# @sothebyswatches on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr1FPivrRG8
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/12828130-sothebyswatches-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-05-04T17:20:59.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Sotheby's Watches (@sothebyswatches) — https://gondola.cc/sothebyswatches

## Caption

In 2004, Richard Mille introduced its first automatic model, the RM 005, with a semi-instantaneous date-change.

The tremendous difficulty with the RM 005 was creating the titanium baseplate: the brand had to research and invest in the right type of tools to produce it. The challenge was not simply designing these baseplates, but also the methods required in their production. The watchmakers had to be extremely careful not to mark the PVD treatment while assembling the movement, and it was a significant challenge but one that is part of the brand’s identity and no-compromise philosophy.

The model also inaugurated the exclusive variable-geometry rotor, an invention that allows the movement’s winding mechanism to be optimized and personalized to the owner’s lifestyle by adjusting the six-position rib placement setting.

This pink-gold semi-skeletonised example, pictured on Sotheby’s specialist m_a_n_e_g_a, is a highlight of of the ‘Important Watches: Part I’ auction on 14 May, part of #SothebysLuxuryWeek at #SothebysGeneva. Visit the link in bio to view the catalogue.
 
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