Wearing striking pastel-colored clothing throughout the tournament (combining bubblegum pink with arctic blue), the Spaniard has beaten all his rivals without giving up even a set (it should be remembered that Nadal has a record of victories in the almost immaculate French tournament -100 wins and 2 losses in 102 games- since it debuted in Paris in 2005, fifteen years ago).
However, one of the curiosities that has most captured the attention of the spectators is not in his left hand, the one that holds his racket, but in his right wrist, where he wears a wristwatch that he does not take off at any time. play.
Specifically, it is an exclusive model from the Swiss manufacturer Richard Mille valued at just over a million dollars, a watch thought out and designed especially for the characteristics of the Spanish athlete.
The watch is especially notable for its tourbillion (baptized RM 27-04), which weighs just 1 ounce (30 grams). Despite its lightness, however, its structure can resist the tremendous accelerations (12,000 g) that the Spanish champion manages to impress on his most energetic blows.
In its manufacture, Richard Mille wanted to pay tribute to one of its most universal brand ambassadors (Rafa Nadal’s relationship with the Swiss firm dates back ten years), so the internal mechanisms of the watch have been ‘strung’ just like a tennis racket.
A special steel cable was woven from gauze to make a mesh structure to which the manual ‘skeletonised’ movement (with 19 jewels and a 38-hour power reserve) was attached. In this way, the strings limit excessive friction and sustained impact during the course of a tennis match (as well as providing undeniable aesthetic beauty)
Made of ‘TitaCarb’ (Richard Mille’s exclusive material), a high-performance polyamide, and reinforced with carbon fiber content, it is an extremely shock-resistant watch.
Only 50 units of the RM 27-04 have been made and they are available exclusively at Richard Mille boutiques at a price of close to one million euros.
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