Sylvester Stallone let the cat out of the bag, so to speak with his Instagram post on the new watch designed in collaboration with Richard Mille. This controlled “leak” worked well to reach 6.9 million followers. Instantly. Quite a marketing coup. Here is the official release and our initial thoughts.
On Sly’s official IG account: this post was the first we got wind of the new RM25. Sly published this on 8 August 2018. He followed up with another post of the watch close up.
Richard Mille RM 25-01 Tourbillon Adventure Sylvester Stallone
The new RM 25-01 Adventure tourbillon chronograph is developed in collaboration with Sylvester Stallone,
RM25-01 FRONT RGB
Hero of the novel First Blood by David Morell, John Rambo has embodied our idea of the adventurer for over thirty years. First portrayed on film with Sylvester Stallone playing the lead role in 1982, this character Rambo is of a man tormented by a war without mercy. It launched Sly’s career as the man of Hollywood action films. The RM 25-01 could easily be imagined on John Rambo’s wrist, although it would certainly raise some eyebrows for a retired military operative to be sporting a watch which retails for nearly a million bucks. Truly a horological UFO, this timepiece is, as Sylvester Stallone says, ‘Ready for action.’
RM25-01 SIDE RGB
Stallone has always had a distinct preference for imposing wristwatches.For example, the RM 032 on a red strap that he wore throughout The Expendables 3, which he also directed. The RM 25-01 adopts the round shape of the former. And includes a compass, a crucial piece of equipment no adventurer should be without. Plus Stallone specially requested for it.
In terms of movement, the calibre RM25-01 tourbillon is has all the elements of the Richard Mille signature technicity.
Its baseplate and bridges, machined out of grade 5 titanium, effectively support a mechanism that combines a tourbillon complication and the complexity of a new ‘competition’ chronograph movement. The brand’s engineers took several months of work to optimise the calibre. They reduced its weight while increasing its precision and long-term chronometric reliability. The overall reduction in inertia goes hand in hand with a 50 per cent lower energy consumption. The 70-hour power-reserve, visible using the coupling and function indicators, drives an unusual 24-hour display, essential for distinguishing am and pm should the viewer be deprived of sunlight. The round case showcases a combination of titanium and Carbon TPT®, the indestructible composite whose damascene surface has become something of a brand signature, and which significantly reduces the overall weight of the watch.
Water resistant to 100 metres, the RM 25-01 comes with two interchangeable bezels. The first is a compass in grade 5 titanium with a DLC coating that has both a fixed and a rotating bezel. Its bayonet mount makes it quick and easy to fix on the case. The Carbon TPT® cover has a mirrored back and a slot at 12 o’clock to increase precision of sightings with the compass needle. Its sapphire crystals have a multilayer anti-reflective treatment, as well as an antimagnetic coating to prevent any mutual interference of the movement and compass.
A spirit level located at 4 o’clock makes it possible to check that the watch is perfectly horizontal for better readings. Detached from the watch, the compass may be affixed to a plate made of Carbon TPT®. Ideal for orientating, this configuration provides—among other things—lines indicating the direction to take when following a course on a map.
The compass bezel may be switched out by the wearer for a bidirectional bezel in Carbon TPT® and titanium, with a 24-hour scale, a 360° graduated disc, and indications for the cardinal directions. No calculations are required—all that’s needed is to face the sun with the hour hand and turn the bezel so the local time is indicated on its 24-hour scale—the wearer can then identify North, South, East and West in either hemisphere. At 2 o’clock, a hermetic compartment in grade 5 titanium can hold water purification tablets that make a litre of any water safe to drink in 30 to 120 minutes, depending on the level of pollution.
RM25-01 6H RGB
In keeping with the spirit of adventure that emanates from this limited edition of 20 pieces, designed with ‘Sly’ Stallone, a sculptural strap in natural rubber sporting a camouflage motif and a strong pinbuckle in grade 5 titanium keep the ergonomic curves of this imposing case securely on the wrist as only the Richard Mille brand knows how.
Richard Mille RM 25-01 Tourbillon Adventure Technical Specifications & Price
Limited Edition: 20 pieces
Diameter: 50.85mm
Case Material: Titanium and Carbon TPT
Dial: Black
Water Resistance: 100m
Strap/Bracelet: Camo patterned natural rubber strap
Special features: a detachable compass is mounted on the bezel.
The Movement Caliber: RM 25-01
Functions: Tourbillon, chronograph, power reserve, hours, minutes, seconds
Diameter: 38.95mm
Thickness: 8.73mm
Power Reserve: 70 hours
Winding: Manually wound
Frequency: 3 Hz (21,600 vph)
Jewels: 35
Additional functions: torque indicator, function indicator, and titanium base plates and bridges
Price: US$983,000
3 Comments
I know very little about Mr Stallone, but he does seem to be grounded, hard-working and a decent person.
Richard Mille seems to be some kind of anti-taste Svengali whose business model is selling ludicrously overpriced pieces of tat to unwitting marks, I do recognise the very real engineering and manufacturing prowess which goes into a RM watch, but they are totally nullified by the designs which are deliberately vulgar.
This watch takes the cake for stupidity.
Oversized, confused, ghastly……obscene
Stop looking in the mirror then.