Richard Mille Reveals His Sweet Tooth with the Bonbon Collection
Richard Mille creations have always been easy to spot in a crowd. Thanks to their avant-garde styling, generous use of color, and overall level of technical sophistication, it isn’t difficult to comprehend how the firm has evolved into one of the most recognizable brands in contemporary horology. The new Bonbon collection, released this week at SIHH, continues this trend with a spotlight on sweetness. That’s right, the lineup of 10 watches, each a limited edition of 30 pieces, borrows liberally from the candy of our youths and transforms the face of each timepiece into a scene straight from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.
RM 16-01 Automatic Citron
The entirety of the new collection uses the construction of previous Richard Mille timepieces as their base. Recognizable models such as the RM 07-03, the RM 16-01, and the RM 37-01 have been completely transformed and sport a refreshed aesthetic. Cécile Guenat, the daughter of Richard Mille’s founding partner Dominique Guenat, served as the artistic director for the series and injected each model with an extra dosage of joie de vivre. The miniature sculptures on the dial are painted in acrylics before being lacquered by hand. Finally, a ?sugar coating? effect was achieved using powdered enamel and the sand found in hourglasses.
The 10 releases are further divided into either the Sweets collection (four watches) or the Fruits line (six total). The watches in the “Fruits” grouping all use...
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