"High watchmaking has always been about pushing limits, and few brands have embraced that philosophy as boldly as Richard Mille. Known for translating Formula-1 engineering, industrial designs, and pop culture athletics into wrist-borne mechanics, the brand has built its identity on transforming unlikely inspirations into technical statements. With the RM 41-01 Tourbillon Soccer, that spirit takes on one of the world's most widely followed sports, turning the structure and rhythm of a football match into a fully mechanical narrative."
"Developed over approximately five years in collaboration with Audemars Piguet, the manual-winding Calibre RM41-01 is built from grade 5 titanium and composed of roughly 650 components. The highly skeletonized movement incorporates a flying tourbillon and a patented double-column-wheel flyback chronograph, delivering approximately 70 hours of power reserve while maintaining the architectural transparency that defines the brand's modern aesthetic."
"What distinguishes the watch is how it interprets a match in real time. A dedicated match-phase indicator progresses logically through first half, second half, and extra time periods, advancing with each reset of the chronograph. This complication mirrors the natural flow of a game, translating sporting progression into a mechanical sequence. Complementing it are dual linear goal counters positioned on the dial, allowing the wearer to track scores for home and away teams independently."
The RM 41-01 Tourbillon Soccer integrates soccer-specific functions into a high-end mechanical wristwatch. The manual-winding Calibre RM41-01, developed over about five years with Audemars Piguet, uses grade 5 titanium and roughly 650 components in a highly skeletonized architecture. The movement features a flying tourbillon, a patented double-column-wheel flyback chronograph, and about 70 hours of power reserve while preserving visual transparency. A match-phase indicator advances with chronograph resets to represent halves and extra time. Dual linear goal counters track home and away scores independently, each registering up to nine goals and operated by pushers integrated into the case.
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