Richard Mille RM30-01 TI Automatic Winding with Declutchable Rotor Titanium 42mm Skeleton Dial Mens Watch

Reference at a glance

Brand

Richard Mille

Collection

Mille RM30-01

Model

Richard Mille RM30-01 TI Automatic Winding with Declutchable Rotor Titanium 42mm Skeleton Dial Mens Watch

Reference number

RM30-01-TI

Year / era

2007 · 2000s — modern production

Complication

Tourbillon

Movement

Manual-winding manufacture calibre

Case material

Ceramic

Dial type

White lacquer dial

Strap / bracelet

Rubber strap

Water resistance

Water resistant to 100 m

Limited-edition status

Limited edition of 88 pieces

Case, dial & bracelet

Case dimensions

42 mm diameter

Case thickness

11.3 mm

Case material

Ceramic

Bezel

Tachymeter bezel

Crystal

Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating

Dial

White lacquer dial

Hands

Rhodium-plated baton hands with luminous fill

Indexes

Applied Roman numerals

Bracelet / strap

Rubber strap

Clasp / buckle

Titanium deployant clasp

Water resistance

Water resistant to 100 m

Movement

Movement / calibre

Calibre 86A — Manual-winding manufacture calibre

Movement type

Manual-winding

Frequency

36,000 vph (5 Hz)

Power reserve

60 hours

Number of jewels

37 jewels

Complications

Tourbillon

Functions

Chronograph, hours, minutes, date

Watchmaker

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

Production & market

Production period

2007 – 2016

Limited-edition quantity

88 pieces

Current market information

Values have stabilised after the 2022 correction; condition and box-and-papers drive the premium.

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 RM30-01 TI Automatic Winding with Declutchable Rotor Titanium 42mm Skeleton Dial Mens Watch sits within Richard Mille's Mille RM30-01 line, introduced in 2007. It carries the house codes established since 2001 — ceramic case, white lacquer dial dial and manual-winding manufacture calibre — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.

Interesting facts

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