Expression of our innate desire to connect with others, the smile, universal and multivalent, is fundamental for our social relationships. Like the little one smiley, first appeared in Years' 70 and since then gone viral, the "laughing sun" transmits positive vibes. It is a symbol of sharing that comes to life in the world today "multivitamin"Dell 'RM 88 Automatic Tourbillon Smiley.
A highly technological and creative timepiece resulting from three years of development, the in-house automatic tourbillon RM 88 and each of the decorative elements it incorporates are joyful emanations of the world smileyHere is a blooming flower, a warm sun, a delicious pineapple, a blooming cactus, a pink flamingo and a brightly colored rainbow.
A festive cocktail to savor sip by sip, as the glass in this scene suggests "neon pop". L'RM 88 Smileys introduces a succession of technical and aesthetic challenges, overcome with skill. The size and weight of the gold micro-sculptures made by the engraver Olivier Kuhn they required meticulous care, as the elements, each weighing less than one gram, once assembled must withstand any type of external stress.
It was therefore necessary to carefully determine how to position them three-dimensionally in the space around the central motif, “the laughing sun”, and how to best arrange them and facilitate their insertion by the watchmaker. The solution was to equip theRM 88 of two plates: one functional, to support the movement, and the other auxiliary, to fix the decoration on the left side of the dial.
Subsequently mounted on the movement, this second plate presents the small sculptures on an inclined plane to accentuate the volumetric effect. A further challenge faced was the conception of a movement that would leave enough free space to dedicate to the protagonists of the scene with an ideal impact, as the high level of finishing obtained deserves.
The new in-house caliber CRMT7 is a skeletonized automatic tourbillon movement with hour, minute and function indicator. Its bridges and micro-sandblasted plate are made of grade 5 titanium, to ensure rigidity and flatness. The micro-blasted and satin-finished tourbillon bridge, with polished edge bevels and designed in the shape of a lightning bolt, is embellished with a complex double PVD black and gold surface coating, a finish repeated also on the bridge located on the back of the plate. The symbolic small seconds hand alternates rain with good weather every minute as it glides over an ARCAP cloud fixed above the tourbillon and hides under a small cloud in micro-blasted and satin-finished white gold. From this emerges towards the base of a cheerful rainbow made in four different shades of gold, whose alternation between micro-blasted and satin finishes requires 25 hours of work.
The case is made of ceramic ATZ white, known for its resistance to scratches, bumps and abrasions, as well as for its white that is insensitive to aging, while red gold was used for the central part of the case. The crown bears the precious "laughing sun" carved in yellow gold. L'RM 88 Smiley Automatic Tourbillon, with its three-dimensional aesthetic and gorgeous colors, it takes on the vivid quality of a daydream. A playfully colorful, poetic and lively creation limited to 50 specimens. An enchanting masterpiece whose positive vibrations sublimate a universal language, that of the smile.