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Richard Mille

Richard Mille established the Richard Mille project with Dominique Guenat; its first watch, the RM 001 Tourbillon, appeared in 2001. 1

Concept and business leadership, not sole authorship of the movement.

At a glance

The watchmaking story

A useful place to start with Richard Mille's work is RM 001 Tourbillon.

Richard Mille founded or co-founded Richard Mille. 1

Scope: Industry building and watch design

Why this person is included

Documented original work

Background and working context

Affiliations and workshops: Richard Mille

Geographic ties: Switzerland. Swiss watchmaking project / company association; not a citizenship claim

Brands, workshops, and other relationships

  1. Watch brand / watchmaking business · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened

    Richard Mille — Founder / co-founder. Project established with Dominique Guenat; RM 001 introduced in 2001 1

    Legacy affiliation: Richard Mille. Person-level contribution: Established the Richard Mille project with Dominique Guenat; its first watch, the RM 001 Tourbillon, appeared in 2001.

    Original affiliation wording: Richard Mille. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

Evidence and limitations

This dossier connects 2 field-specific evidence records with 1 public source. Known links only; full career not established

Claim qualifications (2)
  • Noteworthy contribution: Source supports the scoped individual contribution; promotional first/best claims and sole authorship of all house work are not adopted. 1
  • Specific role: Source supports the scoped individual contribution; promotional first/best claims and sole authorship of all house work are not adopted. 1

Sources

  1. Brand historyRichard Mille · First-party / official · Not stated

    [S0146] Richard Mille. "Brand history." Not stated. https://www.richardmille.com/page/history Accessed 2026-09-13.

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Subject / successor organization

    How it was checked: Opened and read

    Limitation: Company history; promotional superlatives and changing production totals are not adopted. Post-consolidation gap-resolution pass: Original source text inspected; not independent corroboration of every profile clause.

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