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Richard Mille & Only Watch 2011

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June 2011


Having supported Only Watch from the beginning, Richard Mille wanted to donate one of its most emblematic creations to Only Watch 2011: the RM 027 tourbillon developed for and in collaboration with Rafael Nadal.

Rafael Nadal has worn this watch in every match he has played since 2010 which is unique in the history of tennis, Richard Mille wanted to donate a truly unique timepiece to Only Watch 2011. The RM 027 to be auctioned is the very watch worn by Rafael Nadal when he won the 2011 Monte Carlo championships for the seventh year running so clearly meets this criteria.

This RM 027 is also the prototype used for pre-production testing the results of which were, of course, extremely positive. The mechanism has never failed during any of the matches played by Rafael Nadal whilst wearing this watch.

True to the spirit of Only Watch, which offers collectors the opportunity to acquire cutting-edge timepieces, the RM 027 is a technical marvel. This tourbillon watch has a manual winding mechanism and weighs less than 20 grams including the strap. Several years of research and development went into creating this model, of which only 50 limited edition pieces were made.

In April, at the end of the Monte Carlo championships in Monaco, Rafael Nadal met Paul, Luc Pettavino’s son, a 15 year old boy who is struggling against Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Some 250,000 victims suffer from this severe disease across the world. In a symbolic gesture, the world’s Number 1 tennis player handed Paul his watch, the sale of which will help fight his disease.

Source : Richard Mille

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