Each year, the run-up to the French Open tennis tournament sees the Swiss watchmaker unveil a new high-performance timepiece celebrating its long-running partnership with Spanish player Rafael Nadal. This year sees the arrival of a new watch, called the ?RM 35-02,? which is the first model in Richard Mille’s collection dedicated to the Majorcan personality […]The post Richard Mille Unveils Rafael Nadal Watch For French Open appeared first on Pursuitist.

Each year, the run-up to the French Open tennis tournament sees the Swiss watchmaker unveil a new high-performance timepiece celebrating its long-running partnership with Spanish player Rafael Nadal. This year sees the arrival of a new watch, called the ?RM 35-02,? which is the first model in Richard Mille’s collection dedicated to the Majorcan personality to use an automatic movement.Six years of collaboration have given rise to many exceptional creations, presented as part of the brand’s ?Rafael Nadal? collection.Over the years, the tennis player and the watchmaker have worked hand in hand to create innovative wristwatches, notably in terms of their lightweight designs and shock resistance ? two essential qualities for surviving Rafael Nadal’s forehand.Like its predecessors, the ?RM 35-02? brings its share of technical and aesthetic innovations, starting with the new RMAL1 caliber, a self-winding skeleton movement with hours, minutes and seconds functions, and a first for a watch in Richard Mil...