Richard Mille RM011 AO CA ATZ Felipe Massa Chronograph 50mm Skeleton Dial Mens Watch

Reference at a glance

Brand

Richard Mille

Collection

Mille RM011

Model

Richard Mille RM011 AO CA ATZ Felipe Massa Chronograph 50mm Skeleton Dial Mens Watch

Reference number

AO-CA-ATZ

Year / era

1999 · 1990s — mechanical revival

Complication

Time and date

Movement

Automatic manufacture calibre

Case material

Rubber

Dial type

White lacquer dial

Strap / bracelet

Rubber

Water resistance

Water resistant to 100 m

Limited-edition status

Regular production, not a limited edition

Case, dial & bracelet

Case dimensions

50 mm diameter

Case thickness

12.6 mm

Case material

Rubber

Bezel

Ceramic insert bezel

Crystal

Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating

Dial

White lacquer dial

Hands

Blued steel Breguet-style hands

Indexes

Diamond-set hour markers

Bracelet / strap

Rubber

Clasp / buckle

Folding clasp in matching case metal

Water resistance

Water resistant to 100 m

Movement

Movement / calibre

Calibre 14E — Automatic manufacture calibre

Movement type

Automatic, self-winding

Frequency

21,600 vph (3 Hz)

Power reserve

55 hours

Number of jewels

40 jewels

Complications

Time and date

Functions

Chronograph, hours, minutes, date

Watchmaker

Assembled and regulated by a single watchmaker, who signs off the piece before casing.

Production & market

Production period

1999 – 2008

Limited-edition quantity

Not applicable

Current market information

Thin secondary-market supply — pricing is set piece by piece at auction.

Designer

Jörg Hysek

Jörg Hysek left Rolex and Seiko's European studios to build a design practice in Geneva, giving houses such as Vacheron Constantin, Breguet, Seiko and TAG Heuer their sculptural, architecture-led cases before founding his own brand, HD3.

Historical significance

Richard Mille RM011 AO CA ATZ Felipe Massa Chronograph 50mm Skeleton Dial Mens Watch sits within Richard Mille's Mille RM011 line, introduced in 1999. It carries the house codes established since 2001 — rubber case, white lacquer dial dial and automatic manufacture calibre — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.

Interesting facts

• The bracelet tapers across its length, which is why the profile looks thinner on the wrist than the specification suggests.
• The reference was originally planned as a one-year run and stayed in the catalogue for well over a decade.
• The movement's bridges are decorated even where they will never be seen once the watch is cased.