Richard Mille Net Worth 2023; Income, Founder, History & CEO

Who is Richard Mille?

Richard Mille is a luxury watch company based in Les Breaux, Switzerland. It was founded in 2001 by Dominique Guenat and Richard Mille, both hailing from Switzerland. The brand specializes in ultra-high-end luxury watches. As of 2023, Richard Mille net worth is estimated to be between $1 million-$2 million according to our source.

Richard Mille has been known for creating complex, time-consuming watches, but their latest model, the 18k Gold-Plated Edition of the Rolex Daytona, is no exception. The 18k gold-plated edition of the Rolex Daytona is one of the most expensive watches on the market and it retails for around $3 million.

Full Name:	Richard Mille
Date of Birth:	February 13, 1951
Age:	73 years old
Birthplace:	Draguignan
Profession:	Businessman
Richard Mille Net Worth:	$1 million – $2 million

Richard Mille Bio

Richard Mille was born on February 13, 1951. This makes him 72 years old. Richard’s zodiac sign is Cancer. He worked at Finhor, a local watchmaking company, at the start, of 1974.

Later, Matra bought the company in 1981, and Richard Mille rose to manage Matra’s watchmaking business. The brand specializes in ultra-high-end luxury watches.

Richard Mille, a Swiss watch industry tycoon who has made his fortune in the luxury goods market, has announced that he will become the eighth billionaire brand in Switzerland.

Mille joins fellow Audemars Piguet in this move towards becoming a major player in the Swiss watch industry.

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Richard Mille Brand

Richard Mille worked for his first watch company in 1974. In 1988, he started his own business. He has discussed his business idea with his friend Dominique Guenat. Dominique Guenat is also already worked in the watch industry.

After one year of their friendship, their professional relationship developed into a close friendship, fueled by a mutual interest in aeronautics, cars, and mechanics. Together, they decided to proceed with the plan.

Richard Mille launched his first watch at Baselworld in 2001, the RM 001 Tourbillon. It has been developed for three years. Every year, Baselworld holds the essential jewelry and watches the show globally.

The brand was developed with the RM 001 by a self-winding movement with a ribbed tonneau-shaped case that showed off the mechanism. It has also included a tourbillon caliber, a torque indicator, and a power reserve indicator.

Richard Mille Luxury Watches

Richard Mille watches can be luxurious or ultra-luxurious. That watches are not as expensive as Mercedes Benzes, but these areas are as costly as owning a luxury house with a garage that contains a Mercedes S Class.

The Richard Mille watches are available for under USD 100,000, excluding Thailand’s luxury tax. But mainly, his watches cost at least $5000000, including the RM056, which costs over $2.2 million.

The Richard Mille Group

• The Richard Mille group companies the following companies
• Horométrie SA (distribution)
• Guenat SA Montres Valgine (conception and assembly)
• ProArt (components)
• VMDH (decoration)[
• Cercle d’Art (publishing)
• In 2018, the Group employed 148 people

 

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Horométrie SA

Horométrie is the operating company of the Richard Mille brand created by Richard Mille in 2001 and Dominique Guenat.

It also coordinates global distribution via four partners, who operate 38 proprietary Richard Mille stores worldwide as joint ventures or franchises.

• RM EMEA for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
• RM USA for North and South America
• RM JAPAN for Japan
• RM ASIA for South-East Asia

The Great SA – Montres Valine (GMV) developed and produced all the Richard Mille watches in Switzerland. These are Manufacture in Les Breuleux.

Design and development are carried out in the old 1950s building in Les Breuleux, which was renovated in 1972, while assembly and quality control are performed in the building, completed in 2007.

Technical Innovation

• Development of the first baseplates in carbon nanofibres, titanium, and Carbon TPT
• Development of gem-set ceramic
• The invention of laminated sapphire crystal (RM 53-01)
• The invention of new watch complications: Oracle (RM 069), mechanical G-force sensor (RM 036).
• The invention of Quartz TPT® with NTPT® produces for the first time the original RM 011 in Carbon TPT®.
• The invention of the variable-geometry rotor on RM 011.
• The invention of the declutchable rotor.
• The invention of Quartz TPT with the NTPT company.

Partners

Nationality	Name	Profession
	Fernando Alonso	Spanish 2x Formula One world champion.
	Mutaz Essa Barshim	The Qatari track and field athlete
	Yohan Blake	Jamaican sprinter: Blake wore a customized Tourbillon in Jamaica’s national colors during the 2012 Olympic Games in London
	Jessica von Bredow-Werndl	German dressage rider
	Sébastien Buemi	Swiss former Formula One racing driver. Currently races in WEC and Formula E.
	Martin Brundle	British former Formula One driver. Now works at Sky Sports F1 as a commentator.
	Pierre Casiraghi	Vice president of Yacht Club Monaco
	Jackie Chan	Hong Kong action star: RM 057 Dragon-Jackie Chan Tourbillon
	Didier Drogba	Ivorian professional footballer
	Romain Grosjean	French former Formula One driver. Now races in Indycar.
	Cristie Kerr	American professional golfer
	Cyril Kongo	French painter and graffiti artist
	Charles Leclerc	Monégasque Formula One racing driver
	Ester Ledecká	Czech snowboarder and alpine skier
	Yuliya Levchenko	Ukrainian high jumper
	Sébastien Loeb	French 9x World Rally Champion currently competes in Extreme E
	Diana Luna	Italian professional golfer
	Pablo Mac Donough	Argentino professional polo player
	John Malkovich	American actor, producer, and fashion designer
	Roberto Mancini[	Italian football manager and former player
	Felipe Massa	Retired Brazilian Formula One driver: Richard Mille has developed three special-edition Tourbillon watches with Massa, including the RM 006, RM 009, and RM 056.
	Benjamin Millepied[93]	American actor, producer, and fashion designer
	Rafael Nadal	Tennis player
	Akani Simbine	South African sprinter
	Wayde van Niekerk	South African sprinter: gold medal and broke the world record in the 400m in the 2016 Summer Olympics
	Sébastien Ogier	French WRC rally driver
	Simon Pagenaud	French professional Indycar and IMSA SportsCar driver
	Alexis Pinturault	French World Cup alpine ski racer
	Alain Prost	Retired French 4x Formula One world champion.
	Mick Schumacher	German Formula One driver.
	Sylvester Stallone	American actor
	Nafissatou Thiam	Belgian athlete specializing in a multi-event competition
	Jean Todt	French, President of the FIA, governing body of Formula One and other motorsports.
	Stoffel Vandoorne	Belgian former Formula One driver. Currently races in Formula E.
	Bubba Watson	American golfer: Watson won the 2012 Masters Tournament wearing a Richard Mille watch.
	Pharrell Williams	American music producer and singer-songwriter
	Michelle Yeoh	Malaysian actress: Richard Mille developed the Richard Mille RM 051 Phoenix-Michelle Yeoh.
	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Norwegian biathlete
	Julian Alaphilippe	France Cyclist

Social Media Links

Richard Mille loves to share his pictures and videos on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. He launched his YouTube channel “Richard Mille” on Dec 5, 2020, and has 36.64K subscribers to date; the channel has more than 15 million views. He continuously shares his activities on social platforms to engage his fans. He has 1.7 Million followers on Instagram. He is a celebrity and is widely followed on social media sites. It is estimated that Richard Mille will have a net worth of $1 million to $2 million in 2023.

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Richard Mille Net Worth 2023 / Richard Mille’s Salary / Income

It is believed that Richard Mille net worth or net income falls within the range of $1 to $2 million dollars. However, he accumulated his wealth primarily through his early career as a thriving entrepreneur.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Why Richard Mille is so famous?

Richard Mille is a well-known Swiss luxury watch company.

• Who is Richard Mille?

Richard Mille is basically a Swiss luxury watch company that was founded by Dominique Guenat and Richard Mille in 2001 that is located in Les Breaux, Switzerland. This brand is especially known for specializing in its extremely high-priced wristwatches.

• What is the net worth of Richard Mille?

He is the chairman of the board, president, and chief executive of the Richard Mille Company. He was also the chairman of a private chemical business Graphix for almost one year. His estimated net worth is around $1 million to $2 million.

In February 1951, he was born in Draguignan, France. After completing his graduation in marketing from the University of Besancon, he started working in Finhor in 1974 which was a Local Watchmaker Company.

• Does Richard have an interest in Luxury Cars?

He is very passionate about luxury cars, aeronautics, and mechanics. According to his statement that Enzo Ferrari was basically not a car technician but he basically understood what a high-performance car and Richard found he knew what a high-performance watch should look like.

• Why are Richard Mille Watches so Expensive?

His watches are expensive due to the use of Sapphires and gold in them while a single Sapphire watch takes about 100 hours to create and the company only produces 5000 watches in a year which are shock resistant up to 10,000 gs.

• Which is the most expensive watch?

The company has only made 10 pieces of the RM056 on the 10th Anniversary of Felipe Massa’s watch. The price of the watch is between $1,700,000 and $2,000,000.

• Which is the cheapest Richard Mille Watch?

The cheapest Richard Mille watch is the RM 016 Automatic Winding Extra Flat, which price is $60,000.

• Where is Richard Mille Company Located?

Richard Mille is a Swiss brand that is located in the town of Les Breuleux, in the Canton of Jura. The Richard Mille brand is operated within the Montres Valgine Company.

• Has the brand made any Sponsorship?

The Richard Mille brand has made various sponsorship with sportspeople and sports events which include the Le Mans Classic and Grand Prix de Pau auto races and the ‘Voiles de Saint Barth’ regatta.

• Are Richard Mille Watches ever criticized?

In 2021, an American rapper Sean Combs described the watches as ugly and stated that he has three watches but never them while in the same year, the magazine of watch reseller Chrono24 mentioned the Richard Mille watches as “not worth the hype”.

• Who is the CEO of Richard Mille watch company?

Richard Mille Swiss luxury watch company was founded in 2001 by Dominique Guenat and Richard Mille.

• How much is a Richard Mille watch?

On average, a Richard Mille watch costs approximately $200,000.

• Why is a Richard Mille so expensive?

The expensive nature of Richard Mille watches is because of the brand’s unique design philosophy, dedication to craftsmanship, innovative use of materials, as well as their exclusivity and scarcity all contribute to their high price tags.