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Richard Mille RM 61-01 Yohan Blake Tourbillon Watch

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To dedicated to a fast runner Yohan Blake, Richard Mille presented a limited edition-Richard Mille RM 61-01 Yohan Blake. The Richard Mille RM 61-01 Yohan Blake limited edition was limited to 100 pieces.

It was a super-lightweight tourbillon with a translucent green carbon nanotubes case nicknamed RM 59-01. However, this 50-piece limited edition had two main defaults. The colours, even if chosen by Yohan Blake and depicting the Jamaican flag, were not the most discreet available. Back in 2014, Richard Mille introduced a more reasonable Yohan Blake edition, the ‘Baby Blake‘ RM 61-01 with a black case, a green inner bezel, a yellow upper flange in anodized aluminum and 2 yellow and green bridges over the movement.Side of Richard Mille RM 61-01 Yohan Blake limited edition Inside the Richard Mille RM 61-01 Yohan Blake Limited Edition ticks the calibre RMUL2 – this same movement is used in the RM 055 Bubba Waston. It is a fully skeletonized manually wound engine that boasts 55h hours of power reserve thanks to a double barrel mechanism that helps to improve torque stability by reducing pressure and friction on the gears. This movement feels really light, not to say brittle. All the bridges are very thin and opened to show every technical element of the movement. It is held by 4 shock absorbers that create a link between the external framework and the movement itself, so it’s protected against all vibrations.Richard Mille RM 61-01 Yohan Blake limited edition dialThe calibre RMUL2 features Richard Mille usual but superb finishing: bridges and baseplate made in grade 5 titanium and coated with black PVD, hand polished bevelled angles, straight grained finish on steel parts, wet sanded by hand finishing on titanium parts, burnished pivots, screw slots and screws bevelled and polished. This looks like modern and technical horology, but trust us, it uses the traditional haute horlogerie skills in a very modern interpretation.Richard Mille RM 61-01 Yohan Blake limited edition casebackOnce on the wrist, the 50.2mm x 42.7mm is nothing but a problem. Thanks to the tonneau shape, to the curved caseback and to the flexible and soft rubber strap, the Richard Mille RM 61-01 Yohan Blake Limited Edition brings one of the best comforts ever felt – like every Richard Mille watches. Richard Mille timepieces are not only technical, impressive and expensive, they are also totally wearable in every condition. They are not objects that should be kept in a safe or a showcase. They are made to be worn and so is the RM 61-01 Yohan Blake.

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