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The Richard Mille RM 11-03 Jean Todt 50th anniversary watch hands-on March 27, 2021 Luxury Watches / Richard Mille When two personalities like that of Richard Mille and that of Jean Todt meet, the result can only be something exceptional and highly exclusive. From L - R: Jean Todt, founding member of the Paris Brain Institute, Professor Gérard Saillant, President of Paris Brain Institute, Richard Mille Beyond their distinct external aesthetic, the twin cores of both models are in-house automatic tourbillon calibres—the CRMT6 for the RM 74-01 and the CRMT5 for the RM 74-02. Richard Mille RM 11-03 Jean Todt 50th Anniversary Watch. The RM11-03 Jean Todt limited edition is only 150 pieces and it is next to impossible to find this watch today. Jean Todt is a legendary name in the Formula 1 racing world. In the fourth episode of WEC Talk for the year, Martin Haven speaks with FIA President Jean Todt and FIA Endurance Commission President Richard Mille who discuss the current state and future of Keep Giving. Luxury as defined by this independent watch company means absolute performance and in the sports and leisure arena, few watches rival the RM 11-03 Jean Todt in terms of strength and style. Made as a tribute to the FIA president, this timepiece is dressed in an unusual material exclusive to Richard Mille.. Known as Quartz TPT, it is a composite material made by superimposing Première Rencontre Avec La Belle Famille. Richard Mille’s Tourbillon RM 58-01 World Timer Jean Todt Limited Edition is dedicated to the motorsports legend. Photo Richard Mille STYLE Edit Former Ferrari F1 manager and motorsports legend Jean Todt honoured by Richard Mille’s limited edition watch A special gear train means with the limited edition RM 58-01’s world timer all you need to do is position the name of the city you are in at 12 o’clock to automatically set the local time – and the time in 23 other world cities Published 1000am, 28 Feb, 2020 Updated 1000am, 28 Feb, 2020 Richard Mille’s Tourbillon RM 58-01 World Timer Jean Todt Limited Edition is dedicated to the motorsports legend. Photo Richard Mille To celebrate the 50th career anniversary of Mr. Jean Todt, the president of the FIA —Federation Internationale de l'Automobile—, Richard Mille released the RM 11-03 Jean Todt Limited Edition during the 3rd Edition of Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille Concours d’Élégance. The FIA is the governing body of motor sports and the organization that aims to safeguard the rights and promote the interests of motorists and motor sports. The third watch released by Richard Mille in collaboration with Jean Todt —the first one the RM 036 Tourbillon G-Sensor Jean Todt, the second one the RM 58-01 World Timer Jean Todt, the fourth one the RM 056 Jean Todt Sapphire and the fifth one the RM 050 Jean Todt 50th Anniversary Tourbillon Split Seconds Chronograph we featured here—, the RM 11-03 Jean Todt available in a limited edition of only 150 pieces, features a striking blue case —a first for Richard Mille— with a redesigned vented black rubber strap, a flyback 12-hour chronograph, 60-minute countdown and annual calendar. The DialVery similar in design to all other RM 11s, the Richard Mille RM 11-03 Jean Todt Limited Edition features a dial almost identical to most Felipe Massa's limited editions with the exception of the white writing between 8 and 7 o'clock that reads RM11-03 J. Todt. Fitted with a sapphire dial with a mere thickness of mm, the Richard Mille Jean Todt features a flyback chronograph, a 60-minute countdown timer and an annual calendar in what we think is a relatively busy dial but that follows the unmistakable look of Richard Mille watches. The dial layout features a running seconds indicator at 3 o'clock, a monocounter 12-hour chrono register at 6 with hour and minute indicator, a 60-minute countdown timer indicator at 9 o'clock, a double date window located at 12 o'clock that displays the date thanks to a double sapphire disc system located at 10 and 2 o'clock respectively and a clever numeric month indicator located between 4 and 5 o'clock. The dial features yellow and green accents throughout the tachymetric scale and the registers and the skeletonized hands with luminescent material have bright red contrasting tips. The Case & StrapFollowing the design principle of all other RM11-03s recalling the world of motor sports, the case of the Richard Mille RM11-03 Jean Todt features the same silhouette that first appeared with the RM 27-01 Rafael Nadal. Still maintaining a tripartite case construction, the case is made of NTPT Blue Carbon and NTPT Black Carbon. While we absolutely love the NTPT technology Richard Mille uses, we are not too fond of the blue washed off look on the bezel and case back of this new watch. Equipped with the traditional oversized pullout crown, this time the crown features a design borrowed from competition wheel rims and tires with grooves and treading on its blue O-ring. The specially shaped and engraved pushers are fully in line with the highly recognizable design cues of the RM 011 collection with etched lines inspired by the pedal surfaces of racing cars. The Richard Mille RM11-03 Jean Todt Limited Edition is equipped with a new redesigned vented black rubber strap with titanium DLC-coated double folding clasp. This newly redesigned strap features more prominent and angular vents opposed to the more rectangular vents on all the other Richard Mille rubber straps. The MovementThe beating heart inside the Richard Mille RM11-03 Jean Todt Limited Editon is the new RMAC3 automatic calibre. Accentuated by an upper bridge in satin-brushed grade 5 titanium that contrasts with the rest of the movement —also crafted in titanium but with a PVD coating—, its two barrels mounted side by side, ensure stable coupling while providing a power reserve of around 55 hours. The 4 Hz free sprung balance is highly resistant to shocks and can be tuned more precisely than a traditional balance wheel. This new movement is also fitted with a new variable-geometry rotor in grade 5 titanium, inspired by the aerodynamic front spoiler wings seen in Formula 1 cars. This special rotor, makes possible to adjust the automatic winding of the watch to the wearer’s activity level by varying the inertia of the rotor thanks to two microblasted and chamfered wings in 18K white gold. Offering six possible positions, the grade 5 satin-brushed and PVD-treated titanium rotor is mounted on ceramic ball bearings. On the Wrist & PricingOn the wrist, the Richard Mille RM11-03 Jean Todt Limited Edition wears true to its size and with impressive wrist presence. The watch wears loud due to its NTPT blue case construction but extremely comfortably. While we are not crazy about the blue hue on the case of this new Richard Mille, we can definitely see ourselves wearing this watch as one of those eye-catching timepieces that complement a very large and highly valuable watch Richard Mille RM11-03 Jean Todt Limited Edition is perfect for filling that empty spot in a watch box full of other Richard Mille watches, but not necessarily to be your first Richard Mille timepiece. The good thing about Richard Mille’s design is that it is so special and avant-garde that is really hard to dislike them, despite the use of a crazy color combination like on this particular watch. The Richard Mille RM11-03 Jean Todt is available in a 150-piece limited edition. Sticker Price $140,000 USD. For more info on Richard Mille click here. Richard Mille has partnered with many superstars the world over to bring us innovative watches that we can relate to our heroes. They include Cyril Kongo, a French painter and graffiti artist, with whom the fruitful collaboration resulted in the extraordinarily colourful RM 68-01 Kongo Tourbillon; RM 61-01 Yohan Blake with sprinter Yohan Blake that features the emblematic yellow and green of the Jamaican flag; and tennis maestro Rafael Nadal. Such is Richard Mille’s dedication towards creating excellent watches in partnerships with only a handful of those who have made it to the respective summit of their field. These watches incorporate technological breakthroughs in their construction. Innovative materials such as Quartz TPT, Graph TPT, NTPT, among others, are used, not just for the sake of showcasing its savoir-faire but to increase the watches’ durability in all conditions. This is the reason why Richard Mille has managed to establish its formidable presence at the very top of haute horlogerie in a short span of time. The manufacture was only founded in 1999. But what it lacks in age, it makes it up with boldness and innovation. Never one to rest on its laurels, Richard Mille has decided to honour motorsport legend Jean Todt for his 50 years of hard work, dedicating his life to the very sport that he loves. Current president of the FIA, Todt is perhaps best remembered for his reign as general manager at Scuderia Ferrari from 1994 to 2007. Under whose watch, F1 legend Michael Schumacher won five F1 drivers’ championships and Scuderia Ferrari was crowned constructors’ champion seven times. It’s a glittering career with a list of achievements that few can match. Todt’s relationship with Richard Mille isn’t confined to a one-off collaboration, but one that goes back to when he was introduced to Richard Mille by his son. In an exclusive interview, Todt divulges that he is an avid watch collector and “Richard Mille himself is a creative genius who has succeeded in doing something with technology that no-one had mastered until now”.To understand that statement, one has to wind back the clock and trace the roots. Back in 2013, Richard Mille officially debuted the RM 036 Tourbillon G-Sensor Jean Todt Limited Edition at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie Genève to much acclaim. The curved, ergonomic case of the watch specifically requested by Todt for this exceptional timepiece houses the RM036 calibre, a tourbillon movement made entirely of grade 5 titanium and ARCAP, with a carbon nano-fibre baseplate. This combination of materials provides the movement with optimal resistance and flatness, and draws a sublime contrast with the finishing, which includes polishing, shot-blasting and satin-brushing. The manually wound mechanical calibre features hours, minutes and seconds combined with a brand-new complication a mechanical G-sensor. The G-sensor system was developed and patented by Renaud Papi exclusively for Richard Mille, and translates the movement of a small internal mechanism to an indicator, thereby enabling the wearer to visualise the forces. Composed of over 50 parts and measuring a mere 17mm, the RM 036’s G-sensor can withstand decelerations of several tens of Gs. Only 15 pieces were produced. After that, along came the Tourbillon RM 58-01 World Timer Jean Todt Limited Edition with just 35 units produced. Understanding the strain of hopping between various time zones in a packed F1 schedule, the watch allows for easy reading of time zones and operating of the mechanism. Unlike other GMT watches, the Tourbillon RM 58-01 World Timer Jean Todt Limited Edition doesn’t need any adjusting of the push piece to change from one time zone to another. The time is set by simply rotating the bezel anticlockwise, making adjustment a much quicker operation. All one needs to do is to position the name of the city where he or she has just landed at 12 o’clock, which automatically sets local time and the time in the other 23 world cities thanks to the 24-hour scale engraved on the flange. Fast forward to today and for this special occasion, Richard Mille dedicates three models to Todt, each bearing his name and favourite colours RM 11-03, RM 050 and RM 056 Jean Todt 50th Anniversary. The RM 11-03 Jean Todt 50th Anniversary is a thoroughbred sports watch, wholly inspired by automobiles and their history while displaying the new visual codes of the brand. Powered by an architectural automatic calibre in grade 5 titanium, the RM 11-03 Jean Todt 50th Anniversary is protected by a new blue and white Quartz TPT case. Both extremely resistant and light, this composite is obtained by stacking 600 layers of silica at only 45 microns thick, which are then impregnated with an exclusive Richard Mille blue resin. The assembly is then heated to 120°C before being machined in the Richard Mille manufacture. Among the three watches introduced, the RM 11-03 Jean Todt 50th Anniversary is produced in a higher quantity but no less exclusive than the other two. After all, it is only available in a highly limited edition of 150 pieces. On the other hand, the same blue Quartz TPT is also utilised for the case of the RM 050 Jean Todt 50th Anniversary. This calibre houses a split-second chronograph regulated by a tourbillon. The extreme skeletonisation of the bridges and baseplate, combined with the use of titanium and carbon nano-fibre made it possible to obtain a particularly light movement, weighing only but offering startling performance. Only a total of five pieces will be produced for this limited edition. The last of three but also the rarest of all – only three units will be released. The RM 056 Jean Todt 50th Anniversary contains the split-second chronograph function. Its sapphire case’s construction and curvature require both human ingenuity and very long machining time, essential to achieving this level of ergonomics and finish, unique even in fine watchmaking. This case requires more than 1,000 hours of machining, including 430 hours devoted to grinding and 350 hours of polishing. With the release of this exceptional collection, Todt and Richard Mille have forged a stronger friendship based on their shared passion for watches and excellence. Richard Mille’s Celebration Of Jean Todt Limited Blue RM 11-03, RM 050, And RM 056 Sapphire Richard Mille RM11-03 Jean Todt Richard Mille and Jean Todt share a strong friendship. Todt is a central figure in the world of motor racing and has worked in motor sport management since ending his own career in rally driving in 1981. Under his aegis, Peugeot won four World Rally Championship titles and Ferrari 14 Formula One World Championship titles. And in 2009, he became the president of FIA Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, the governing body of auto racing events. Jean Todt left and Richard Mille at Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille in 2016 photo courtesy Alex Stephen Teuscher Mille celebrated the 50th anniversary of Todt’s illustrious career, which began in 1966, at the third edition of the Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille in 2016, which emotionally reunited Todt with three of his former racing cars the Scuderia F1, the Peugeot 205T16, and the 504 Rallye Groupe 4. He was one of the concourse’s judges at this edition. Richard Mille, Jean Todt, and Michelle Yeoh at the Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille in 2016 photo courtesy Jean Dheilly Mille had already honored Todt in 2015 with the Tourbillon G-Sensor RM 036 see Richard Mille At Harrods Springtime In Summer, and now celebrates him again with three new editions of some of Mille’s best design work in Todt’s favorite blue color. Richard Mille RM11-03 Jean Todt on the wrist The first is the new RM 11-03 Flyback Chronograph in a blue-and-white quartz TPT case, a watch that was introduced at the above-mentioned edition of Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille. Richard Mille RM11-03 Jean Todt When Mille’s first watches appeared on the market in 2001, he opened a new frontier in watch design not only did the large tonneau-shaped case and radical movement design become his signature elements, but on the technical side his movements attracted immediate attention due to the use of so many elements and materials that were completely new to horology. Mille opened the door to a new era in luxury watchmaking and this tonneau shape truly became synonymous with the brand. View through the display back of the Richard Mille RM11-03 Jean Todt In 2007, the sporty RM 011 arrived in the collection and became an instant classic, thanks in great part to the many race drivers and athletes who chose to wear it. At the end of 2016, Richard Mille announced it would replace the RM 011 with the RM 11-03 – retiring the chronograph model at the height of its popularity. Richard Mille RM11-03 Jean Todt The RM 11-03’s new RMAC3 caliber pops more out of the somewhat beefed-up case with its three-dimensionality; glossy beveled edges add a sense of volume that is accentuated even more with the titanium movement’s PVD coating. Richard Mille RM11-03 Jean Todt The case’s Quartz TPT, a composite material we explained at length in Surprising Use Of Quartz Richard Mille RM 011 Red TPT Quartz Automatic Flyback Chronograph, is created by stacking 600 layers of silica and adding resin in this case blue resin before heating to 120°C and machining. The machining is done in Richard Mille’s own case factory. Jean Todt RM 050 This case material is also used to house the limited edition Jean Todt RM 050. “TPT” stands for “thin ply technology,” which describes how 45-micron layers of silica work together with blue resin, which acts like a glue keeping them together. When the materials are heated at that extreme temperature of 120°C, the resin flows between the layers of silica. When the materials cool down again, the resin hardens to create a fused, solid, light material for the case. Richard Mille RM050 Jean Todt This new process and material, which was developed in partnership with Saint-Gobain Quartz and Advalite, is proprietary to Richard Mille in the watch industry. Mille’s team led the design and validation of the process, which was consequently awarded with the JEC World 2016 Innovation Award. The case band, chronograph pushers, and a portion of the crown are likewise made of the TPT Quartz material, making its debut here in blue. The RM 050’s split-seconds chronograph tourbillon Caliber RMCC1, the same one used in the RM 056 described below, was based on the movement originally found in the RM008 model, but don’t imagine that modifying it was easy the reduction in weight largely achieved by skeletonization took engineers and watchmakers months to calculate. The end result was a full 20 percent reduction in weight, bringing the movement to under 10 grams. Yes, this is a very light watch. Jean Todt RM 056 The final limited edition in honor of Jean Todt’s 50th work anniversary is the RM 056, which is housed in a sapphire crystal case requiring more than 1,000 hours of machining. The first RM 056 appeared in 2012 in an edition of only five pieces. Richard Mille RM056 Jean Todt “This took years and years to develop,” Mille explained at the time. “The case of the RM 056 alone is the most expensive ever made. It was a massive investment in time and people with perfect expertise and knowledge. That expertise is the key to the idea’s success. My clients are extremely interested in new materials and new applications of existing materials; they understand the challenge it represents. “I wanted to make a splash, a big statement,” he said. The RM 056’s manually wound tourbillon movement powers a split-seconds chronograph and features torque and function indicators; the former in essence tells the real techie how accurately the watch is performing at any given time. In addition to the hours and minutes, the RM 056 also displays the power reserve indicating when the movement must be wound again. Sapphire crystal is the second-hardest material known to man after diamond and can only be worked using diamond-tipped tools. It is, however, a very brittle material – which naturally means that the RM 056 will only likely be worn very carefully, if at all, since if it is dropped, it could conceivably shatter. All three parts of the case component trio are gruelingly cut from blocks of corundum, and machining it is tricky there can be no errors, and at the end the possibility exists that there are hitherto unseen imperfections, which would result in it being scrapped. The process of creating the RM 056’s case took more than 1,000 hours – 430 of which were used to pre-cut and shape the three components and another 360 of which were needed alone for polishing to make the material dynamically transparent. The case is assembled using twenty titanium spline screws and abrasion-resistant washers crafted in 316L stainless steel. “I wanted a transparent case to allow everyone to see the complex movement inside. There are many high-tech materials that are transparent and tough; however, many of them are not optically ideal for a wristwatch. This has to do with the transparency and the internal atomic structure of the material. Sapphire crystal, on the other hand, although very hard, has excellent qualities concerning its optical properties, and the type of non-glare coatings that can be applied to it are well-known and tested,” Mille explains. To accommodate the unusual design, the split-seconds tourbillon caliber was modified so it could be skeletonized, which required the redesign of no less than 400 individual components. Skeletonization – the art of reducing the mass of movement components to their essential minimum using a hand saw and a file – reduced the total weight of the RM 056’s movement by 20 percent as described above. “This very technical watch is simply too complex to manufacture serially,” Mille explained. Richard Mille RM11-03 Jean Todt on the wrist Luckily, though, three of them are included among the excellent examples of watchmaking Richard Mille has created in tribute to Jean Todt. For more information, please visit Quick Facts Jean Todt RM 11-03 Automatic Flyback Chronograph Case x x mm, blue-and-white Quartz TPT Movement automatic Caliber RMAC3 with two spring barrels and variable inertia balance, variable geometry rotor, 55-hour power reserve, fast-rotating barrel Functions hours, minutes, seconds; flyback chronograph, annual calendar with large date Limitation 150 pieces, available only at Richard Mille boutiques Price 148,500 Swiss francs including tax Quick Facts Jean Todt RM 050 Case 50 x x mm, blue-and-white Quartz TPT Movement manually winding Caliber RMCC1 with two titanium column wheels and one-minute tourbillon with variable inertia balance, skeletonized, 70-hour power reserve, fast-rotating barrel, carbon nanofiber Functions hours, minutes, seconds; split-seconds chronograph, power reserve indicator, torque indicator, function indicators Limitation 5 pieces, available only at Richard Mille boutiques Price not yet determined, expect it to be in the neighborhood of $1 million Quick Facts Jean Todt RM 056 Case 50 x mm, sapphire crystal Movement manually winding Caliber RMCC1 with two titanium column wheels and one-minute tourbillon with variable inertia balance, skeletonized, 70-hour power reserve, fast-rotating barrel, carbon nanofiber Functions hours, minutes, seconds; split-seconds chronograph, power reserve indicator, torque indicator, function indicators Limitation 3 pieces, available only at Richard Mille boutiques Price not yet determined, expect it to be between $ and $2 million Pre-owned Year of production 2019 Original box Original papers Price on request Free insured shipping to + $76 for insured shipping to Chrono24 Security for This Listing Escrow Service unavailable Authenticity Guarantee Return policy determined by the dealer Shipping and Seller Information Item needs to be procured Latest anticipated delivery on 6/28 Contact seller Average response time 1 day, 6 hours More About This Listing Basic Info Listing code GZQW44 Brand Richard Mille Model RM 011 Reference number RM11-03 CA-FQ Dealer product code RM 11-03 Jean Todt Movement Automatic Case material Carbon Bracelet material Rubber Year of production 2019 Condition Worn with little to no signs of wear Scope of delivery Original box, original papers Gender Men's watch/Unisex Location United Kingdom, London Price Price on request Availability Item needs to be procured Caliber Movement Automatic Case Case material Carbon Crystal Sapphire crystal Dial Transparent Dial numerals Arabic numerals Bracelet/strap Bracelet material Rubber Description Security on Chrono24 for This Listing Authenticity Guarantee We require all dealers to exclusively list authentic watches. 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