Richard Mille has expressed a new approach to diamonds through coloured sapphire.
For the RM 07-02 Gem-Set Sapphire, the firm machines each piece of extremely hard and resistant sapphire from a giant block, a system which requires 40 days of finishing. The sapphire’s deep structure is also examined to carry the exact tone of pink, green or blue chosen by the brand.
Setting each element is an ‘engineering feat’ that takes twice the time compared to ceramics or Carbon TPT.
The new case highlights the house’s skeletonised movement— in micro-blasted grey gold for the green and blue sapphire versions, and in 5N red gold for the pink sapphire.