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Richard Mille
Founded in 2001 and built in Les Breuleux in the Swiss Jura, Richard Mille is the youngest maison at the top of the market and the one that rewrote what a watch could cost. Knockoff Watches Wholesale has covered it from the first tonneau case to the sapphire editions.
375Stories published
2001Maison founded
6Current collections
Richard Mille is a Swiss watch manufacturer founded in 2001 by Richard Mille and Dominique Guenat, produced at Les Breuleux in the Jura. It is defined by the curved tonneau case, skeletonised baseplates, and materials borrowed from motorsport and aerospace - Carbon TPT, Quartz TPT, titanium and sapphire. Annual production is roughly 5,000 watches, which is why Richard Mille commands some of the highest prices and secondary-market premiums in Swiss watchmaking.
Richard MilleFounded 2001Les BreuleuxTonneau caseCarbon TPTRM 011TourbillonSkeletonised
The Collection
RM 011
Flyback chronograph · tonneau
Cal. RMAC1
RM 07-01
Ladies automatic · tonneau
Cal. CRMA2
RM 27 Series
Ultralight tourbillon
Cal. RM27
RM 35 Series
Automatic sport · Carbon TPT
Cal. CRMA8
RM 72-01
Lifestyle flyback chronograph
Cal. CRMC1
RM 65-01
Split-seconds chronograph
Cal. CRMC1
Latest Richard Mille Coverage
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Milestones
2001
The RM 001 Tourbillon launches the brand and the tonneau architecture.
2010
The RM 027 is built for Rafael Nadal to be worn in match play at under 20 grams.
2012
Carbon TPT and Quartz TPT enter the case catalogue.
2020s
Richard Mille moves to a direct-retail boutique model rather than third-party dealers.
Timely FAQs
Why is Richard Mille so expensive?
Volume and construction. Richard Mille builds roughly 5,000 watches a year against hundreds of thousands at the big Swiss houses, and almost every one is a skeletonised movement in a three-part curved case machined from titanium, Carbon TPT or sapphire - all of which are slow and costly to make and finish. Scarcity plus a direct-retail model keeps prices, and secondary-market premiums, at the top of the industry.
What is Carbon TPT?
Thin Ply Technology: hundreds of layers of carbon fibre filament laid at alternating angles and impregnated with resin, then machined. It gives the case its striped appearance, with far higher strength-to-weight than a solid metal case - which is the point for watches meant to be worn while playing sport.
Which Richard Mille is the entry point?
The RM 16-02 and the RM 35 family sit at the accessible end, and the RM 07-01 is the reference ladies model. Nothing in the collection is an inexpensive watch, and allocation, not price alone, usually decides what a first-time buyer can actually get.
Where can I read Richard Mille reviews from a watch publication?
Knockoff Watches Wholesale has published more than 200 Richard Mille stories since 2006, covering launches, athlete partnerships and the limited editions that rarely reach the public.