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Sapphire crystal case · tourbillon · series of 5 to 15 pieces
A case grown as a sapphire crystal and machined for more than a thousand hours. Richard Mille has made a handful of tourbillons this way; we find the one you name.
Richard Mille grows its sapphire with its Swiss partner Stettler AG by the Kyropoulos method, heating aluminium oxide to between 2,000 and 2,050 °C. One curved three-part case needs a block weighing several dozen kilos and, Richard Mille says, more than 1,000 hours of milling and polishing. Coloured sapphire is harder again, because metal oxides have to be worked into the crystal as it grows.
The first was the RM 056 split-seconds chronograph tourbillon of 2012, five pieces in clear sapphire. The RM 56-01 of 2013, also five, added a sapphire baseplate, and the RM 56-02 of 2014, ten pieces, hung its movement on a single 0.35 mm cable. Blue came later: the cable-suspended RM 53-02 of about 2022, ten pieces by Richard Mille's count, and a blue RM 75-01 Flying Tourbillon in 2025, made in clear, blue and lilac sapphire. The RM 57-03 Sapphire Dragon of 2019 had five sapphire cases among its 55.
The watch in our photograph has a blue sapphire case and a skeleton hand across the dial with the tourbillon at twelve, a layout that recalls the RM 66 Flying Tourbillon. A sapphire RM 66 is reported by dealers but not by Richard Mille's own pages, so we do not name a reference for it. Tell us what you have seen, or what you want from the case, and we come back with the references that fit and what is realistically findable.
| RM 56-02 | RM 53-02 | |
|---|---|---|
| Introduced | 2014 | About 2022 |
| Sapphire | Clear | Blue |
| Suspension | One 0.35 mm cable | 0.27 mm cables |
| Series | 10 pieces | 10 pieces, by Richard Mille's count |
The two cable-suspended sapphire tourbillons, eight years apart. If it is blue sapphire you want, the RM 53-02 and the blue RM 75-01 are where to start.
| Sapphire case | Carbon TPT | |
|---|---|---|
| Material | Sapphire crystal, grown and machined | Layers of carbon fibre, pressed and machined |
| Looks | Transparent; the movement shows through the case | Opaque, with a wood-like grain |
| Damage | Will not scratch; chips on a hard knock | Resists knocks; the surface can scuff |
Sapphire is the rarest Richard Mille case and the most fragile one to own; Carbon TPT is the one built to be worn hard. The RM 68-01 on this site has a Carbon TPT caseband.
See the Carbon TPTEach 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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Patek Philippe Nautilus Chronograph 5980/1R Read more Nothing on this page is stock. Tell us what matters and we find the watch that fits.
The reference if you know it, or what you want from the watch: clear or coloured sapphire, a cable-suspended or flying tourbillon. Send a photograph of anything you have seen and liked.
Confirmed once the reference is agreed. In series of five to fifteen, these take time to surface, and we will tell you plainly if a brief is not realistic.
Richard Mille box, warranty card, booklets, spare straps and any service records are itemised for the individual watch we propose.
The edges and corners of the case for chips, since sapphire chips rather than scratches; that the sapphire colour matches the papers; the number in the series; and, on a cable-suspended RM 56-02 or RM 53-02, the cable tension indicator. 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.
The RM 056 (2012), RM 56-01 (2013) and RM 56-02 (2014) in clear sapphire; five of the 55 RM 57-03 Sapphire Dragons (2019); the blue RM 53-02 (about 2022); and the RM 75-01 Flying Tourbillon (2025) in clear, blue or lilac sapphire.
Because the watch in our photograph does not match a sapphire tourbillon on Richard Mille's own pages. Rather than attach a number that may be wrong, we agree the reference with you before anything is sourced.
Richard Mille puts it at more than 1,000 hours of milling and polishing per case, after the crystal has been grown. Coloured sapphire is harder to grow than clear.
Not readily. It will not scratch in normal wear, but a hard knock can chip it, and the part has to be replaced. We report case condition in detail for that reason.
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.
