Sotheby's Hong Kong · 2023
Richard Mille — Pablo Mac Donough
Reference RM 053 · Titanium
$974,000
≈ CHF792k · €842k · £719k · HK$7.65M · ¥155,060,800
About this lot
An 'armored' watch designed for professional polo, featuring a tilted dual-display layout to protect the tourbillon movement from high-impact mallet strikes.
Ranks #17 of 45 Richard Mille auction lots we track (top 38%) · #184 of 1,156 documented luxury watch sales overall (top 16%) · all Richard Mille records →
Source: https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/a-closer-look-at-six-spectacular-richard-mille-watches
Other documented Richard Mille auction lots
| Reference | Model | Hammer | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RM 56-02 | Sapphire Tourbillon | $2,207,500 | 2024 | Phillips Hong Kong |
| RM 27-04 | Tourbillon Rafael Nadal Prototype | $1,415,000 | 2023 | Phillips New York |
| RM001 | Tourbillon RM001 | $500,000 | 2022 | Christie's Geneva |
| RM011 | Felipe Massa Flyback | $250,000 | 2022 | Sotheby's Hong Kong |
| RM 53-02 | Tourbillon Sapphire | $4,548,000 | 2023 | Sotheby's Hong Kong |
| RM56-02 AO | Tourbillon Sapphire | $3,014,500 | 2024 | Christie's New York |
Comparable lots in this hammer band (cross-brand)
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| Brand · Reference | Model | Hammer | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Lange & Söhne 701.005 |
Tourbillon Pour le Mérite | $975,360 | 2026 | Christie's Geneva |
| Rolex 6263 |
Daytona "Albino" | $952,500 | 2025 | Sotheby's New York |
| Patek Philippe 5004A |
Perpetual Calendar Split-Seconds Chronograph | $950,000 | 2024 | Phillips New York |
| Rolex 6239 |
Daytona "Paul Newman" Tropical | $947,776 | 2018 | Sotheby's Geneva |
| Audemars Piguet — |
Jumping Hour (circa 1928) | $1,016,000 | 2026 | Christie's New York |
| Philippe Dufour Simplicity, Number 167 |
Simplicity | $931,000 | 2022 | Sotheby's Hong Kong |
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