Where complexity becomes invisible, sophistication reads as pure simplicity. Richard Mille’s RM 63-02 Automatic Worldtimer is an ode to motion—the kind that crosses oceans and time zones with a single, effortless gesture. Limited to 100 pieces, it reframes the world-timer not as a busy complication but as an instinctive companion for those who live between departures and arrivals.
The trick lies in relocating the entire time-zone setting to the watch’s micro-blasted 5N red-gold bezel: mounted on ball bearings and coupled directly to the hour-wheel, a gentle twist selects a city at 12 o’clock, instantly aligning local time on a 24-hour inner flange while updating the remaining 23 locations around the ring. A two-tone day/night disc in rose and burgundy completes the picture, rendering global time at a glance with uncommon clarity.
The case, round, architectural, and unmistakably Richard Mille measures 47 mm in diameter and 13.45 mm in height. Satin-finished 5N red gold with polished bevels meets a grade-5 titanium caseband; the multi-radius milled back hugs the wrist for all-day comfort. Beneath the apparent simplicity is rigorous engineering: a three-part construction of 106 components, 12 devoted solely to governing the world-timer bezel, plus another 86 integrated within the movement to support the function. Reliability has been stress-tested over 5,000 full bezel rotations, with seals verified every 1,000 to assure 30-metre water resistance—quiet proof that elegance here is born of endurance.
Inside, the in-house automatic Calibre CRMA4 displays its technical poise with theatrical restraint. A monumental black-rhodium bridge on the dial side reveals the choreography of the world-timer train and frames an oversize date at 12 o’clock—advanced via a gold pusher at 11. At 4 o’clock, Richard Mille’s signature function selector clicks between winding, setting and neutral, protecting the crown from misuse while preserving the purity of the case lines.
The calibre’s baseplate and bridges are hewn from grade-5 titanium; a fast-rotating barrel supplies a 50-hour reserve, wound by a bi-directional rotor in 5N red gold and titanium. Across the going train, a 20-degree involute tooth profile optimises energy transfer to a variable-inertia balance for steadfast precision. Finishing is museum-quiet and obsessive: polished anglage, drawn flanks, micro-blasted bridges treated by PVD and electro-plasma processes, circular-brushed wheels—every surface executed to reveal a mechanism in perfect visual and mechanical harmony.
The RM 63-02 is, ultimately, travel distilled: a red-gold and titanium instrument that hides its complexity in service of ease. Turn the bezel; the world turns with you. In a category prone to clutter, Richard Mille offers something rarer—a world-timer that feels inevitable, intuitive and beautifully resolved. Simplicity, revealed by design.
