Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Sep 14, 2011

LOT 20

RICHARD MILLE ? RM005 TITANIUM - FELIPE MASSA ? LIMITED EDITION Richard Mille, ?RM 005 - Felipe Massa,? No. 196/300, Ref. RM005 F. Massa AGTi. Made in a limited edition of 300 pieces circa 2005. Very fine, rare and unusual, tonneau-shaped and curved, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, titanium wristwatch with date and a titanium Richard Mille buckle. Accompanied by the original Richard Mille fitted box, warranty and technical literature.

C. Three-body, matte fi nish, bezel with 8 special milled titanium screws, reinforced case band, transparent case back with 4 special milled titanium screws, rubber-coated winding crown, 2 curved and anti-refl ective sapphire crystals. D. Sapphire crystal with painted white Arabic numerals, white minute/seconds divisions with 5-minute luminous dot markers set into a yellow frame, at 7 yellow aperture for the date within yellow and green border. Two-tone steel and green enameled skeleton hands with luminous tips. M. Cal. RM 005, titanium, 32 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating fl at balance spring, central titanium rotor with 6-positional adjustable geometry and tungsten/cobalt-alloy segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 38 x 45 mm. Thickness 12 mm.