Richard Mille presents the new RM HJ-02 In-House Automatic Tourbillon, the second chapter in the brand's high jewelry saga and a collection conceived to mark 20 years of designing for women. Presented as twelve unique timepieces organized into four chromatic universes—pink, violet, blue, and green—the RM HJ-02 treats gem-setting not as decoration but as architecture, with stones shaping every surface, from the case and buckle to the movement itself.
Things to Know About the Watch
The collection draws on Art Deco's geometric vocabulary, reinterpreted through Richard Mille's material language. The tonneau case abandons its single uninterrupted curve for sharp transitions, layered planes, and asymmetrical interruptions—a silhouette that took over a year to develop and contributed to a total development time exceeding three years.
The tripartite case measures 23.70 x 30.70 mm at the movement and is 6.20 mm thick, water-resistant to 50 meters via two Nitrile O-ring seals, and assembled with 20 grade 5 titanium spline screws. Flanges combine white gold PD150 with sandblasted and polished titanium, beneath sapphire crystals treated front and back. This is high jewelry worn as engineering—color and light moving across the wrist while the tourbillon and barrel remain fully legible.
Each watch carries 1,399 precious and ornamental stones. Rubies, sapphires, diamonds, emeralds, and Paraíba tourmalines play against malachite, chrysoprase, turquoise, and mother-of-pearl, set via snow, grain, and bezel techniques. The gem-setting alone consumes nearly 700 hours per watch—roughly 88 working days—across preparation, finishing, and multiple control procedures, all executed in-house.
The Movement
At the center stage sits the new in-house automatic tourbillon caliber CRMT2, skeletonized and developed alongside the case and dial, so mechanics and jewelry integrate from the outset. The baseplate and bridges are machined from 18K white gold, microblasted and hand-beveled, then gem-set. A free-sprung variable-inertia balance (CuBe, four arms, four adjustable weights) runs at 28,800 vph (4 Hz) with an AK3 balance spring, while a fast-rotating barrel completes a revolution every 5 hours rather than 7.5. The gem-set gold rotor, mounted on a One-Way reverser with ceramic ball bearings, turns its winding function into pure expression. Power reserve is around 50 hours.
On the Wrist & Price
The RM HJ-02 is a declaration of artistic freedom, a collection where chromatic ambition and technical gem-setting prowess converge into twelve objects designed to stand entirely apart.
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