Description

About  Richard Mille

After Studying Marketing In Besancon, Richard Mille (Born 13 February 1951, Draguignan, France) Started Work At Finhor, A Local Watchmaking Company In 1974. The Company Was Bought By Matra In 1981, And Mille Rose To Manage Matra’s Watchmaking Business, Which Then Included The Brands Yema And Cupillard Rième. Matra’s Watchmaking Activities Were Sold To Seiko Mille Left In 1992 To Start A Watchmaking Business For Jewellery Firm Mauboussin

Development

Richard Mille And Dominique Guenat, Founders

Following A Disagreement About Commercial Strategy At Mauboussin, Where He Was A Shareholder, Richard Mille Left His Position As General Manager To Launch A Range Of Watches. In Late 1998, Mille Presented His Plans To His Friend Dominique Guenat, Owner Of Montres Valgine (Guenat SA – Montres Valgine), Whom He Met In 1988 While Working In Besancon For Compagnie Générale Horlogère (CGH) And With Whom He Worked On Watches For Mauboussin.

In Early 1999, Richard Mille And Dominique Guenat Drew Up Their Plans And The Basis For The Richard Mille Brand In Partnership With Montres Valgine And Audemars Piguet Over The Next Two Years, They Defined Their Brand Concept, Then Began Designing Watches. They Then Founded Horométrie, Their Operating Company For The New Richard Mille Brand, As Equal Partners, Which Was Registered On 23 October 2001 In The Swiss Registry Of Commerce, And Created The Richard Mille Watchmaking Brand In Collaboration With Swiss Watchmaking Manufacturer Audemars Piguet , Which Became A Richard Mille Shareholder In 2007.

After Three Years Of Research And Prototypes, They Exhibited Their First Watch, The Manually-Wound RM 001 Tourbillon, At The 2001 Watch And Jewellery Exhibition Baselworld In Basel, Switzerland The Case Showed The Mechanism. The Watch Had A Tourbillion  Calibre, A Power-Reserve Indicator, And A Torque Indicator.

Richard Mille Joined The Fondation De La Haute Horlogerie In 2007

In April 2013, Richard Mille And Dominique Guenat Acquired A 90% Stake In Prototypes Artisanals SA, Founded By Marco Poluzzi; Former Director Alain Varrin Retained A 10% Share. The Company Became Proart And Moved To A Purpose-Built 3,000 M² Building In Les Breuleux. Following The Sale Of Case Supplier Donzé-Baume To Swiss Luxury Group Richemont In 2007, The Richard Mille Company Started Machining Its Cases And Some Components, With Proart As A Subcontractor.

In 2013 Richard Mille Turned Down A Proposal By The French Group Kering To Acquire 51% Of The Shares.

In 2018 Richard Mille Withdrew From The Salon International De La Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) In Geneva.

In October 2018, Richard Mille Opened Its Sixth And Largest United States Store In New York.

In Late 2018 The RM 71-01 Automatic Tourbillon Talisman Was Launched, Described As Being Made By A Woman (Women’s Collection Director Cécile Guenat) For Women.

• Condition: Seller Refurbished
• Seller Warranty: 2 years
• Watch Shape: Square
• Department: Men’s
• Case Color: Rose Gold
• Case Material: Stainless Steel
• Age Group: Adult
• Seller’s Warranty: Yes
• Movement: Quartz
• Type: Wristwatch
• Year Manufactured: 2001-2010
• Dial Color: Multicolor
• Band Color: Black
• Display: Analog
• Band/Strap: Strap
• Brand: Richard Mille
• Case Size: 45 MM
• Water Resistance: Yes
• Country/Region Of Manufacture: Switzerland
• Style: Luxury, Sport Styles, Diver
• Caseback: Exhibition
• Band Material: Rubber
• Features: Water Resistant, Swiss Movement

SHIPPING AND HANDLING:

PLEASE NOTE That  FREE SHIPPING Mentioned In The Listing Will Be Done By “Registered Air Mail ” ( INDIA POST) And By Shypmax (USPS POST)- FROM INDIA To Anywhere In The World I.E WORLDWIDE SHIPPING. It Will Take Approx. 2 To 4 Weeks After Being Dispatched For The Shipment To Be Delivered. You Will Have To Sign On Delivery.

Items Will Be Shipped  Within 4 (Four) Working Days After Receiving Cleared Payment So Please Be Patient As We Give The Piece Last Through Test Pri0r Dispatch. We Are Not Responsible For Any Delayed In Delivery Due To Custom Clearance Of The Buyer’s Country As It’s To Be Handled By The Buyer Himself.

RETURN POLICY:

• Merchandise Must Be Returned Within A Maximum Of 14 Days On Receipt.
• Merchandise Must Be Unused, Unworn, And Undamaged By You And In The Original Shipping Condition.
• Merchandise Must Have All Tags.
• Your Refund Will Be Processed Within 3 Working Days Upon Receipt Of Return Package.
• Return Shipping Charges Will Be Borne By The Buyer.
• All Duties, Taxes In The Buyer’s Country Are Taken Care By Buyer Only.