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Style Edit: Richard Mille’s pared-back powerhouse, RM 55-01 Manual Winding

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The new Richard Mille RM 55-01 Manual Winding comes in three colours including in White Quartz TPT. Photo: Handout
The new Richard Mille RM 55-01 Manual Winding comes in three colours including in White Quartz TPT. Photo: Handout
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All 3 versions of the new watch – in black Carbon TPT, and in grey or white Quartz TPT – are masterpieces of minimalism

The ultimate stripped back, slimmed down, streamlined, featherlight watch, Richard Mille’s new RM 55-01 Manual Winding is a masterpiece of minimalism. It’s yet another demonstration that the endlessly creative Swiss luxury watchmaker is all about the new – constantly pushing back the boundaries of horological aesthetics, but also exploring fresh technological territory to drive watchmaking to places it’s never been before.

Precision assembly of the RM 55-01’s movement. Photo: Handout
Precision assembly of the RM 55-01’s movement. Photo: Handout
Here, both technology and aesthetics are deployed in the service of lightness and simplicity, making the watch incredibly comfortable on the wrist. The new Calibre RMUL4 that ticks away at the heart of the watch, for example, barely troubles the scales, weighing in at under 5g. It achieves this principally through the use of sanded and treated grade 5 titanium for the baseplate and three bridges. Comprising mostly titanium with small amounts of aluminium and vanadium, the alloy, commonly used in the aerospace industry, takes the incredible strength and lightness of titanium, and adds even more robust corrosion resistance.
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