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  • Condition Report

  • Manufacturer: Richard Mille
    Year: Circa 2017
    Reference No: RM35-02 CA TPT
    Movement No: 198’439, 6217
    Case No: 417
    Model Name: RM35-02 Rafael Nadal
    Material: Carbon TPT
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. RMAL1
    Bracelet/Strap: Rubber
    Clasp/Buckle: Titanium Richard Mille deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 44.5mm width x 49.94mm length
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and clasp signed
    Accessories: Accompanied with Richard Mille warranty stamped Richard Mille Boutique MO Taipei and dated 31st August 2017, service booklets, product literature, purchase invoice and folios. Delivered with Richard Mille Certificate of Authenticity dated 22 November 2023.

  • Catalogue Essay

    - Made for a legend with 22 Grand Slam titles, the Richard Mille Rafael Nadal collection is as extraordinary as the Spanish Tennis Champion. Graced with equal rigours of passion and reinvention, the collaboration began with the first RM027 with and proprietary carbon nanotube case with cable-suspended movement in 2010.

    - Built for the ultimate, in 2016 Richard Mille leaped forward with the self-winding RM35-02 featuring the patented variable-geometry rotor powering the calibre RMAL1 which allows adjustment cater to the wearer’s activities.

    - Ultra-light, the wet-sandblasted grade 5 titanium bridges and baseplate in black are PVD/Titalyt-treated, its skeletonized movement not only showcases the double barrels for greater torque stability from the front, but also for the first time for the RM35 on the reverse with a sapphire caseback.

    - The model was available in Quarts-TPT Red as well as Carbon TPT (Thin Ply Technology) in black like the present example. Hinting the player’s Spanish DNA, the timepiece incorporated hints of Red and yellow like its country flag.

    - A featherweight watch but it has been designed to withstand the shocks and G forces generated by a professional tennis player and in particular, Nadal’s incredible force when hitting a tennis ball. In fact, the watch can withstand an astounding accelerative force of 5,000Gs.

    - A piece of engineer marvel, the present RM35-02 is in hardly worn condition with a recent maintenance for optimal performance.

  • Artist Biography

    Richard Mille

    Swiss • 1999

    Established in 1999, Richard Mille's ultra-modern timepieces combine cutting-edge materials from high performance worlds such as Formula 1 racecars with high-end traditional watchmaking. The brand's revolutionary designs, technical breakthroughs and exceptional hand-finishing excite even the most discriminating collectors, and have positioned Richard Mille alongside the top makers of the modern luxury watch world.

    Innovative watches, such as the RM 027 Tourbillon, which was the world’s lightest mechanical watch when introduced in 2011, have helped the brand invert the concept of the luxury watch. Key models include the RM 009 Tourbillon cased in Aluminum Silicon Carbide (AlSiC), the RM 027-02 Tourbillon made for tennis star Rafael Nadal with a case made from quartz and carbon fiber and the RM 008 split seconds chronograph.

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8004

Ref. RM35-02 CA TPT
A highly desirable and innovative Carbon TPT skeletonized wristwatch with warranty

Circa 2017
44.5mm width x 49.94mm length
Case, dial, movement and clasp signed

Estimate
HK$1,000,000 - 2,000,000 
€123,000-247,000
$128,000-256,000

Current bid HK$1,500,000
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