After years of support for the Richard Mille brand, Pharrell Williams and the Swiss watchmaker unveil their first collaboration, the RM 52-05 tourbillon celebrating Pharrell’s love of space and his fascination with the cosmos.
By Luxus Plus
The RM 52-05 tourbillon exploits three key characteristics of the Swiss watch brand: engraving, enamelling and painting.
On the dial, we can see the face of a helmeted astronaut looking through the space landscape. It is made of titanium, set with white diamonds, black sapphires, gold and grand feu enamel. It is a meticulous work, done by hand, where the decoration of the space helmet alone requires 15 hours of work.
The bottom of the case shows the base plate and the bridge in Grade 5 titanium, composed of 90% titanium, 6% aluminum and 4% vanadium. The same material is used in the aeronautics and aerospace industry.
Further down, we can observe blue aventurine glass encrusted with hexagonal copper crystals giving the appearance of bright stars in a night sky.
Powered by an RM 52-05 calibre, the watch has a fast rotating barrel, 19 jewels, a tourbillon, 42-hour power reserve, beats at 21,600 HPV and can go up to 50 metres underwater.
The functionality of the timepiece is reduced to a minimum by displaying the hours and minutes, allowing the work of art to be admired on the dial.
This watch is limited to 30 copies and its price is certainly negotiated at a higher rate than its retail price, which is $969,000 or about 874,512 euros. watchmaker unveil their first collaboration, the RM 52-05 tourbillon celebrating Pharrell’s love of space and his fascination with the cosmos.
