RM HJ-02 Violet Variations

Richard Mille’s RM HJ-02 In-House Automatic Tourbillon arrives as the second chapter in the brand’s high jewellery programme, and it is a more technically demanding and visually complex object than anything the collection has produced before. Comprising 12 unique timepieces divided across four chromatic families in pink, violet, blue and green, the collection treats gemstones as structural elements that actively shape the character of each watch. Snow, grain and bezel-setting techniques distribute 1,399 precious and ornamental stones across every surface, with rubies, sapphires, diamonds, emeralds and Paraíba tourmalines working alongside malachite, chrysoprase, turquoise and mother-of-pearl. When every stage of the gem-setting process is accounted for, from preparation through finishing and quality control, each timepiece requires approximately 700 hours of work.

The tonneau case, which took more than a year to develop on its own, departs from conventional single-curve geometry in favor of sharp transitions, layered planes and asymmetrical interruptions that fundamentally alter its silhouette. That formal language draws from Art Deco’s geometric vocabulary while remaining entirely consistent with Richard Mille’s technical identity. The geometry of the stones themselves determines how color and light move across the case, with compositions shifting between opacity, saturation and reflection depending on the viewing angle.

At the center of the RM HJ-02 sits the new in-house automatic tourbillon calibre CRMT2, developed in parallel with the case and dial so that mechanical and jewelry elements could be integrated from the beginning. The skeletonized movement features a gem-set white gold baseplate and bridges finished with micro blasted, bevelled and rhodium-plated surfaces. The gem-set gold rotor functions as both a technical component and a visual one, while the variable-inertia tourbillon and fast-rotating barrel remain legible through the composition rather than obscured by it.