New Richard Mille RM 33-02 showcases brand’s Evolutionary and Experimental Boldness

Almost 10 years on, Richard Mille’s first Extra Flat round watch undergoes a change with the utilization of Carbon TPT under Directeur technique Julien Boillat

Jan 06, 2020 | By Prince Chahal



First introduced in 2011, the Richard Mille RM 033 extra flat was unconventional for a maison which had made its signature timepieces within the sort of an industrial looking, yet aesthetically sumptuous curvaceous tonneau-shaped case with a totally exposed, three-dimensional skeletonised movement from launch till 2006.

Since its founding in 2001, Richard Mille’s “Racing machine on wrist” ethos was exemplified in its state-of-the-art horological swagger, ushering a replacement phase for horology with its ultra-light high performance mechanisms synonymous with the Formula 1 instead of luxury watch industry. By 2007, Richard Mille finally departed from the shape which made it famous, introducing a replacement collection of curved, rectangular case called the RM 016. it had been only a matter of your time before the fashionable horologists deigned to allow us to witness their interpretation of the normal round watch.


These robust RM 025 Chronograph and therefore the RM 028 Diver watches eventually led to the refined Extra Flat series

New Richard Mille RM 33-02 showcases brand’s Evolutionary and Experimental Boldness
By 2009, Richard Mille’s first round watch came within the sort of two robust diving watches – the RM 025 Chronograph and therefore the RM 028 Diver – at 50.7 mm wide and a thickness of 19.2 mm, these timepieces were absolutely behemoth keep with the days . Hence, when Richard Mille released the RM 033 extra flat in 2011, with a thickness of just 6.3 mm, shaving off 2mm from their first dress watch, the RM 016, the 45mm Richard Mille RM 033 Extra Flat with ultra lightweight titanium case and exclusive Vaucher movement (re-christened RMXP1) combined with sensuously curved case-back and tapered lugs, was finally the sports luxury timepiece that didn’t require a Stallonesque physique to tug off.



With the Richard Mille RM 033, the maison re-imagined their quintessential sports luxury watch into a stunning chic sports model using the gorgeous , subdued aesthetics of the circle then bound morpheme with functional elegance of a curved, slim profile with a contrasting strictly horizontal bezel depart with eight high-polished spline screws.



Another eight spline screws, chosen for precision torque control (english: reduces probability of over-screwing) secures the exhibition case-back which exposes the exquisite 2.6mm thin Vaucher movement. multiple iterations and eight years on, the Richard Mille RM 33-02 overseen by Directeur technique Julien Boillat, the atelier’s slimmest, dressiest timepiece finds new interpretation of the brand’s first ultra-thin round watch. Returning in gold another time , the outside decoration, case and dial are reworked to project a sportier vibe.



Limited Edition Richard Mille RM 33-02 Automatic now in Carbon TPT
Juxtaposing soft gold with the strength of Carbon TPT, the new Richard Mille RM 33-02 is additionally the brand’s first round Carbon TPT automatic watch. The new aesthetics are bold to mention the smallest amount , the textures of woven carbon leave behind the quiet refinement of brushed and satinated surface treatments on previous editions of the RM 33 Extra Flat. This new design is amid an equally bold face like a computer circuit board. Suffice it to mention , the newest Richard Mille RM 33-02 conjures mixed emotions.

Nevertheless, the treatment of the movement is everything you’ve come to expect from a brand which makes racing machines from the wrist – observing the wet sandblasted and Titalyt-treated baseplate may be a joy, as are the microblasted, stretched and satin-finished surfaces, and therefore the anglage—all produced entirely by hand – accentuating depth and volume by twiddling with shadow and lightweight because of the highly graphic skeletonisation. Again, the design of the new Richard Mille RM 33-02 won't be everyone’s cup of tea, considering previous, more understated variations of the additional Flat. The RM 33-02 Automatic is out there as
a edition of 140 timepieces.

New Richard Mille RM 33-02 Price and Specs
Movement Self winding RMXP1 with 45 hours power reserve
Case 45.7mm Carbon TPT and rose gold case with 30 metres water resistance
Strap Rubber
Price On Application