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Powering the Richard Mille RM 050 Jean Todt 50th Anniversary Tourbillon Split Seconds Chronograph is the manual wound movement calibre RMCC1. This movement composed of more than 400 parts and which weights a total of only 7 grams is feather light due to the use of grade 5 Titanium, Carbon TPT for the baseplate and bridges, as well as extreme Encuentre el Richard Mille RM11-03 RG en Chrono24 - La plataforma de compraventa líder en relojes de lujo. Richard Mille Jean Todt Rm11-03 RM11-03 CA-FQ; Richard Mille Rm Mclaren RM 11-03 McLaren; Más Marca. Los anuncios más recientes - Richard Mille; Richard Mille; In typical Richard Mille style, of course: Released in 2012, the RM 36 Tourbillon G-Sensor Jean Todt's most interesting mechanism is a sensor that displays the force (in the number of g's) accumulated by the watch's wearer during rapid decelerations. Vay Tiền Online Tima. Richard Mille has partnered with many superstars the world over to bring us innovative watches that we can relate to our heroes. They include Cyril Kongo, a French painter and graffiti artist, with whom the fruitful collaboration resulted in the extraordinarily colourful RM 68-01 Kongo Tourbillon; RM 61-01 Yohan Blake with sprinter Yohan Blake that features the emblematic yellow and green of the Jamaican flag; and tennis maestro Rafael Nadal. Such is Richard Mille’s dedication towards creating excellent watches in partnerships with only a handful of those who have made it to the respective summit of their field. These watches incorporate technological breakthroughs in their construction. Innovative materials such as Quartz TPT, Graph TPT, NTPT, among others, are used, not just for the sake of showcasing its savoir-faire but to increase the watches’ durability in all conditions. This is the reason why Richard Mille has managed to establish its formidable presence at the very top of haute horlogerie in a short span of time. The manufacture was only founded in 1999. But what it lacks in age, it makes it up with boldness and innovation. Never one to rest on its laurels, Richard Mille has decided to honour motorsport legend Jean Todt for his 50 years of hard work, dedicating his life to the very sport that he loves. Current president of the FIA, Todt is perhaps best remembered for his reign as general manager at Scuderia Ferrari from 1994 to 2007. Under whose watch, F1 legend Michael Schumacher won five F1 drivers’ championships and Scuderia Ferrari was crowned constructors’ champion seven times. It’s a glittering career with a list of achievements that few can match. Todt’s relationship with Richard Mille isn’t confined to a one-off collaboration, but one that goes back to when he was introduced to Richard Mille by his son. In an exclusive interview, Todt divulges that he is an avid watch collector and “Richard Mille himself is a creative genius who has succeeded in doing something with technology that no-one had mastered until now”.To understand that statement, one has to wind back the clock and trace the roots. Back in 2013, Richard Mille officially debuted the RM 036 Tourbillon G-Sensor Jean Todt Limited Edition at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie Genève to much acclaim. The curved, ergonomic case of the watch specifically requested by Todt for this exceptional timepiece houses the RM036 calibre, a tourbillon movement made entirely of grade 5 titanium and ARCAP, with a carbon nano-fibre baseplate. This combination of materials provides the movement with optimal resistance and flatness, and draws a sublime contrast with the finishing, which includes polishing, shot-blasting and satin-brushing. The manually wound mechanical calibre features hours, minutes and seconds combined with a brand-new complication a mechanical G-sensor. The G-sensor system was developed and patented by Renaud Papi exclusively for Richard Mille, and translates the movement of a small internal mechanism to an indicator, thereby enabling the wearer to visualise the forces. Composed of over 50 parts and measuring a mere 17mm, the RM 036’s G-sensor can withstand decelerations of several tens of Gs. Only 15 pieces were produced. After that, along came the Tourbillon RM 58-01 World Timer Jean Todt Limited Edition with just 35 units produced. Understanding the strain of hopping between various time zones in a packed F1 schedule, the watch allows for easy reading of time zones and operating of the mechanism. Unlike other GMT watches, the Tourbillon RM 58-01 World Timer Jean Todt Limited Edition doesn’t need any adjusting of the push piece to change from one time zone to another. The time is set by simply rotating the bezel anticlockwise, making adjustment a much quicker operation. All one needs to do is to position the name of the city where he or she has just landed at 12 o’clock, which automatically sets local time and the time in the other 23 world cities thanks to the 24-hour scale engraved on the flange. Fast forward to today and for this special occasion, Richard Mille dedicates three models to Todt, each bearing his name and favourite colours RM 11-03, RM 050 and RM 056 Jean Todt 50th Anniversary. The RM 11-03 Jean Todt 50th Anniversary is a thoroughbred sports watch, wholly inspired by automobiles and their history while displaying the new visual codes of the brand. Powered by an architectural automatic calibre in grade 5 titanium, the RM 11-03 Jean Todt 50th Anniversary is protected by a new blue and white Quartz TPT case. Both extremely resistant and light, this composite is obtained by stacking 600 layers of silica at only 45 microns thick, which are then impregnated with an exclusive Richard Mille blue resin. The assembly is then heated to 120°C before being machined in the Richard Mille manufacture. Among the three watches introduced, the RM 11-03 Jean Todt 50th Anniversary is produced in a higher quantity but no less exclusive than the other two. After all, it is only available in a highly limited edition of 150 pieces. On the other hand, the same blue Quartz TPT is also utilised for the case of the RM 050 Jean Todt 50th Anniversary. This calibre houses a split-second chronograph regulated by a tourbillon. The extreme skeletonisation of the bridges and baseplate, combined with the use of titanium and carbon nano-fibre made it possible to obtain a particularly light movement, weighing only but offering startling performance. Only a total of five pieces will be produced for this limited edition. The last of three but also the rarest of all – only three units will be released. The RM 056 Jean Todt 50th Anniversary contains the split-second chronograph function. Its sapphire case’s construction and curvature require both human ingenuity and very long machining time, essential to achieving this level of ergonomics and finish, unique even in fine watchmaking. This case requires more than 1,000 hours of machining, including 430 hours devoted to grinding and 350 hours of polishing. With the release of this exceptional collection, Todt and Richard Mille have forged a stronger friendship based on their shared passion for watches and excellence. To call Richard Mille a “luxury sensation” would probably be accurate. The super high-end Swiss watch brand likely considers this almost $150,000 timepiece practically entry-level given its many million-dollar-plus creations – and yet, so much of why Richard Mille as a watchmaker is popular is in this particular limited edition watch. In a captivating marbled blue and white case produced from Quartz TPT material – the Richard Mille RM 11-03 Jean Todt 50th Anniversary timepiece is a salute to a friend of the brand as well as proof that even high-luxury can be trendy. “Timeless and classic” are not terms you’d generally hear from anyone speaking about Richard Mille products – especially people at the company itself. Inspired by the philosophy of a total focus on the performance-over-cost mentality borrowed from other industries such as the world of Formula 1 racing, Richard Mille products are all about pushing the envelope of possibility. All images by David Bredan Depending on who you ask, that push by Richard Mille seems to be equally in areas of technical mechanics, design, marketing strategy, and of course, pricing. Let’s return to this particular limited edition of 150 pieces RM 11-03, which again sees Richard Mille paying homage to Mr. Jean Todt of racing, Ferrari, and Formula 1 fame. The particular purpose of the watch is on the thinner side, being directly attributed to celebrating the 50th anniversary of Jean Todt’s “career.” More specifically, like many other luxury watches, this product is, in fact, an authentic celebration trophy for Mr. Todt, his buddies, and fans I wrote here why watches make the best trophies. The celebration is indeed for Mr. Todt and Richard Mille as opposed to the buyers themselves, but it is a tacit reminder by Richard Mille to its consumers that “you should make or buy a watch when you too have such a celebration to recognize.” It is well established in the luxury world that consumers no matter their budget level are the most inspired to purchase something such as watch when they are seeking to commemorate something. It’s a great opportunity for Richard Mille to experiment with colors and further develop the legendary RM 11 watch collection which helped put the brand on the map. In its advanced form, the RM 11 has the same useful movements, but an exotic case produced from Quartz TPT, a material produced in Switzerland and borrowed from performance vehicles. The material is a dense layering of hundreds of sheets of silica which are mere microns thick for each layer. The blue is merely cosmetic, but it wouldn’t be a Richard Mille without an invigorated splash of color. Richard Mille first released a Quartz TPT-cased watch back in 2015 with the RM 27-02 Rafael Nadal. In that previous article you can learn more about the lightweight, yet very strong and visually interesting material. No, it isn’t as iconic as gold or platinum but you can’t “impregnate” – which is the actual term Richard Mille uses – those traditional luxury materials with colors such as blue, red, green, yellow, and white as has been done to a range of high-end limited watches by the brand. A brief look at Richard Mille watches produced from Quartz TPT covered on aBlogtoWatch demonstrates the visual variety available – more so, how successful use of exotic and modern materials such as this have been for a brand like Richard Mille. Richard Mille himself, and the brand do indeed hang closely with people like Mr. Todt. Part of the honesty in their relationship is what makes limited editions such as this perhaps more interesting to watch lovers than those we see from many other watch brands where the relationship feels a lot more like simple marketing. That Jean Todt and Richard Mille would continue to celebrate Todt’s life and achievements together makes sense – partially because Mr. Todt himself is the archetype of someone who should be a Richard Mille customer. More so, this RM 11-03 is far from the most expensive timepiece Richard Mille has made in honor of the man. With that said, it happens to be particularly nice. Perhaps it is because blue as color is particularly en vogue right now, or because of how nicely the RM 11 collection has aged. What makes this watch special from a watch collector’s perspective is that the caliber RM11 movement continues to stand out. The 4Hz, 55 hour power reserve automatic combined both a chronograph as well as an annual calendar month as well as a big date indicator together. As practical as this combination seems to be, few if any other watch brands have attempted to offer a competing product. The RM11 movement also looks fantastic. Entirely skeletonized, being produced using finely finished titanium bridges, the movement view is a less than subtle reminder to the owner of why an item such as this might cost so much. Few brands are as skilled as Richard Mille when it comes to displaying modern microcosms in their full mechanical glory. In an age when mechanical watches are increasingly distinct from their smartwatch siblings, showing off the guts of your watch has never been more popular. The RM 11-03 in the Quartz TPT case follows the classic Richard Mille tonneau-shape but with some crenelation for the case screws. It is wide, tall, and thick. The watch comes on a “vented” custom black rubber strap and looks about as much like a contemporary super-machine on the wrist as you could hope for. If you need to explain why Richard Mille does as well as it does, it is because it respects the rules of traditional watchmaking while incorporating almost entirely modern design elements and themes. Richard Mille watches are also not at all shy about being noticed – and what I think is common across all Richard Mille owners is that they are happy about the perceived attention. As a limited edition of 150 pieces, the Richard Mille RM 11-03 Jean Todt 50th Anniversary watch has a retail price of $140,000 USD. One comes from the world of fast cars, the other from haute horlogerie. But French racing giant Jean Todt and Swiss watchmaker Richard Mille both hold a high regard for impeccable engineering and precision performance. While professions may set them apart, the camaraderie between both men is hardly surprising. Mille is, after all, a well-known collector of fast cars and automotive memorabilia and Todt is one of motorsport’s most recognisable names. But it was really the 71-year-old’s son Nicolas who brought about this friendship, when he introduced Todt to Richard Mille’s fantastical world of avant-garde timepieces. The rest, as we know, is history. “Richard has become a friend; he’s a part of the family. He’s a creative genius who has succeeded in doing something with technology that no one had mastered until now,” says Todt of the watchmaker, before singling out the example of the technical breakthrough Richard Mille achieved with its Rafael Nadal timepieces, which are fitted with a tourbillon of a mere From Left Yohan Blake and Jean Todt As much as Mille is a master of his trade, so is Todt. His achievements over the years in the automobile industry are as impressive as the horological marvels Mille produces. Calling him a motorsport legend would hardly be an understatement. The Frenchman, who is president of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile FIA, started out in the industry as a professional rally co-driver before becoming Director of Peugeot Talbot Sport in 1982. Following an illustrious stint at the motorsport team, Todt went on to run Scuderia Ferrari for over 15 years, before leaving his post as a board member to take up his current role in 2009. It is befitting that Richard Mille debuted a timekeeper bearing Todt’s name in 2012 The RM 036 Tourbillon G-Sensor Jean Todt. Drawing on Todt’s involvement with the FIA Action for Road Safety, Mille set out to craft a watch that would offer a tangible solution to road safety issues. As such, he worked with Todt and his team to develop a mechanism to help interpret physical constraints experienced by the human body due to rapid deceleration, in order to make drivers become more aware of the dangers on the road. Developed and patented by Renaud Papi exclusively for Richard Mille, the G-sensor system comprises over 50 parts but measures a mere 17mm. It translates the movement of a small internal mechanism into an indicator that visually displays the number of G’s accumulated by the wearer, on a scale on the dial. This scale also features a colour range, which indicates if the deceleration is safe green zone or unsafe red. Only 15 units were produced for this watch, which was officially unveiled at an FIA awards ceremony in Istanbul, with sales profits going towards two initiatives closest to Todt’s heart The FIA Action for Road Safety global campaign, and the ICM Brain and Spine Institute. RM 58-01 World Timer Jean Todt Its success led Richard Mille to release a second ticker in the man’s honour soon after. The RM 58-01 World Timer Jean Todt alludes to Todt’s hectic travel schedule and features a world time function with 24 time zones on its dial. Interestingly, unlike most other time zone watches, RM 58-01 does not require the pressing of a pusher to switch between time zones. Instead, the time is set by simply rotating the bezel anti-clockwise and shifting the name of the current city at the 12 o’clock position. Furthermore, a 24-hour scale engraved on the flange is split into white and black to indicate day and night hours respectively. Its impressive 10-day power reserve also makes this timepiece especially handy for frequent travellers. Only 35 pieces of this watch was released. RM 056 Jean Todt 50th Anniversary To mark Todt’s 50th year in motorsport, Richard Mille turned out not one — but three timepieces in his honour. The trilogy is headlined by the RM 056 Jean Todt 50th Anniversary, a visually arresting model featuring a completely transparent case machined from a single block of solid sapphire crystal. Sapphire crystal is not easy to work with, hence every case took more than 1,000 hours to create, with nearly 430 hours spent on grinding it to the desired shape and another 350 hours to polish it to a high shine. Fitted with a manual winding calibre RMCC1, this skeletonised timekeeper also offers a split-seconds chronograph function and is regulated by a one-minute tourbillon. Also on its dial is a power display the watch has a reserve of about 70 hours and a torque indicator that supplies information about the mainspring’s tension. Only three units of this timepiece will be available. RM 050 Jean Todt 50th Anniversary There is also the RM 050 Jean Todt 50th Anniversary, which bears a TPT Quartz case in blue, Todt’s favourite colour. Extremely light yet robust, its chassis is derived from stacking 600 layers of silica, each about 45 microns thick, which is then injected with blue resin and heated at over 120 deg Celsius. Like RM 056, this is powered by the RMCC1 calibre, although it is 20 percent lighter to be exact due to an extremely skeletonised baseplate and bridges, and ultra-lightweight materials such as carbon nanofibre and titanium. The watch comes in only five pieces. RM 11-03 Fly-back Chronograph Jean Todt 50th Anniversary Rounding up the collection is the RM 11-03 Flyback Chronograph Jean Todt 50th Anniversary, first presented at the brand’s Chantilly Art & Elegance festival last year. Inspired by automobiles and their rich histories, it is equipped with an automatic flyback chronograph. At the 12 o’clock position is an oversized semi-instantaneous date display window that offers an automatic adjustment for months of 30 or 31 days. Powered by twin barrels, the timepiece offers up to 55 hours of reserve. All this is housed within the same blue TPT Quartz case as the RM 050 Jean Todt 50th Anniversary. It will be produced in 150 pieces only. As they say, legends are made, not born. And watches like these provide admirers opportunity and reason to cherish and relive the journey to greatness.

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