RM 64-01 Tourbillon Colnago
Richard Mille has launched the RM 64-01 Tourbillon Colnago, a new timepiece inspired by the Colnago C68 road bike. The watch features a large, lightweight tonneau-shaped case made from Quartz TPT composite with rose gold accents and hand-painted titanium bridges mimicking a bicycle frame. The movement is a skeletonized tourbillon calibre with a unique diagonal layout.
- Price: CHF800,000
The watch is modelled on the Colnago C68 road bike, ridden by Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar, who is a Richard Mille ambassador.
The case, made by NTPT, is constructed from Quartz TPT composite, a carbon-fibre-reinforced material with added quartz fibres for improved mechanical properties, featuring bright white composite with azure blue inserts.
The RM64-01 movement is the work of Audemars Piguet Le Locle (formerly Renaud Papi) and features blue and white hand-painted titanium bridges designed to mimic the Colnago C68 bike frame.
The skeletonized movement has a diagonal layout, with the open barrel at one o'clock and the tourbillon at seven o'clock, and the base plate is titanium coated black.
The movement finishing includes chamfered spokes on wheels, polished heads on pins, and concentric brushing on the underside of the tourbillon cage.
The watch's aesthetics are described as quintessential Richard Mille: large, lightweight, ergonomic, and exceptionally expensive, with a bright white, blue, and rose gold color scheme.