Richard Mille
RM 35-02 Rafael Nadal
RM35-02
Quartz TPT engineering meets the demands of professional tennis.
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Overview
The Richard Mille RM 35-02 Rafael Nadal is a high-complication sport watch developed in close collaboration with the Spanish tennis champion. Built around the in-house calibre RMAL1 and housed in a tonneau-shaped Quartz TPT case measuring 49.9 × 39.7 mm, it represents the RM 035 line's most technically refined expression. The fully skeletonized dial places the movement's architecture on open display, a hallmark of Richard Mille's design philosophy.
History
The RM 035 line was conceived as a dedicated collaboration between Richard Mille and Rafael Nadal, with the goal of producing a wristwatch robust enough to be worn during Grand Slam competition. The RM 35-02 succeeded earlier references in the series and was produced from 2016 through 2022, refining both the case material and movement specification over its run. Its use of Quartz TPT — a composite formed from layers of silica quartz fibres — marked a significant material evolution within the collection. The reference has since become one of the most recognisable athlete-collaboration pieces in contemporary haute horlogerie.
Notable points
- Quartz TPT case: a composite of layered silica quartz fibres offering exceptional rigidity and low mass relative to conventional case materials.
- Calibre RMAL1: an in-house automatic movement engineered to withstand the extreme shock and vibration loads generated during professional tennis.
- Tonneau case proportions of 49.9 × 39.7 mm follow the bold, ergonomic geometry characteristic of the RM 035 family.
- Fully skeletonized dial exposes the movement's bridges, baseplate, and oscillating weight in the Richard Mille tradition.
- Produced across a six-year window (2016–2022), the RM 35-02 represents one of the longer-running iterations of the Nadal collaboration series.
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