Đồng hồ Richard Mille RM 12-01 Manual Winding Tourbillon

AN UNCOMPROMISING CALIBRE

We have revisited the extraordinary movement of the legendary RM 012, reconciling innovations at the level of materials with a testament to horological architecture. Known as the RM 12-01 Tourbillon, this is an uncompromising calibre that reinterprets the art and methods of watch design in the 21st century.
Its unibody baseplate, in which the caseband and baseplate have been fused into a single piece, was inspired by the chassis of racing cars and enhances rigidity and resistance to impact. A major watchmaking and technological breakthrough, the unibody baseplate is a technical feat that requires in-depth knowledge and mastery of micro-machining new materials—knowledge Richard Mille has nurtured since the very beginning.

A NEW HOROLOGICAL ARCHITECTURE

The RM 12-0 is an uncompromising caliber that reinterprets the art and methods of watch design in the 21st century.
Its unibody baseplate, in which the caseband and baseplate have been fused into a single piece, was inspired by the chassis of racing cars and enhances rigidity and resistance to impact.

CALIBRE RM12-01

Manual winding tourbillon movement with hours and minutes.

POWER RESERVE

Circa 70 hours (± 10%).

UNIBODY BASEPLATE IN CARBON TPT®

The baseplate of the RM 12-01 is machined from Carbon TPT®, a material consisting 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 between each layer by 45°. Once heated to 120°C and subjected to a pressure of 6 bars, the Carbon TPT® is machined at Richard Mille’s parts factory.

The baseplate of the RM 12-01 is an integral part of the case. The case middle has been eliminated. The bezel and caseback are assembled directly on the baseplate, which is described as ‘unibody’ — a type of racing-car construction that ensures maximum rigidity and greater resistance to impacts.

The skeletonised Carbon TPT® baseplate is a significant feat of machining. A master component of the RM 12-01, this piece was subjected to a full battery of extreme tests prior to approval in order to optimise its mechanical properties.

BRIDGES MADE OF GRADE 5 TITANIUM

The baseplate supports the grade 5 titanium bridges, which are highly original in terms of their three-dimensional construction. Extremely stylized, the sharp, streamlined curves of the skeletonized bridges encircling the barrel, the great wheel and the tourbillon radiate to the end of the manual winding caliber.

This exceptional and architectural caliber can withstand accelerations of over 5,000 g’s.

FAST-ROTATING BARREL (6 HOURS PER REVOLUTION INSTEAD OF 7.5 HOURS)

This type of barrel has the following advantages:
• The phenomenon of periodic internal mainspring adhesion is significantly diminished, thereby increasing performance.
• Provision of an excellent mainspring delta curve with an ideal power reserve/performance and regularity ratio.

FREE-SPRUNG BALANCE WITH VARIABLE INERTIA

A free-sprung balance with variable inertia and a terminal-curve spring better reliability in the event of shocks, movement assembly or disassembly, and guarantees better chronometric results over time

MOVEMENT CHARACTERISTICS