RM 35

The Richard Mille RM 35 is the Rafael Nadal watch — developed in close collaboration with the tennis champion and subjected to the punishment of Nadal's most violent groundstrokes during development. Richard Mille's engineers worked directly with Nadal, attaching accelerometers to his racket to measure the g-forces transmitted during serves (which can exceed 1,000g during contact) and calibrating the movement to withstand them. The result is a mechanical watch that can function accurately during extreme physical activity — something most watches cannot. The RM 35-02 is the current key reference, housing the CRMT6 automatic Calibre with a free-sprung variable inertia balance and skeletonized movement architecture. Cases are produced in Quartz TPT, Carbon TPT, and combinations — materials that are simultaneously more rigid and lighter than stainless steel. The RM 35 is lighter than a credit card, despite housing a movement of extraordinary complexity. On the secondary market, the RM 35-02 in Quartz TPT is consistently one of the most liquid Richard Mille references, appealing to collectors who want the brand's core philosophy without paying for a more complex complication.