177 Richard Mille A sporty, rare and very fine, Rafael Nadal, skeletonized automatic wristwatch in Carbon TPT, with guarantee and box.
Estimate: € 200.000 – 400.000
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- Model Rafael Nadal
- Year 2020
- Reference RM35-02 CA
- Case Material Carbon TPT
- Case Number 1175
- Bracelet Material Rubber strap
- Movement Automatic, cal. 6217, 32 jewels
- Movement Number 226'744
- Dimension 44.5mm width x 50mm length
- Signed Case, dial and movement
- Accessories Accompanied by Richard Mille guarantee dated 4th November 2020 stamped Richard Mille Milan Boutique, warranty card, booklets, box and outer packaging.
Conceived for one of the most dominant athletes in modern sporting history, the Rafael Nadal collection by Richard Mille stands as a benchmark for extreme performance watchmaking. The collaboration began in 2010 with the groundbreaking RM 027, whose cable-suspended movement housed in a carbon nanotube case rewrote the rulebook for shock resistance and weight reduction. By 2016, the manufacture pushed the concept even further with the introduction of the RM35-02, a self-winding evolution engineered for real-world athletic performance. At its heart lies the calibre RMAL1, equipped with Richard Mille’s patented variable-geometry rotor, allowing the winding efficiency to be tailored to the wearer’s level of physical activity. Ultra-light by design, the movement’s grade 5 titanium bridges and baseplate are wet-sandblasted and treated with black PVD and Titalyt coatings, achieving both rigidity and visual depth. Fully skeletonised, the calibre reveals its twin barrels from the dial side for improved torque stability, while, marking a first for the RM35 line, the reverse view is equally exposed through a sapphire caseback. Produced in both Quartz TPT® red and Carbon TPT® black, the present example is executed in the latter, its stealthy appearance subtly enlivened by flashes of red and yellow, a discreet homage to Nadal’s Spanish heritage. Featherlight on the wrist, yet engineered to endure the brutal accelerations generated by professional tennis, the watch is capable of withstanding forces in excess of 5,000 Gs, a figure more commonly associated with aerospace than horology. Preserved in excellent condition, the present example represents Richard Mille’s philosophy distilled to its purest form: engineering without compromise, executed at the very limits of what is possible.
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