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Lot Essay
The present watch is believed to be the first example of this model to be offered at public auction, the appeal further enhanced by its like new overall condition.
With the RM 011 NTPT Lotus F1 Team-Romain Grosjean was made exclusively for the racing driver Romain Grosjean and features the colours of the British racing team Lotus. With the model Richard Mille pioneers with another revolutionary new material to watchmaking, NTPT (North Thin Ply Technology) carbon, an exclusive material with a unique appearance. NTPT, a reference in composite materials, has been used for Formula 1 car chassis and in aeronautics for the fuselage of the future Solar Impulse 2 aircraft.
The case of the RM 011 Lotus F1 is in NTPT carbon, a material exclusive to Richard Mille, consisting of over 600 layers of carbon fibres, the crown is in gold. The Lotus F1 Team logo is featured on the dial beneath 12 and indication “RM 011 R. Grosjean” between 7 and 8 o’clock.
RICHARD MILLE
Born on 13 February 1951 in France, Richard Mille entered the watchmaking business in 1974, when he started working for small watchmaking company Finhor. In 1999 he founded his own company in collaboration with Audemars Piguet. The first Richard Mille watch, RM001, was launched in 2001. Since then, the brand enjoyed a meteoric rise in popularity thanks to their avant-garde and highly recognizable design, and the inclusion into watchmaking of materials and techniques borrowed from other field such as car racing and aeronautics. It is today one of the most appreciated and sought-after independent brands.
ROMAIN GROSJEAN
The racing driver Romain Grosjean (born in Geneva on 17 April 1986) is currently racing for the Haas F1 Team. He dominated the 2005 French Formula Renault championship at his first attempt and joined the Renault young driver programme.
In 2012, Grosjean joined the Lotus F1 Team, alongside Kimi Räikkönen. He took his first podium in Formula One at the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix and his first fastest lap in the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix. Since 2016 he races for the Haas F1 Team
With the RM 011 NTPT Lotus F1 Team-Romain Grosjean was made exclusively for the racing driver Romain Grosjean and features the colours of the British racing team Lotus. With the model Richard Mille pioneers with another revolutionary new material to watchmaking, NTPT (North Thin Ply Technology) carbon, an exclusive material with a unique appearance. NTPT, a reference in composite materials, has been used for Formula 1 car chassis and in aeronautics for the fuselage of the future Solar Impulse 2 aircraft.
The case of the RM 011 Lotus F1 is in NTPT carbon, a material exclusive to Richard Mille, consisting of over 600 layers of carbon fibres, the crown is in gold. The Lotus F1 Team logo is featured on the dial beneath 12 and indication “RM 011 R. Grosjean” between 7 and 8 o’clock.
RICHARD MILLE
Born on 13 February 1951 in France, Richard Mille entered the watchmaking business in 1974, when he started working for small watchmaking company Finhor. In 1999 he founded his own company in collaboration with Audemars Piguet. The first Richard Mille watch, RM001, was launched in 2001. Since then, the brand enjoyed a meteoric rise in popularity thanks to their avant-garde and highly recognizable design, and the inclusion into watchmaking of materials and techniques borrowed from other field such as car racing and aeronautics. It is today one of the most appreciated and sought-after independent brands.
ROMAIN GROSJEAN
The racing driver Romain Grosjean (born in Geneva on 17 April 1986) is currently racing for the Haas F1 Team. He dominated the 2005 French Formula Renault championship at his first attempt and joined the Renault young driver programme.
In 2012, Grosjean joined the Lotus F1 Team, alongside Kimi Räikkönen. He took his first podium in Formula One at the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix and his first fastest lap in the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix. Since 2016 he races for the Haas F1 Team