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SCMP Style Reporter

If you want a single watch model that is emblematic of Richard Mille, the RM30-01 is a solid choice. The attributes that mark Richard Mille out as a one-off among Swiss luxury watchmakers are all present and correct here. There’s the remorseless commitment to technical innovation, crystallised in the emblematic declutchable rotor system that, like many of the iconic manufacture’s most groundbreaking signatures, takes its cues from the high-performance world of motorsport.

And there’s the ceaseless search for ever more spectacular aesthetics, powered by Richard Mille’s many adventures at the leading edge of materials science. The latest iteration of this journey into a future of more lightweight, more durable, more beautiful timepieces takes the form of two new versions of the RM30-01 – one in black ceramic and the other in dark-blue Quartz TPT.

The RM30-01 is also available in red gold, titanium and white ceramic versions, but the two new iterations are the first to feature cases made of coloured TPT (Thin Ply Technology) materials – one entirely made of dark-blue Quartz TPT, while the other combines its ceramic with Carbon TPT. The advanced TPT materials, trademark features of Richard Mille watches, are made by slicing carbon and quartz into incredibly thin filaments, just 30 microns and 45 microns thick, respectively. These filaments are then stacked on top of each other at specific angles – resulting in unsurpassed toughness and lightness, plus a dramatic grain-like pattern that is unique to each timepiece.

“Both beautifully enhanced with the same finishes, the taut lines and complex geometry of these watches’ cases make them among the most difficult to develop and produce in the entire watchmaking industry,” says Julien Boillat, Richard Mille’s casing technical director. “The RM 30-01 thus inherits the artistic and technical options that have been developed with such rigour by Richard Mille.”

Equally appealing are the watches’ declutchable rotors, which allow them to be wound with perfect control, always supplying the ideal amount of torque to the movement. The technical and aesthetic marvels extend to the dramatically angular openworked dial, displaying the diamond-shaped movement within. That dial is also graced by features including an oversized date display at 4 o’clock; a clutch engagement indicator at 11 o’clock; and a function selector at 3 o’clock that can be activated by pressing a pusher at 2 o’clock, toggling seamlessly among three modes: W for winding, D for setting the date and H for setting the hands.


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Style Edit: Richard Mille adds 2 new RM30-01 versions with coloured TPT cases

A Richard Mille RM30-01 model is given a close inspection. Photo: Handout

Crafting an exquisite Richard Mille timepiece. Photo: Handout

Richard Mille RM30-01 in black ceramic. Photo: Handout

Richard Mille RM30-01 in dark-blue Quartz TPT – one of the first RM30-01 models to have a coloured TPT case. Photo: Handout

Richard Mille RM30-01 in red gold. Photo: Handout

Style Edit: Why the Richard Mille RM 035-03 Automatic Rafael Nadal is a technical marvel

Spanish tennis legend Rafael Nadal wears the Richard Mille RM 035-03 model that carries his name. Photo: Handout

Tennis legend Rafael Nadal has worked with Richard Mille since 2010. Photo: Handout

The Spaniard has worn Richard Mille RM 027 and RM 035 series watches on court and off. Photo: Handout

The new RM 35-03 Automatic Rafael Nadal. Photo: Handout

The butterfly rotor is a major innovation at the heart of the RM 35-03. Photo: Handout

Richard Mille has a proud history of innovation in materials science. Photo: Handout          

Style Edit: Richard Mille opens a Value of Time boutique in Hong Kong

Swiss watchmaker Richard Mille is opening a Value of Time boutique in Hong Kong’s Five Pacific Place to add to its existing boutique in Singapore. Photo: Handout

The new Value of Time boutique at Hong Kong’s Five Pacific Place. Photo: Handout

The boutique offers fans of Richard Mille the chance to view and buy classic second-hand models. Photo: Handout

RM 003-V2 Tourbillon Dual Time Zone in Blue Quartz TPT. Photo: Handout

RM 026 Tourbillon Serpent. Photo: Handout

Style Edit: Richard Mille’s RM 75-01 Flying Tourbillon Sapphire is an ocean-inspired masterpiece, with a case carved from crystal and a skeletonised movement for maximum drama

The RM 75-01 comes in different coloured cases that reflect the appearance of water in different places and at different times of the day. Photo: Handout

The case of Richard Mille’s RM 75-01 behaves like a lens. Photo: Handout

Richard Mille’s RM 75-01 is crafted from synthetic sapphire. Photo: Handout

Richard Mille’s RM 75-01 is seen by its creators as a piece of architectural art. Photo: Handout

Style Edit: Richard Mille and Ferrari unveil the RM 43-01 Tourbillon Split-Seconds Chronograph Ferrari, a masterpiece of engineering and design housed in microblasted titanium or Carbon TPT

Limited to 75 pieces each in its two versions, the RM 43-01 Tourbillon Split-Seconds Chronograph Ferrari marries the supercar-maker’s design DNA with Richard Mille’s precision engineering. Photo: Handout

Ferrari Formula One drivers Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton. Photo: Handout

RM 43-01 Tourbillon Split-Seconds Chronograph Ferrari in Carbon TPT. Photo: Handout

The Richard Mille tourbillon split-seconds chronograph has been reimagined with refined components that improve efficiency and power distribution. Photo: Handout

Style Edit: Richard Mille’s latest RM 74-02 has a case made with its exclusive Gold Quartz TPT material, using red gold to achieve a unique and eye-catching striated effect

Richard Mille’s RM 74-02 has a case made with Gold Quartz TPT or Gold Carbon TPT for a unique and eye-catching striated effect – both seen here with their predecessor, the RM 74-01. Photo: Handout

The Richard Mille RM 74-02 features a striated case. Photo: Handout

The white RM 74-02 achieves its unique look using Gold Quartz TPT, a material exclusive to Richard Mille. Photo: Handout

The black version of the RM 74-02 uses a case of Gold Carbon TPT, also a proprietary material. Photo: Handout

The RM 74-02, white or black, is a bold fusion of materials, mechanics and craftsmanship. Photo: Handout

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The brand’s material expertise is shown in the use of Thin Ply Technology to produce cases in Quartz TPT as well as ceramic with Carbon TPT


The brand’s material expertise is shown in the use of Thin Ply Technology to produce cases in Quartz TPT as well as ceramic with Carbon TPT.


Style Edit: Richard Mille adds 2 new RM30-01 versions with coloured TPT cases

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The brand’s material expertise is shown in the use of Thin Ply Technology to produce cases in Quartz TPT as well as ceramic with Carbon TPT