Christie’s has offered a first glimpse of the sale catalogue for their Important Watches auction to be held in June 10 in New York. Amongst some very interesting vintage Rolex and Patek pieces (including a ref. 6098 Prototype Pre-Explorer) two Richard Mille pieces stand out. Two pieces that live up to all the brands’ standards, being highly complicated, extravert and impressive. And out-of-this-worldish expensive, of course.
The RM56-02 AO Tourbillon Sapphire and a RM52-01 CA-FQ Tourbillon Skull tick a lot of boxes that will impress the even the seasoned Richard Mille collector. Let’s dive into some detail.
Richard Mille RM56-02 AO Tourbillon Sapphire (est. $3,000,000-4,000,000
The estimate of US$3,000,000 to $4,000,000 is steep, even for Richard Mille standards. With only two weeks to go for saving up I think I’ll have to pass..
Richard Mille RM52-01 CA-FQ Tourbillon Skull
The Richard Mille Skull was first introduced in 2012 and the one on offered is dated around 2018 when 4 colour sets were made available. It is estimated to fetch US$750,000-1,000,000.
Potential buyers will probably already have visited one of the stops of the Global Tour that both watches, and other highlights have made in the past weeks. Next step is the Live auction, scheduled June 10 in New York. Browse the catalogue here.
