The RM HJ-02 In-House Automatic Tourbillon marks the second chapter in the Brand’s high jewellery saga. Conceived as an immersive world of colour, light and form, the collection celebrates 20 years of design for women through a dreamlike dazzling language. Comprising 12 unique timepieces organised into four chromatic universes: pink, violet, blue and green – the collection approaches jewellery as an integral part of the watch’s construction, with stones shaping the unique character of each timepiece.
– A collection of 12 unique watches divided into four colour families
– A new in-house automatic tourbillon calibre in white gold
– A contemporary approach to gem-setting, designed and produced in-house
This new chapter expands Richard Mille’s exploration of high jewellery into more experimental territory and challenges its in-house gem-setting team even further. The geometry of stones determines how colour and light move across the watch: volumes swell and contract, symmetry gives way to asymmetry, and coloured stones shift across the case through compositions of opacity, saturation and reflection.
Snow, grain and bezel-setting techniques organise colour and define structure across 1,399 precious and ornamental stones set in each timepiece. These dazzling compositions form a vibrant constellation of gems, giving the collection its kaleidoscopic intensity.
The collection draws from Art Deco’s geometric vocabulary, reinterpreted through Richard Mille’s technical and material language. The RM HJ-02 applies this refined identity directly to the case, which took more than a year to develop, contributing to a total development time of over three years for the entire watch.
At the centre of the RM HJ-02 is the new in-house automatic tourbillon calibre CRMT2. The skeletonised movement was developed alongside the case and dial so that the mechanical and jewellery elements could be integrated from the outset.
Exceptional precious and ornamental stones structure the lines of the movement, ensuring visual continuity with its silhouette. This composition highlights the key elements of the calibre, notably the fast-rotating barrel as well as the variable-inertia tourbillon. The gem-set gold rotor elevates its technical function into a true element of expression. The decorative work never obscures the function of the watch.
The 12 unique RM HJ-02 In-House Automatic Tourbillon timepieces are a declaration of artistic freedom: a collection where colour and technical gem-setting prowess converge to create one-of-a-kind objects designed to stand apart.
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