Richard Mille and F1 Star Charles Leclerc Have Dropped a New RM 72-01 Collab

Though he hasn't claimed the top of the Formula 1 podium this season, Charles Leclerc is still a winner—in the watch world, that is.

The Ferrari driver has teamed up with Richard Mille to launch the RM 72-01 "Charles Leclerc" edition. The new timepiece, which is a spin on the watchmaker's automatic flyback chronograph, was launched rather quietly, even though Leclerc has been donning the wrist candy for weeks, Hodinkee reported .

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The skeletonized dial of the RM 72-01 "Charles Leclerc"

With the new iteration, you're getting a white-quartz TPT case with red strips, in an homage to Leclerc's hometown of Monaco and its flag. Those red-and-white hues extend over to the skeletonized chronograph display, which forgoes numbers for the hours and instead focuses on racing-inspired chronograph counters. The black crown, meanwhile, mimics the twisting movement of a tire underneath an F1 car's acceleration. The date window is also highlighted with a red-and-white frame, and the nearly 40 mm timepiece has a water resistance to about 100 feet (30 meters).

As for its juice, the RM 72-01 "Charles Leclerc" gets that from the caliber CRMC-1. Richard Mille's flyback chronograph offers up 60-minute and 24-hour counters, running seconds, and a 50-hour power reserve. In addition to its column-wheel control system and double tilting pinion clutch system, the timepiece runs at 28,800 vph and uses a platinum rotor with ceramic bearings, Hodinkee reported.

The RM 72-01 "Charles Leclerc" is powered by Richard Mille's caliber CRMC-1.

And while the watch world has had a Formula 1 obsession as of late—as brands compete for supremacy in the sport—this watch actually flew under the radar for a time, with Leclerc wearing it all the way back at the Bahrain GP a month ago without anyone really noticing. The cat's out of the bag now, so if you're interested in the new timepiece, you better move like an F1 car . Only 150 pieces of the RM 72-01 "Charles Leclerc" will be up for grabs, with a $300,000 price tag. Some are already being delivered to customers, according to Hodinkee, and we bet they'll get snapped up quickly.

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