Richard Mille unveils the RM-M 41-01 Tourbillon Soccer, a compliction so advanced it can fully track a match through the prism of Haute Horlogerie: from kick-off to the final whistle, taking note of every goal..
The RM 41-01 Tourbillon Soccer took the team five years to develop and introduces a new titanium caliber created in collaboration with Audemars Piguet. This new caliber integrates both a tourbillon escapement, a 70-hour power reserve, and a function indicator, alongside a flyback chronograph with overlapping central minute and second counters.
The most interesting piece is the first complication with a match-time indicator positioned at 9 o’clock, as the name suggests this tracks the match with each reset of the flyback chronograph advances the display sequentially from first half to second half, followed by any overtime.
To keep track of the score of both teams, there is a second complication, a goal counters which sits along the outskirts of the movement. Using the pushers at 2 and 4 o’clock, the wearer can mark the goals of the home and away team upto nine goals a piece.
Crafted from microblasted grade 5 titanium, the movement’s baseplate and bridges are highly skeletonized to accommodate its 650 components. On the chronograph side, two column wheels control the levers and hammers. According to the brand, the chronograph architecture “ensures a coherent and rational distribution of components without unnecessary layering, favoring technical solutions that optimize performance.”
Framing the movement are microblasted and satin-finished titanium flanges housing the RM 41-01’s second exclusive complication: mechanical goal counters. Activated by pushers at 2 and 4 o’clock, these counters track the scores of the home and visiting teams. Each press advances the hands along metallic rails via a dedicated gear train, displaying up to nine goals before automatically returning to zero.
The watch is offered in two limited editions of just30 pieces each for a whopping $1.94million
