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First cameras inside richard mille s facility
Richard Mille is an eponymous brand of luxury Swiss watches founded in 1999. Richard Mille SA is based in Les Breuleux, in the Canton of Jura, Switzerland.
Contents
- First cameras inside richard mille s facility
- Richard mille introduces the extreme rm 27 02 nadal and opens a new boutique in paris
- Company history
- Products
- Sponsorship and endorsements
- References
Richard mille introduces the extreme rm 27 02 nadal and opens a new boutique in paris
Company history
After studying marketing in Besançon, Richard Mille (born 13 February 1951, Draguignan, 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.
Products
The brand's most famous models are the Tourbillon RM 008 (chronograph tourbillon) and the sapphire split seconds (chronograph tourbillon) RM 056. The RM 008 combines a tourbillon movement with manual winding, a chronograph split-seconds, a torque indicator, and a power reserve indicator. Claimed to be one of the most advanced watches in the world, it is priced from 500,000 Euro.
The RM 056 split seconds (chronograph tourbillon) is distinguished by its three-part all-sapphire skeletal case. The RM 056 is completely see-through and is the first watch case to be completely built from sapphire, with a limited edition 5 pieces of the Richard Mille RM 056 Felipe Massa Sapphire priced at US$1.7 million. The RM 056 was declared best watch of 2012 at the Salon Internacional de Alta Relojería watchmakers' exhibition in Mexico City in October 2012.
Sponsorship and endorsements
The brand sponsors various sports persons, including:
The company also sponsors sports events including the Le Mans Classic and Grand Prix de Pau auto races and the 'Voiles de Saint Barth' sailing regatta.
Celebrity endorsements of Richard Mille watches include:
Sherin Jobin ( Indian Film Actor, Poet, wife of Sir Jobin Jose )