Buying a Richard Mille Watch, A Safe Investment

If something distinguishes luxury watches, it is that each one has an approach that identifies it, and in this case, Richard Mille is a young brand (it was founded in 1999), and to put it in some way, it would be the Formula 1 of the watches, manufactured in Les Breuleux, a Swiss commune in the canton of Jura, located in the Franches-Montagnes district, is undoubted, despite its youth, a synonym for luxury and innovation and of course, a safe investment.

If something characterizes Richard Mille, it is exclusivity, in addition to the three pillars on which the brand is managed, which are technical innovation, the art of each model, and the best manufacturing materials, these foundations, sheltered by a high level technological.

These watches are manufactured for just thousands a year, making only 200 pieces maximum per model, hence their value increases over time, ranging between 100,000 and 2 million dollars.

The most famous Richard Mille models

Richard Mille watches are used by some famous sports and music, but perhaps the best-known model is the RM 27-04, of which only 50 pieces were manufactured and is worn by Rafael Nadal, this edition costs around USD $700,000, and in case of needing a repair, the service starts from USD $20,000, it is worth mentioning that in these cases, it is worth having a head jeweler.

This model is also used by Pep Guardiola, the mythical coach who is responsible for awakening the full potential of Leonel Messi and who currently directs Manchester City.

If we go to the world of music, we can find the RM 52-05 model, of which only 30 pieces were manufactured and was designed in collaboration with Richard Mille with the singer and songwriter Pharrell Williams, this watch is around USD $1,000,000.

This piece is characterized by having an astronaut looking at Earth from Mars, however, we do not see his perspective, but the reflection in his helmet, as if we were standing in front of him.

Is a Richard Mille watch worth investing in?

Undoubtedly the answer is yes, despite being a relatively young brand, the costs of these watches far exceed other watchmakers, largely not only because of their technology and innovation but also because of the quality of the materials with which they are used. They are manufactured as titanium, carbon nanofibers, aluminum-lithium, anticorodal 100, phenoxy, TPT carbon, antimagnetic metals, among other materials.

As we mentioned before, each model created by this brand does not exceed 200 pieces, this being its maximum series, however, its most exclusive models, such as the RM 52-05, only have 30 pieces in the world, which increases its value over time by an average of 10% per year, that is, if the average cost of this model is USD 500,000, each year, its value in use increases by USD $50,000.

As you can see, a Richard Mille watch not only lasts over time – when Richard Mille, one of the brand’s owners, presented the first model to the world, dropped it, and then showed the press how it didn’t have a single just scratch-, these watches will undoubtedly give you a priceless feature: Exclusivity.

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