Hublot Rafa Nadal. Published thu may 25 2017 4 06 pm edt updated thu may 25 2017 5 33 pm edt. When developing and fine tuning the richard mille rm 27 03 rafael nadal tourbillon shock resistance the engineers at richard mille used a so called pendulum impact device something that although present at select watch manufactures also remains a rare and remarkably drastic method for testing the durability of a luxury watch.
After partnering with rafael nadal richard mille wanted to produce a shock resistant tourbillon watch that could withstand the stress and extreme forces experienced during a tennis match. To mark the 10th anniversary of its partnership with rafael nadal richard mille has presented the new rm 27 04 tourbillon rafael nadal the latest timepiece dedicated to the spanish tennis champion the ninth of an exceptional series that we list below. In 2010 richard mille announced its partnership with tennis phenom rafael rafa nadal along with a groundbreaking new watch the rm 027.
Published thu may 25 2017 4 06 pm edt updated thu may 25 2017 5 33 pm edt.
The first result the rm 027 debuted in 2010 and is among the lightest mechanical timepieces with a tourbillon. And part of that ritual now includes a 690 000 watch. Hublot s newest big bang watch pays tribute to an extreme form of tattooing the all black model is the work of swiss tattoo artist maxime plescia buchi. When developing and fine tuning the richard mille rm 27 03 rafael nadal tourbillon shock resistance the engineers at richard mille used a so called pendulum impact device something that although present at select watch manufactures also remains a rare and remarkably drastic method for testing the durability of a luxury watch.