Richard Mille RM 25-01 Tourbillon Adventure Sylvester Stallone
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Richard Mille RM 25-01 Tourbillon Adventure Sylvester Stallone
Developed in collaboration with Sylvester Stallone, the new RM 25-01 Adventure tourbillon chronograph attests a desire on the part of Richard Mille and the artist to conquer the most thoroughly hostile of natural environments.
An iconic actor of 1980s Hollywood, Sylvester Stallone is a man of many, sometimes contradictory, facets. Richard Mille says "When John Simonian, my American partner, introduced us, I was struck by how nice he was, by his sense of humour and his wry wit. His persona is serene and endearing, authentic and sincere. He is also an artist, whose deeply personal work is rooted in his passion for great painting and sculpture. He doesn't cheat."
Limited to 20 pieces
Its baseplate and bridges, machined out of grade 5 titanium, effectively support a mechanism that combines a tourbillon complication and the complexity of a new 'competition' chronograph movement. It took the brand's engineers several months of work to optimise the calibre. In the end, they successfully reduced its weight while increasing its precision and long-term chronometric reliability. The overall reduction in inertia goes hand in hand with a 50 per cent lower energy consumption. The 70-hour power-reserve, visible using the coupling and function indicators, drives an unusual 24-hour display, essential for distinguishing am and pm should the
viewer be deprived of sunlight. The round case showcases a combination of titanium and Carbon TPT®, the indestructible composite whose damascene surface has become something of a brand signature, and which significantly reduces the overall weight of the watch.
The RM 25-01 comes with two interchangeable bezels. The first is a compass in grade 5 titanium with a DLC coating that has both a fixed and a rotating bezel. Its bayonet mount makes it quick and easy to fix on the case. The Carbon TPT® cover has a mirrored back and a slot at 12 o'clock to increase precision of sightings with the compass needle. Its sapphire crystals have a multilayer anti-reflective treatment, as well as an antimagnetic coating to prevent any mutual interference of the movement and compass. A spirit level located at 4 o'clock makes it possible to check that the watch is perfectly horizontal for better readings.
Detached from the watch, the compass may be affixed to a plate made of Carbon TPT®. Ideal for orientating, this configuration provides--among other things--lines indicating the direction to take when following a course on a map.
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The compass bezel may be switched out by the wearer for a bidirectional bezel in Carbon TPT® and titanium, with a 24-hour scale, a 360° graduated disc, and indications for the cardinal directions. No calculations are required--all that's needed is to face the sun with the hour hand and turn the bezel so the local time is indicated on its 24-hour scale--the wearer can then identify North, South, East and West in either hemisphere. At 2 o'clock, a hermetic compartment in grade 5 titanium can hold water purification tablets that make a litre of any water safe to drink in 30 to 120 minutes, depending on the level of pollution.
In keeping with the spirit of adventure that emanates from this watch, designed with 'Sly' Stallone, a sculptural strap in natural rubber sporting a camouflage motif and a strong pin-buckle in grade 5 titanium keep the ergonomic curves of this imposing case securely on the wrist as only Richard Mille knows how.
Technical Specifications:
• Calibre RM25-01
• Manual winding tourbillon movement
• Power reserve: 72 hours (+10%)
• Baseplate and bridges in grade 5 titanium
• Competition chronograph movement
• Torque indicator
• Function indicator
• Free-sprung balance with variable inertia
• Fast-rotating barrel (6 hours
per revolution instead of 7.5 hours)
• Barrel pawl with progressive recoil
• Winding-barrel teeth and center-wheel
pinion with central involute profile
• Modular time setting mechanism fitted
against the caseback
• Spline screws in grade 5 titanium
for the bridges and case
OTHER FEATURES
• Movement diameter: 38.95 mm
• Thickness: 8.37 mm
• Tourbillon diameter: 12.30 mm
• Balance wheel diameter: 10.00 mm
• Jewels: 35
• Balance wheel: Glucydur®,
with 2 arms and 4 setting screws
• Moment of inertia 11.5 mg.cm2,
angle of lift 53°
• Frequency: 21,600 vph (3 Hz)
• Balance spring: elinvar by Nivarox®
• Shock protection:
KIF ELASTOR KE 160 B28
• Centre bridge in titanium
• Barrel shaft in nickel-free Chronifer®
(DIN x 46 Cr 13 + S),
with the following characteristics:
stainless antimagnetic suitable
for tempering
FINISHING
Movement
• Hand-polished bevelling
• Hand-polished locking-sections
• Bridges hand-smoothed following
PVD treatment
• Microblasted milled sections
• Lapped and polished contact points
• Burnished pivots
Steel parts
• Wire-drawn and microblasted surfaces
• Hand-polished bevelling
Wheels
• Diamond-polished sinks
• Circular decorations on the front
surfaces
• Rhodium plating
(before cutting the teeth)
• Minimal corrections applied
to the wheels in order to preserve
geometry and performance
CASE IN CARBON TPT®
Carbon TPT® is an exclusive material with a unique appearance. Its remarkable surface displays extremely regular striations, as Carbon TPT® is composed of multiple layers of parallel filaments obtained by separating carbon threads. With a maximum thickness of 30 microns, the Carbon TPT® layers are saturated with resin then piled onto a special machine that modifies the orientation of the fibres by 45° between layers. Once it has been heated to 120°C and subjected to a pressure of 6 bars, the Carbon TPT® is machined at Richard Mille's case factory.
The case of the RM 25-01 is water resistant to 100 metres, ensured by two Nitrile O-ring seals. The case is assembled with spline screws in grade 5 titanium and abrasion-resistant washers in 316L stainless steel.
