RM 88 Automatic Tourbillon Smiley

First drawn 50 years ago, the Smiley illustration is the cheery centrepiece of this Richard Mille watch, surrounded by a blossoming flower, a warm sun, a golden pineapple, a thriving cactus, a pink flamingo and a bright rainbow. Together they make a joyful cocktail… in fact there’s even a cocktail glass and umbrella on there! There’s also a smiley face on the crown. The open architecture of the specially developed in-house CRMT7 movement incorporates an auxiliary baseplate to hold these colourful micro-sculptures in gold. In addition to a tourbillon, this automatic calibre borrows features from other Richard Mille watches, such as the grade 5 titanium bridges, the variable inertia balance and the fast-rotating barrel. All 50 of these RM 88 Automatic Tourbillon Smiley are crafted from ATZ ceramic, which is known for its high scratch-resistance, for the case with red gold for the caseband. Turning the watch over reveals a different view of the movement, not least the oscillating weight in the shape of a sun, through a sapphire back.