Setting gemstones in NTPT carbon is a new adventure for Richard Mille. So far, NTPT carbon has been a signature feature of the Richard Mille men’s collection, lending watches a unique and powerful appearance while simultaneously ensuring an optimal protection for the calibre.
Today, this material reveals its feminine side in the RM 07-01 and RM 037, which boast gem-set NTPT carbon of unsurpassed elegance, a Richard Mille exclusive.
Unlike gold, which can be worked directly with tools to create the prongs that will hold the diamonds, the hardness and resistance of NTPT carbon mean special CNC machines for milling equipped with diamond tools are required to perform the mitraillage involved in a pavé setting.
Hand-polished prongs in red or white gold are produced separately and then inserted around the many 0.25mm bearings destined to contain as many as 250 diamonds in the case of an RM 037 Full Set model.
The RM 037 houses the Calibre CRMA1, a skeletonised automatic movement with hours, minutes, adjustable rotor geometry, oversize date
and functions selector, offering a 50-hour power reserve. The RM 07-01 is powered by the Calibre CRMA2, which has the same functions as the CRMA1, without the date and functions selector.
