Richard Mille's latest watch pays tribute to the iconic smiley

Richard Mille's latest creation, the RM 88 Automatic Tourbillon Smiley, pays tribute to an icon. photos: Richard Mille

The smile, a universal expression of our innate desire to connect with others, is fundamental to our social interactions.

Richard Mille draws inspiration for its RM 88 Automatic Tourbillon Smiley from this very expression, depicted playfully in the Smiley, a little yellow face that appeared in 1972 in the pages of the French newspaper, France Soir which rapidly went viral.