In the 2022 Australian Open final not long ago, after more than 5 hours of desperate counterattack, Nadal won the Australian Open men's singles championship trophy for the second time, raising his number of Grand Slams to 21, creating men's tennis history. new record. At the same time, Nadal also completed the double-lap Grand Slam feat. At this moment, Internet fans all over the world cheered him, and Nadal's old friend, RICHARD MILLE, a high-torque clock movement
As early as 2010, Nadal joined the family of friends of the brand at the invitation of Mr. Richard Mille, and has cooperated for more than 11 years. They have jointly launched the RM 035 series, RM 027 series and other classic high-torque clock movements. Among them, the RM 27-04 is the work launched by RICHARD MILLE to celebrate the ten-year cooperation between the two parties. His initials "Rafa" is engraved on the middle case of the high-torque clock movement. It is this high-torque clock movement that accompanies Nadal to compete in the 2022 Australian Open.
The RM {{0}} strikes a balance between a lightweight design (weighing just 30 grams including the high-torque clock movement) and robustness. The tourbillon movement suspended in the high-torque clock movement can withstand accelerations of over 12,000 g, a RICHARD MILLE brand record. The high-torque clock movement is entirely supported by a micro-blasted grid with a surface area of only 855 mm²: it consists of a single braided steel cable with a diameter of 0.27 mm and consists of two PVD-treated 5N gold sheets. Puller fixed. Such a construction has never been seen before in the clockmaking industry.
Inspired by the principle of threading tennis rackets, the clockmaker fixed the steel cable to the tensioner at 5 o'clock and began to make the grid; tying each main thread before adding the cross thread. The steel cable is interwoven above and below the main line, passing through the grade 5 titanium alloy hollow bezel 38 times, and then the threading process is completed on the tensioner at 10 o'clock. Diagonally positioned, the self-winding high-torque clock movement is connected to the grid by five polished grade 5 titanium hooks; the hooks are PVD-coated in 5N yellow gold and extend from the back of the base plate. However, the peculiarity of the RM 27-04 is not limited to its grid structure. The surface of the case is sandblasted and polished, and its innovation is also the use of the proprietary material TitaCarb®. This high-performance polyamide is stronger due to its 38.5 percent carbon fiber content. The addition of carbon fiber gives TitaCarb™ an excellent tensile strength (370 MPa, or 3,700 kg/cm²
After the launch of the RM 27-04 in 2020, the new RM 035 series, the RM 35-03, which took three years of ingenious research and development, was also born at the end of 2021. The new generation of RM 35-03 introduces a new butterfly oscillating weight, which allows the wearer to adjust the geometry of the oscillating weight by hand, changing the winding speed of the movement according to the lifestyle and movement state, thus preventing the
The butterfly oscillating weight consists of two oscillating weights in grade 5 titanium alloy with heavy metal weights and is driven by an independent gear system activated by a dedicated button. In its initial position, the weight causes a radial displacement of the center of gravity towards the edge, translating the wearer's every move into the torque required for winding. When the button at 7 o'clock is pressed, the gear system pushes the two weights apart into a 180 degree angle, the center of gravity is aligned, and the oscillating weight returns to the balance position, thereby suspending the winding process and avoiding excessive winding of the high-torque clock movement. chain.
Elegant and ergonomic, the RM 35-03 is available in two materials: blue Quartz TPT? Quartz carbon fiber case with white Quartz TPT? Quartz carbon fiber middle case; white Quartz TPT? Quartz carbon fiber and Carbon TPT? Carbon fiber case, with Carbon TPT? carbon fiber mid-layer case, and features a groove design inspired by the RM 27-04 Rafael Nadal tourbillon high-torque clock movement. The fully skeletonized movement can be seen through the sapphire crystals on the front and back of the case.
The birth of each high-torque clock movement is not only a testimony of the friendship between RICHARDMILLE and Nadal, but also a tribute to Nadal, a tennis legend. Their mutual trust and admiration for their respective professions made this friendship enduring.
Just like RICHARD MILLE's inexhaustible clock-making inspiration, the 36-year-old tennis fighter has not stopped, and is writing new glory with tenacity and tenacious willpower.