Richard Mille and Ferrari Unveil the RM 43-01: A Hyper-Mechanical Marvel

​When Richard Mille (richardmille.com) and Ferrari first joined forces in 2021, the watch world anticipated fireworks—and they delivered—their first collaboration, the wafer-thin RM UP-01, stunned with its 1.75mm profile. Now, the partnership shifts gears with the release of the RM 43-01 Tourbillon Split-Seconds Chronograph Ferrari: a radical reinterpretation of one of Richard Mille’s most complex complications.

Richard Mille continues to stun with the RM 43-01 in Carbon TPT and Titanium versions.

​The RM 43-01 is a symphony of power, precision, and purpose. Developed over three years, its movement combines horology’s most demanding mechanisms—the tourbillon and the split-second chronograph—crafted on an ultra-lightweight grade 5 titanium baseplate with bridges in titanium and Carbon TPT®. The result? 

Ferrari's own Lewis Hamilton

​70 hours of power reserve, torque, and function indicators, and an active seconds display—all in a chassis worthy of the Prancing Horse.

The RM 43-01 titanium case for the 'gentleman driver."

​‘We have two cases to express two distinct personalities: a ‘gentleman driver’ ethos for the titanium case and a more high-octane attitude in the carbon version,’ says Julien Boillat, Richard Mille’s casing technical director.

The high octane RM 43-01 Carbon TPT

​Ferrari’s Centro Stile shaped the aesthetics, from the case profiles to the Purosangue-inspired strap pattern and crown details. The watch is offered in two sharply contrasting 75-piece editions: one in grade 5 titanium with a Carbon TPT® caseband and another entirely in Carbon TPT®, each echoing different facets of Ferrari’s design language—refined power versus track-honed intensity.

The RM 43-01 Carbon on the wrist.

​Inside, nods to Ferrari’s engineering universe abound. The metallic baseplate evokes sand-cast engine blocks; X-braced architecture, hex screws, and angular lines mirror the design codes of Ferrari powertrains. The 30-minute totalizer, floating at the dial’s center, is a skeletonized marvel—think tachometer meets watchmaking.

The RM 43-01 proves that point in spades—an ultramodern timekeeping engine where every detail is tuned for performance, every angle is born of collaboration, and every second counts. According to Ferrari design chief Flavio Manzoni, “In terms of performance, anything that has a technical purpose can also be beautiful.”