The Richard Mille RM 88 Automatic Tourbillon Smiley is a bold fusion of artistic creativity and cutting-edge watchmaking. Housed in a 48.15 × 39.74 mm case with a thickness of 13.3 mm, it features a white ATZ ceramic bezel and caseback, paired with an 18K red gold caseband.
At its core lies the CRMT7 skeletonized automatic tourbillon calibre, offering hours, minutes, a function indicator, and a 50-hour power reserve. Built on a double baseplate system, the movement is surrounded by meticulously hand-crafted micro-sculptures in 18K gold—such as a smiley face, sun, flamingo, cactus, and cocktail glass—each symbolizing joy and lightness.
Despite its playful spirit, the RM 88 maintains serious technical performance with a free-sprung balance, platinum rotor, and water resistance up to 50 meters. A limited edition of just 50 pieces, this model showcases Richard Mille’s unique blend of mechanical innovation and expressive design.
This unique watch model owes its name to the aviation pioneer Alberto Santos Dumont. It first appeared in 1904 and, as legend has it, it was created by Cartier on Santos’ order to help the Brazilian pilot keep time correctly.
The watch remained a legend and after over a hundred years, the Santos model received another incarnation. This time it is a skeleton masterpiece made of gold and steel, with a transparent case made of sapphire glass. The watch mechanism inside is unique, with elements also made of yellow gold. At first, the untrained eye will see mainly gears and intersecting strips of precious metal. Only a careful look will reveal the Roman numerals – III, VI, IX, XII located around the square center of the watch mechanism.
This unique men’s timepiece is made, along with the bracelet with gold and steel.