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Incredibly light: Richard Mille RM 27-05 Flying Tourbillon Rafael Nadal



We can’t help but wonder if Richard Mille’s latest collaboration with the legendary Rafael Nadal is the culmination of the brand’s quest for unprecedented lightness and greater precision. replica Richard Mille RM 27-05 Rafael Nadal

On Monday, Rafael Nadal left the French Open courts after losing to Alexander Zverev in the first round of the French Open. The King of Clay wore Richard Mille’s new RM 27-05 Flying Tourbillon Rafael Nadal watch for what may have been the last time.

The Spanish player has dominated the French Open for the past two decades, winning 112 of 115 matches and 14 titles. He has been wearing a Richard Mille Tourbillon watch since 2010.

“I still remember the day in 2008 when Richard contacted me to discuss a collaboration,” Nadal said in a press release. “It was simply unthinkable for me, because I had never worn anything on my wrist.” fake luxury watches

He recalls when Mille visited him in Mallorca in 2010 and jokingly gave him a heavy platinum watch. “As you would expect, when I reacted, he quickly produced a prototype of the RM 027: a watch with beautiful lines and surprisingly low weight,” he says.

Since then, the two have collaborated on 11 RM 27 watches, an impressive portfolio of timepieces, culminating this month with the limited edition RM 27-05 Flying Tourbillon.

Weighing just 11.5 grams (excluding the strap) and resistant to accelerations of more than 14,000 g – both world records for a manually-wound tourbillon – the RM 27-05 embodies the brand’s quest for unprecedented lightness and greater precision, a true tennis aristocrat both on and off the court. replica Seiko watches

Material World
“All the material research has contributed to this record-breaking durability and lightness,” said Julien Boillat, technical director of Casings, in a press release. “This achievement is also due to the fact that we used a crystal made of PMMA, a polymer that has been treated to resist scratching. Sapphire would have been too heavy to meet the challenge.”

The brand’s iconic tonneau-shaped case measures 37.25mm x 47.25mm x 7.20mm and is made from a new composite material, Carbon TPT B.4, which took Mille five years to develop with Swiss partner North Thin Ply Technology (NTPT).

The next-generation version of the Carbon TPT material, which Richard Mille has used frequently in the past, uses a similar manufacturing method, with hundreds of layers or parallel carbon filaments (each no larger than 50 microns in diameter) impregnated with a new high-performance resin.

The layers are then stacked using a special NTPT machine that changes the direction of the fibers by 70° between layers to create a special woven structure that maximizes the material’s strength-to-weight ratio. Finally, the composite is heated to 120°C at 6 bar pressure before subsequent processing at Richard Mille. replica luxury watches

Compared to Carbon TPT, Carbon TPT B.4 is 4% denser, 15% stiffer in fibers and 30% stronger in resin. Given its unique properties, thinner cross-sections can be machined, saving weight without sacrificing rigidity.

The one-piece case is made from solid Carbon TPT B.4, saving every gram. To this end, the movement is mounted directly on the X-shaped ridges of the inner caseback, with the movement sitting on six support points 5/100 of a millimeter from the bottom, reinforcing the rigidity of the watch.

The movement does not use screws, but is held in place by the bezel and flange, which hold it in place. Also, as Boillat points out, the crystal is not a typical sapphire material, as it would be too heavy. Instead, the crystal is a polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) polymer that has been coated for scratch resistance.

Form meets function
The Mille team invested 4,000 hours in designing the movement and case, which showcase the RM 27's back-to-basics aesthetic with a dark exterior.

Based on the ultra-thin RM UP-01 calibre, the movement measures 3.75 mm thick and weighs just 3.79 g. Additionally, the movement driving the RM 27-05 offers a power reserve of approximately 55 hours and features a flying tourbillon oscillating at a frequency of 3 Hz.

Mounted on only one side, the flying tourbillon eliminates the need for a traditional upper bridge, expanding the horizons of its unique construction while further reducing weight. replica Jacob & Co. Epic X Chrono


“Thanks to the ball-bearing-mounted base, the tourbillon was able to do away with a bridge while retaining its performance,” says Salvador Arbona, technical director of the movement. “Making the barrel fly also complies with our need for lightness. Its extremely thin thickness of just 0.72 mm helped us develop an ultra-thin movement with a larger volume. As a result, the barrel was designed for this unique aesthetic, a masterpiece of traditional craftsmanship.”

The movement baseplate and bridges are made of micro-blasted and PVD-treated grade 5 titanium, a corrosion-resistant and very hard alloy that optimizes the function of the gear train, while the V-shaped gear train bridge is machined from Carbon TPT, a material that is extremely resistant to cracking and splitting. Ultimately, the pairing of titanium and Carbon TPT gives the entire assembly extreme rigidity, while the flatness of the surface further enhances the function of the gear train.

“The RM 27-05 bears witness to our long-standing friendship and shared pleasure,” says commercial director Alexandre Mille. “Looking ahead, the technology used to develop the RM 27-05 will undoubtedly benefit all our future creations.”

This is the game, setting and matching of the RM 27 series. replica Jacob & Co. Epic X Chrono