Richard Mille timepieces are all the rage amongst athletes these days, but the famous watchmaker is beginning to break into the entertainment world. After creating custom pieces for hip-hop stars Meek Mill, Diddy and Drake, RM’s latest one-off is for rap legend and business mogul Jay-Z.
Dubbed “The Blueprint” in reference to Jay’s seminal 2001 album of the same name, it’s the most expensive Richard Mille watch ever made, costing a cool $3.5 million AUD. The watch took an astonishing 3,000 hours to craft, with the stunning case designed by celebrity jeweller Alex Todd from an actual blue sapphire.
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While there hasn’t been any official word on the specs of “The Blueprint,” LA Instagram account Insane Luxury Life posted a close-up of the watch and reported it’s a RM056 Tourbillon split-seconds chronograph in blue sapphire. As noted in the post, Jay-Z debuted the watch during the 50th NAACP Image Awards alongside wife Beyonce.
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Although this isn’t the first Richard Mille watch to be made from sapphire, with the RM56-02 model also cut from the same stone, it’s the most expensive, with “The Blueprint” costing a lazy $1 million more than the RM56-02.
