Richard Mille Unveils Aerospace-Inspired RM 022 Dual Time Zone Series In Red, White And Blue

Whether intentional or not, Haute Horologer Richard Mille’s latest Red-White-Blue limited edition series comes to the brand’s boutiques in the Americas less than a month ahead of the United States’ Independence Day. The three watches that form the RM 022 Tourbillon Aerodyne Dual Time Zone collection, however, do not draw admiration solely for their evocation of the US flag The timepieces stand out with their ingenious mechanisms, informed by the aerospace industry. Richard Mille borrowed an alloy initially developed for the wings of supersonic aircraft – a honey-comb-patterned orthorhombic titanium aluminide fusion – to use in the tourbillon for added strength and torsional resistance It also followed the aerodynamics of a jet’s wings to design the RM 022’s baseplate and the light manual-winding movement, which balances on four armsThe aerospace references do not cease here, though.

The new watches feature a tripartite case from Quartz TPT® and Carbon TPT®, exceptionally sturdy materials . Source