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Richard Mille proudly provides the RM-27-03 Rafael Nadal Tourbillon watch








These days, Richard Mille launched an additional significant timepiece in France: the RM27-03 Rafael Nadal Tourbillon watch, priced at an astounding $750, 000. Having collaborated for seven years, Rich Mille has consistently worked for perfection in creating watches for the tennis celebrity, from the shock-resistant tourbillon motion to the stunning design utilizing high-tech materials. This most recent release further confirms which commitment.



The actual watch's aesthetic is influenced by the Roland Garros clay-based courts, where nine-time France Open champion Rafael Nadal unleashes his magic. Therefore, the watch features striking red-colored and bright yellow features. Furthermore, like the high-tech clay surfaces courts, the case is constructed from Quartz TPT® - the Swiss-patented process that impregnates an ultra-thin 45-micron coating of silica with coloured resin. The process involves putting layers of fine filaments and then heating them to 120°C.



According to Richard Mille, developing a completely new Quartz TPT® hue without diminishing biocompatibility and durability was no simple feat. This work had been accomplished through a collaboration among Richard Mille's engineers as well as North Thin Ply Technologies (NTPT®).



The particular RM27-03 movement, equipped with a great tourbillon capable of withstanding shock up to 10, 000g, models a new benchmark in the making of watch. In addition to years of development, this particular timepiece has undergone countless hours of oscillating effect testing. Furthermore, this ultra-light tourbillon movement features a skeletonized design and reduces the amount of components to lighten the weight. The quick-winding clip or barrel provides a 70-hour power reserve. Naturally , all components are exceptionally finished, with the bridges, disks, and tourbillon shaped such as bull horns-the bull as being a symbol of Spain along with a signature motif of Lafayette Lafayette. The torque-limiting overhead for winding is designed within the shape of a tennis golf ball. This timepiece is limited to 50 pieces.



RM 27-03 Tourbillon Watch Technical Specifications (Raphael Nadal)




Movement RM27-03: Manual-winding tourbillon movements with hour and moment hands. Dimensions: 47. 77 x 40. 30 x 12. 75 mm.



Power Reserve: 70 hrs (±10%).



Constructed Carbon Fiber Case Backplate



The RM 27-03 features a built-in case backplate made of Carbon TPT®. Typically the bezel and case back tend to be directly assembled to the situation backplate; this structure is called " Built-in" -a race car construction that guarantees maximum rigidity and improved shock resistance.



Carbon TPT® consists of several layers of parallel graphite filaments obtained by isolating carbon fiber threads. Carbon TPT® has a maximum thickness associated with 30 microns. Its levels are impregnated with resin and stacked on a unique machine that aligns the actual fiber orientation of each level by 45°. After becoming heated to 120°C and also subjected to 6 bar regarding pressure, Carbon TPT® is actually processed at Richard Mille's parts factory. Carbon TPT® is renowned for its superior capacity microcracks and cracking.



This perforated carbon fibre TPT® baseplate is a work of art of processing technology. Like a core component of the RM 27-03, it has undergone a number of rigorous tests to improve its mechanical properties.



Grade 5 Ti Alloy Bridge



Grade 5 titanium is really a biocompatible, corrosion-resistant, and extremely inflexible alloy that ensures sleek operation of gear transmissions. This particular alloy consists of 90% ti, 6% aluminum, and 4% vanadium. This ratio additional enhances its mechanical attributes, making it widely used in the substratosphere, aviation, and automotive industrial sectors.



Like the baseplate, the bridges of the RM 27-03 movement have gone through rigorous and comprehensive accreditation testing to optimize their own shock resistance.



Variable Inertia Free-Range Balance



The free-range balance wheel with adjustable inertia and a terminal competition hairspring ensures greater dependability under shocks and during activity assembly and disassembly, leading to better timekeeping performance with time.



High-Speed Revolving Barrel (6 hours for each revolution instead of 7. five hours)



This specific barrel offers the following benefits:



- Considerably reduces periodic internal mainspring stickiness, thus improving overall performance; - Provides excellent mainspring curve variation. The ideal energy reserve/performance/timekeeping regularity ratio should be thought about when selecting this function.



Barrel Pawl with Progressive Recoil



This device significantly enhances winding efficiency (approximately 20%), especially in the initial winding phases. It also contributes to a more actually distribution of tension inside the mainspring.



Often the drum gear and middle pinion feature a central involute profile.



The actual central involute tooth user profile of the drum gear offers an optimal pressure angle involving 20°, thus promoting effective rotational motion and paying for deviations that may happen during the operation of the equipment train. This, in turn, assures excellent torque transmission and also a significant performance improvement.



Other Features



Movement Dimensions: 29. 30 x 29. 60 mm • Thickness: 7. 10 mm



• Tourbillon Diameter: twelve. 30 mm



• Balance Wheel Diameter: 10.00 mm



• Jewels: 19



• Stability Wheel: Glucydur, double hands, four adjusting screws



• Moment connected with Inertia: 11. 50 mg•cm², Amplitude: 53°



• Frequency: 21, six hundred vibrations per hour (3 Hz)



• Hairspring: Nivarox® elinvar



• Shock Absorber: KIF Elastor KE 160 B28



• Mainspring Barrel: Nickel-free Chronifer (DIN x 46 Cr thirteen + S), with the subsequent characteristics: Stainless Steel - Antimagnetic - Tempered



Quartz Case TPT®



The RM 27-03 features Quartz TPT® bezels on both the front and back again. Quartz TPT® is a innovative new material designed along with developed in collaboration along with North Thin Ply Technological innovation.



It includes parallel fiber layers produced from separated silica filaments. These types of fiber layers, no more than forty five micrometers thick, are impregnated in a yellow or reddish resin developed specifically for Rich Mille and then inserted utilizing an automated positioning system that may change the orientation of each dietary fiber layer by 45°.



The material is then warmed to 120°C and put through 6 bar of stress in an autoclave similar to all those used in manufacturing aerospace elements, before being machined making use of CNC machine tools within Richard Mille's production service. During processing, the individual fibers layers of Quartz TPT® are randomly exposed, making certain each machined part is exclusive.



Due to the warm resistance and high power properties of quartz materials, they are commonly used in high-end applications.



The whole case structure is water-repellant to 50 meters, because of two nitrile rubber O-rings and assembled using 10 grade 5 titanium spline screws and 316L stainless-steel washers.



Torque Limiting Crown



The crown is made of quartz TPT®. This additional security system prevents accidental overwinding, thus avoiding damage to the particular winding rod or too much stress on the mainspring barrel or clip.



Crystal: Sapphire crystal (Vickers hardness 1800), double anti-reflective coating; Width: 1 . 20 mm in the edge and 4. 2009 mm at the top.