Richard Mille has launched a new limited-edition timepiece, the RM 022 Carbon, a lightweight tourbillon. Limited to only 5 pieces, the RM 022 tourbillon Aerodyne Dual Time Zone features a 50 mm case created from carbon nanotubes and houses the Caliber RM022, a manual winding tourbillon with dual time capabilities and a 70 hour power reserve.
The case uses a high pressure injection molding of carbon nanotubes into black polymer for a composite that boasts super strength 200 times greater than steel. The movement includes a torque indicator a power-reserve indicator and a function selector in the form of a pusher located in the centre of the crown to switch between W (Winding) N (Neutral) and H (Hand-setting) positions
RM 022 “AERODYNE” DUAL TIME ZONE
Technical specifications
Baseplate of honeycombed orthorhombic Titanium aluminide / Carbon nanofiber
Power reserve: circa 70 hours
Torque indicator
Dual time zone indicator
Power reserve indicator
Function selector
Variable inertia, free sprung balance
Fast rotating barrel (6 hours per revolution instead of 7.5 hours)
Winding barrel teeth and third-wheel pinion with central involute profile
Barrel pawl with progressive recoil
Modular time setting mechanism fitted against the case back
Wheel based time setting system (back of the movement)
Closure of the barrel cover by eccentric screws
Ceramic endstones for the tourbillon cage
Central bridge in rigidified ARCAP
Spline screws in grade 5 titanium for the bridges and case
