Every so often, a watchmaker comes along who raises the game, ups the ante and expands the possibilities of what timepieces can be. One such is Richard Mille, the Swiss luxury watchmaker who since 2001 has consistently pushed the horological arts and sciences in bold and exciting new directions, crafting watches of uncompromising quality with unmatched levels of craftsmanship and technical expertise.

Innovation and craftsmanship go hand in hand for Richard Mille. The company’s R&D department of 30 designers and engineers works without budget limitations or technical constraints. The company has consistently allied itself with some of the most dynamic sectors, from motor racing to aviation, seeking to incorporate advanced techniques from those industries into its watchmaking, as well as to push the watch industry’s use of materials in eye-catching new directions, from titanium to graphene to Carbon TPT. And it’s all backed up by exacting quality control, with a watch going through as many as 60 different processes before it’s deemed ready to release. The process of producing a Richard Mille watch, in fact, is so labour intensive that the company only makes about 5,000 a year.