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AnthonyTsai's 2012 post celebrates Richard Mille's partnership with Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake, highlighting how extreme athletic conditions serve as a unique testing ground for high-complication timepieces. This collaboration underscores Richard Mille's commitment to pushing the boundaries of watch resilience and performance. The article details Blake's record-breaking 100m sprint in Lausanne while wearing a custom Richard Mille tourbillon.
Richard Mille wishes to congratulate its new sports partner, sprinter Yohan Blake, for his magnificent performance on Thursday 23rd August in Lausanne, where he once again left his mark on the world of sport. The 22-year-old Jamaican, (current world champion over 100 metres and triple medal winner in London), became the third-fastest sprinter of all time, recording a 100 m time of 9.69 seconds, beating his
personal best by six hundredths of a second.
THE JAMAICAN SPRINTER YOHAN BLAKE, PARTNER OF THE RICHARD MILLE BRAND, IS CROWNED KING OF THE STADIUM IN LAUSANNE!
Like the brand's other sports partners, Yohan Blake, who already has an impressive list of achievements under his belt and is regarded as one of the world's fastest men, wears a Richard Mille watch during competitions. His tourbillon prototype features the colours of the Jamaican flag, with a green flange and crown, yellow minute-markers and a yellow Velcro® strap.
After motor racing, golf, polo and tennis, sprinting is providing Richard Mille with a new, larger-than-life laboratory. By placing a tourbillon watch on Yohan Blake's wrist during competitions – a first in the history of sprinting – the brand is able to test the resilience of this exceptional timepiece in extreme conditions, assessing its performance and comfort when faced with typical racing constraints.
Yohan Blake: key dates
2005 : 100 m bronze medal winner and 4 x 100 m relay gold medal winner at the World Junior Championships in Beijing.
2008 : silver medal at the World Junior Championships in Poland in the 4 x 100 m relay.
2009 : youngest athlete to break the 10-second barrier over 100 m (9.96 seconds).
2010 : new 100 m personal best at the London Meeting (9.89 seconds).
2011: double victory at the World Championships in Daegu, South Korea. Yohan Blake becomes the youngest ever 100 m world champion (9.92 seconds) and smashes the world 4 x 100 m relay record (37.04 seconds).
April 2012 : wins the 100 m in 9.90 seconds at the UTech Classics in Kingston, recording the year's best finish over this distance worldwide. He then improves on this performance just a few days later at the Cayman Invitational Meeting in the Cayman Islands, with a time of 9.81 seconds.
Late June 2012 : in Kingston, at the Jamaican selections for London 2012, beating his own personal record with 9.75 seconds and achieves the year's best performance over this distance worldwide. Two days later, he takes the 200 m in 19.80 seconds, signing the year's best time over this distance once again.
August – London 2012 : silver medals in the 100 m, equalling his personal best (9.75 seconds), and in the 200 m (19.44 seconds). Gold medal in the 4 x 100 m relay (36.84 seconds).
August 2012 – Diamond League in Lausanne: Yohan Blake wins the 100 m (9.69 seconds), becoming the third-fastest athlete of all time over this distance, and beating his own personal best.
Press Release
The RM061-01 represents Richard Mille's interpretation of the RM 061 series, featuring the Yohan Blake designation. This reference employs a skeletonized dial configuration within the brand's manual-winding collection, distinguishing it through its specific material and movement combination.
The 42mm case utilizes NTPT Carbon construction with a fixed bezel and sapphire crystal. The manual-winding RM061 caliber provides a 55-hour power reserve. Water resistance is rated to 50 meters, and the watch is fitted with a rubber strap.
This reference appeals to collectors seeking Richard Mille's technical approach to manual-winding timepieces with advanced carbon fiber case construction. The skeletonized dial treatment and NTPT Carbon case material position this model within the brand's contemporary offerings for enthusiasts of modern watchmaking materials and finishing techniques. Production commenced in 2016.
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