Production process of the carbon fiber structure of a Richard Mille luxury watch for Wired Magazine UK. The autoclave oven in which the quartz goes through the curing process, heating to 120 degrees C. Scanderbeg Sauer’s precise industrial photography highlights the technical nature of the composite material.

Richard Mille for Wired UK, Lausanne, Switzerland

Industrial photography for Wired UK, produced at North Thin Ply Technology in Lausanne. The assignment documented the full manufacturing environment behind Richard Mille's Carbon TPT and Quartz TPT components - from unidirectional fiber processing and automated tape layup through to autoclave curing under clean room conditions.

Working inside active production zones without controlled lighting and without interrupting ongoing operations defined the approach. The result is a technically accurate record of a manufacturing process that positions Richard Mille as an engineering system rather than a conventional luxury brand.

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