate
    Bridges made in grade 5 titanium and stainless steel
    Split second mechanism with improved performance
    Balance wheel with variable inertia
    Fast roating barrel
    (6 hours per revolution instead of 7.5 hours)
    Barrel pawl with progressive recoil
    Winding barrel teeth and third-wheel pinion with central involute profile
    Modular time setting mechanism fitted against the case-back
    Spline screws in grade 5 titanium or the bridges
    Movement dimensions: 32.00 x 30.40 mm
    Thickness: 7.87 mm
    Tourbillon diameter: 12.30 mm
    Balance wheel diameter: 10 mm
    Number of jewels: 37
    Balance wheel:
    GLUCYDUR, with 2 arms and 4 setting screws Moment of inertia 10 mg.cm2, angle of lift 53°
    Frequency: 21,600 vph (3 Hz)
    Balance spring: elinvar by Nivarox®
    Shock protection: KIF Elastor KE 160 B28
    Barrel shaft in nickel-free Chronifer (DIN x 46 Cr 13 + S), with the following characteristics: stainless – antimagnetic – suitable for tempering