Description

The present watch is the Richard Mille RM 71‑01 Automatic Tourbillon Talisman in white gold—a five‑piece limited creation that fuses high jewelry, sculptural dial art, and a landmark caliber into a single, modern talisman. Shaped in the maison’s elegant tonneau form at 52.2 × 34.4 mm and water‑resistant to 50 m, the white‑gold case becomes a luminous canvas for intricate gem‑setting.

At its heart is the CRMT1, Richard Mille’s first fully in‑house automatic tourbillon movement. Largely crafted from grade 5 titanium for strength and lightness, the caliber is ultra‑thin (6.2 mm) and astonishingly light (approx. 8 g), yet preserves the robustness and shock resistance for which the brand is renowned. It offers hours and minutes with a 50‑hour power reserve, skeletonized architecture, and the hypnotic motion of a tourbillon—engineering distilled to weightless performance.

The dial is a miniature artwork, built on a red‑gold base plate scarcely 0.9 mm thick and elevated through multidisciplinary craft. Mother‑of‑pearl, onyx, and diamonds are composed into motif “masks,” tiaras, and ritual forms that draw upon Art Deco and tribal inspirations, merging jewelry artistry with dial‑making and horology. Each of the five white‑gold examples carries its own dial composition and gem‑setting pattern, ensuring genuine individuality.

On the wrist, the RM 71‑01 Talisman balances ethereal lightness with high‑gloss drama—an haute‑joaillerie statement animated by a cutting‑edge automatic tourbillon. A rare alignment of beauty and engineering, limited to just five pieces.

Richard Mille – Bio

Richard Mille (born 13 February 1951, in France) started work at Finhor, a local watchmaking company in 1974. The company was bought by Matra in 1981 and Richard Mille rose to manage Matra’s watchmaking business, which then included the brands Yema and Cupillard Rième. Matra’s watchmaking activities were sold to Seiko, who Mille left in 1992 to start a watchmaking business for jewellery firm Mauboussin. In 1999 he founded the company Richard Mille SA in collaboration with Audemars Piguet. Its first product, the RM001 went on sale in 2001