Airbus corporate jets
‘I am interested in aviation for several reasons. Firstly because it is a sector that is constantly seeking new materials and technologies and because it deals simultaneously with the infinitely small and the infinitely big, like the field of watchmaking.’
Richard Mille
Conquest of Time
Technology geared to the conquest of space and time. If ever two worlds were destined to come together, at the cutting edge of innovation, it was always going to be aviation and watchmaking.
Airbus, throughout its long history, has always had one mission : to provide ever new and efficient ways of moving through the air. Its technicians place themselves at the forefront of crafting the very latest in aeronautical design, allowing passengers to fly ever more efficiently and comfortably to their destination.
Infinite possibilities
Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) is the high-end division of Airbus Group. This specialist department applies the very latest technological know-how to custom-made aircraft created for a wide range of personal clients, company executives and governmental leaders.
Customers are offered the greatest choice of wide and spacious cabins. With each client’s unique needs in mind, the possibilities are infinite, meeting often very complex needs for people who fly high, who fly fast - people who need to go where they want, how they want.
The first collaboration between the two brands was in 2016 with the creation of the RM 50-02 Tourbillon ACJ. This model’s extremely technical nature fully reflects the philosophy and exceptional engineering that characterise the aircraft designed by ACJ. In 2019, the RM 62-01 marked the return of this exclusive collaboration. This watch, which is heavily inspired by the image of travel and luxury presented by the aviation giant’s subsidiary, takes technology and mastery to the extreme.
‘We wanted to create a piece of architecture that struck the balance between solidity and technicity. The robust but beautifully designed Titanium-Aluminum casing had to perfectly match the intricacies of the watch mechanism, whilst at the same time capturing the inspiring design of the ACJ cabins and modern cockpits.’
This encapsulates the approach that guided the ACJ creative design studio team during the initial draft of the RM 50-02, and later the RM 62-01. The result is two exceptional watches that effortlessly reach their destination, as quickly and as comfortably as possible, all over the world.
‘Bringing two different working cultures together is always productive. The sky's the limit.’
Richard Mille