In our impression, watches priced at millions of yuan are usually very "standard and serious", focusing on the polishing process of the mechanics, the details and complex functions of the dial. Few brands can be combined with the image of sports and racing tough guys, but they wi

RICHARD MILLE has a very classic Smiley yellow smiley face into its watch design, creating a RM 88 Smiley watch with bright colors, full of joyful atmosphere and vitality. Through the yellow smiling face set on the hollowed-out dial and other golden carving graphics that are full of childlike fun, people will express natural joy and joy when they see this tourbillon watch.

On January 1, 1972, a big yellow smile appeared on the front page of the French Evening News (France Soir) , reminding everyone to "save some time to smile". This is when newspaper reporter Franklin Loufrani was ordered to find a way to balance the anxiety people feel when they see the news when there is too much bad information. Later, this Smiley smiley face was registered as a trademark and established a company. This smiley face has been born for 50 years. So this year, Richard Mill launched another RM 88 Smiley tourbillon model that draws on the design elements of Smiley's smile.

In our impression, watches priced at millions of yuan are usually very "steady and serious", focusing on the polishing process of the mechanics and the details and complex functions of the dial. Few brands can be like Richard Mill, which can be combined with the tough guy image of sports and racing , but it won't make people feel awkward when they are cute. Here I think of a British regional chef Gordon Ramsey who is very popular in our country. They can be domineering and gentle.

The newly launched RM 88 Smiley tourbillon model is a super complex tourbillon model that has been launched by Richard Mill (RICHARD MILLE) recently embarked on a cute route and launched a super complex tourbillon model.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Smiley's debut, so Richard Mill made a new watch RM88. In addition to the huge smiling face, there are also a bunch of foils such as rainbows, flamingos, cactus, beach umbrellas, and 50 pieces are available in limited quantities.

This RM 88 Smiley is made of white ATZ ceramic. In addition to not worrying about fading over time, this material also has scratch resistance, impact resistance, wear resistance and other characteristics. As for the mid-layer case, the red gold material is additionally used to add the elegant feeling of high-end watchmaking. It is also paired with a cute Smiley smile shape carved from gold material, and the yellow weaving strap makes the whole watch exude a happy positive infectiousness, which is completely in line with the cute image established by the yellow smiley face for a long time.

▲ case is composed of white ATZ ceramic and red gold, which has both a powerful protective effect and highlights the texture of a high-end watch.

Of course, a watch that is so expensive faces two major challenges in the production process, including:

1. How to arrange other decorative components around the center of the Smiley theme in the watch interior space and achieve the best design effect, and also facilitate assembly by watchmakers.

2. Make sure that the heart has enough space to display various decorative components including yellow smiley faces.

For the first challenge, Richard Mill used a bottom plyboard to support the heart of the machine, a sloping auxiliary bottom plyboard (a decorative component used to fix the left side of the face plate) , and decorated it with blooming flowers, warm sun, delicious pineapple , vigorous cactus, pink flamingo, brightly colored rainbow and other elements.

In the second challenge part, the brand arranges natural phenomena such as rainbow, cloud, lightning and sun on the vertical line of tourbillon from the yellow smiley face to the 6 o'clock direction of the dial. On both sides of these patterns are various decorative components arranged on the plywood. Although each element is small in size and light in weight, it can exert its eye-catching ability without being snatched away by other gold engraving graphics.

Smiley pattern made of micro-sandblasted and hand-painted gold is assembled onto another wheelset mechanism ply made of micro-sandblasted ARCAP material with light chamfered and edge-brushed. This large rainbow forms a vivid echo of the Smiley pattern, and the hand-painted colored paint emits a light rainbow color, which is very visually healing.

▲ Not only is there a yellow smiley face, the RM 88 Smiley's dial is full of various childlike patterns, and each decorative component is hand-crafted.

. In other decorative components, including the cocktail glass in the upper right corner of the face plate, is composed of four 8K gold structures: an umbrella, olive (1.7mm height), a 0.4mm diameter straw with curved creases, and a wine glass. The golden flowers located above the wine glass are mirror-slides, and each petal is treated with brushed and rhodium plating.

▲Each decorative component on the dial weighs less than 1 gram. Richard Mill uses different materials and modification techniques to present multiple details.

1. The lower left corner of the face plate is a flamingo figure made of 0.2g of red gold. The eyes are made of the smallest existing round bead line planing tool, the feathers are carefully depicted with the tip of the Dégussit grinding stone, and the whole is coated with metal pink PVD and the beak is painted black. The cactus graphics are made of green PVD coating and the golden cactus spines are slightly sandblasted and shimmered one by one. The pineapple is treated with micro sandblasted and shimmered. The sun figure in the upper right corner of the face plate can be seen that the light around the micro sandblasted body is changed to be modified by lightening technology. The modification process of the above gold engraving graphics is done by hand, and every detail is very particular.

▲The level of the hollowing out mechanic is quite complex, and there are cloud-like decorations on the tourbillon in the 6-point direction to enhance the visual beauty.

RM 88 Smiley's time display function is controlled by two hollow hands in the center to indicate the display of time and minutes. The crown function is provided in the 3-point direction, while the tourbillon function is hidden behind the 8K white gold small cloud graphics with micro-sandblasting and satin polishing. A black crossbar is installed in the axis of the tourbillon frame, and sun and lightning patterns are installed at both ends. They will rotate continuously in a minute cycle and sink into the gray small cloud on the right side of the tourbillon, which has a unique sense of dynamic and picture association.

▲Transparent bottom cover shows that the back structure of the back of the machine heart also continues the graphic elements on the front, embellishing the tourbillon heart with a full sense of vitality.

watch back can be seen with 3N gold hollow automatic trolley containing OneWay® winding system and ceramic ball bearings. The CRMT7 automatic machine equipped with Richard Mill's fast-rotating barrel can not only reduce the adhesion of the mainspring, but also provide an ideal power reserve, performance and stability ratio. The tourbillon device is equipped with 4 adjustable small weights on the balance wheel, which helps to adjust the inertia of the balance wheel more accurately and stably, and demonstrates a high-precision time-moving effect.

RM 88 The yellow smiley face on the dial can always bring people a good mood. This is Richard Mill not just wants to use graphics to describe smiling faces, but in the three-dimensional and complex mechanic structure, various small three-dimensional gold sculptures enrich the overall picture and show multi-layered effects, and convey the positive and optimistic spirit to the world in a meticulous and meticulous structure.

RM 88 Smiley watch, ATZ white ceramic, 18K red gold material / CRMT7 automatic winding machine heart / hour, minute, small seconds display / tourbillon device / crown function display / sapphire crystal mirror, transparent bottom cover / waterproof 50 meters / watch diameter 48.15x39.74mm / limited to 50 pieces. According to foreign news, it is rumored that the selling price is about RMB 8 million.