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Sculpted skull · manual tourbillon, calibre RM052 · tonneau case, 42.70 × 50.00 mm
A skull that is part of the movement rather than painted on it, its jaws holding the tourbillon. Shown at Baselworld 2013 in a run of thirty, and sourced to your brief.
Richard Mille's first skull tourbillon was the RM 052 of 2012, made in 21 pieces. On that watch the skull is the movement's structure: Richard Mille describes the baseplate and bridges as a grade 5 titanium skull whose upper and lower jaws hold the jewel of the tourbillon cage, with crossed bones, after a pirate flag, carrying the movement in the case.
The RM 52-01 followed at Baselworld 2013, in 30 pieces. It kept calibre RM052, a manual-winding tourbillon showing hours and minutes with about 48 hours of reserve, and changed what surrounds it: a case of TZP ceramic for the bezel and case back with a caseband of carbon nanotubes bonded in black polymer, and a skull sculpted from 5N red gold and bevelled by hand over a PVD-treated titanium baseplate. The case measures 42.70 × 50.00 × 15.95 mm and is water-resistant to 50 m.
Later RM 52-01s in coloured Carbon TPT and Quartz TPT with a titanium skull, like the blue one photographed here, are reported by dealers but not on Richard Mille's own pages, and in 2019 a single RM 52-01 was made in brown sapphire. So the case and skull metal are the first things to name. Availability and timing are confirmed for your request before you commit to anything.
| RM 52-01 | RM 052 | |
|---|---|---|
| Introduced | 2013 | 2012 |
| Series | 30 pieces | 21 pieces |
| Case | TZP ceramic with a carbon nanotube caseband | Titanium |
| Skull | 5N red gold at launch | Grade 5 titanium, forming baseplate and bridges |
Same calibre and the same idea. The RM 052 is the original in titanium; the RM 52-01 is the ceramic watch with the red gold skull. Tell us which you have seen, because they look different at a glance.
| RM 52-01 | RM 68-01 | |
|---|---|---|
| Decoration | A sculpted skull | Paint sprayed by hand onto the bridges |
| Role of the art | Part of the movement's structure | Covers the movement's own parts |
| Introduced | 2013 | 2016 |
| Two examples | Alike within a version | Never identical |
Two art tourbillons built in opposite ways: the skull is engineered once and repeated, the Kongo is painted again on every watch. Choose the RM 52-01 by version, the RM 68-01 by the individual piece.
See the RM 68-01Each page is a guide to the reference and how we source it, not a listing. If yours is not here, ask anyway.
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Which case and skull you are after: the 2013 ceramic with the red gold skull, a later coloured version, or the RM 052 before it. A photograph of the one you have seen settles it.
Confirmed for each request from our network. Pieces made in series of a few dozen rarely come to market on demand; we say what is realistic rather than promise a date.
Richard Mille box, warranty card, booklets, spare straps and any service records are itemised for the individual watch we propose.
That the case material and the skull metal match the papers for that version; the number engraved on the case back against its series; the power reserve stated on the papers, since sources disagree; and the ceramic edges for chips. Provenance and service history are set out before you decide.
Send the reference by WhatsApp or the form, with the dial, set and timing that matter to you. A collection or a style is enough to begin.
We go to our network rather than a boutique list, and come back with what is realistic on availability and timing before you commit to anything.
Condition, documents and what accompanies the watch are set out in writing for the individual piece we propose. You decide with the details in front of you.
Bank transfer in any major currency, or crypto. Collection in London or fully insured delivery, agreed for the watch and the destination.
Any brand, any reference, whether or not it appears on this site. Tell us what you have in mind and we take it from there.
No. On Richard Mille's skull tourbillons the skull belongs to the movement: on the RM 052 it forms the baseplate and bridges, and its jaws hold the jewel of the tourbillon cage.
The RM 052 of 2012 is titanium-cased, with a titanium skull, in 21 pieces. The RM 52-01 of 2013 moved to a ceramic composite case and a red gold skull, in 30 pieces, on the same calibre RM052.
One: a unique piece in brown sapphire, made in 2019 and sold at Antiquorum in February 2020. Every other RM 52-01 we know of has a ceramic or composite case.
Yes. Bank transfer in any major currency, or crypto; Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum, USDT and other major coins and stablecoins are accepted. The coin, network and amount are confirmed with you before any transfer.
An exact reference or an idea is enough to start the conversation. We will take care of the search and discuss the options with you.
