Rafael Nadal Watch Collection: Richard Mille Collection Worth $11,000,000
Rafael Nadal is often considered one of the greatest tennis players ever, holding the record for the most Grand Slam titles with 22. Besides his tennis career, Nadal is also known for wearing Richard Mille watches exclusively, but it’s not just about his love for luxury. Nadal has been a Richard Mille ambassador since 2010.
Before meeting Richard Mille in 2008, Nadal didn’t wear a watch while playing tennis. It took some time, but Mille convinced Nadal to become an ambassador and even collaborated with him and the brand’s designers to create special, lightweight watches that he could wear while playing tennis.
In this article, we’ll take a closer look at the Spain Bull watch collection, exploring its features and prices.
Rafael Nadal Watch Collection Overview
| Watch Collection | Worth: $10,950,000 |
|---|---|
| Rafael Nadal’s Richard Mille RM 27-04 | $2,150,000 |
| Rafael Nadal’s Richard Mille RM 27-01 | $1,750,000 |
| Rafael Nadal’s Richard Mille RM | $1,650,000 |
| Rafael Nadal’s Richard Mille RM | $1,600,000 |
| Rafael Nadal’s Richard Mille RM | $1,300,000 |
| Rafael Nadal’s Richard Mille RM | $1,000,000 |
| Rafael Nadal’s Richard Mille RM | $850,000 |
| Rose Gold Richard Mille RM 11-03 | from $250,000 to $350,000 |
Rafael Nadal’s Richard Mille RM 27-04
The most expensive item in Rafael Nadal’s watch collection is a Richard Mille RM 27-04. Richard Mille launched this watch to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of their collaboration with Rafael Nadal.
The RM 27-04 watch is limited to just 50 pieces and has a unique tennis racket-inspired dial design. It’s also incredibly shock-resistant, with a record-breaking capacity of 12,000 g’s, surpassing the RM 27-03. However, it comes with a heavy price tag of $2,150,000 USD on the gray market.
The watch is expertly crafted with grade 5 titanium for its baseplate and bridges and TitaCarb, a tough polyamide reinforced with carbon fiber, for the case. The skeletonized dial not only looks cool, inspired by a tennis racket, but also boosts the watch’s performance.
Like its predecessors, the Richard Mille RM 27-04 “Rafael Nadal” is a rare collector’s item, with only 50 made and a high market price.
Rafael Nadal’s Richard Mille RM 27-01
The next watch in Nadal’s collection is the Richard Mille RM 27-01. Like the Richard Mille 27-04, this watch was created in collaboration with Richard Mille and Rafael Nadal in 2013. What is most interesting about this watch is that the rubber strap is heavier than the watch itself, and the full weight is only 18.3 grams!
This watch has a tough carbon fiber case that’s shock-resistant and comfortable for Rafael Nadal during tournaments. It runs on a manual winding titanium movement called the caliber RM27-01, showing hours and minutes.
The watch is a limited edition with only 50 pieces made, so it comes with a heavy price. That heavy price is $1,750,000 on the market today, making Rafa the richest watch collector when it comes to the tennis category.
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Rafael Nadal’s Richard Mille RM 27-03
Next Item in Rafa’s watch collection is his own watch – Richard Mille RM 27-03. The Richard Mille RM 27-03 has a red and yellow TPT Quartz case that represents Nadal’s home country and flag – Spain.
The Turbolion mechanism of Rada’s Richard Mille 27-03 can absorb shocks of up to 10,000 g’s, which tells you that you can play Football/Rugby and the watch would be safe easily.
The watch’s skeletonized bridges have stylish curves that look like a bull’s head, which is Rafael Nadal’s symbol. To match his tennis passion, the crown is shaped like a tennis ball, and it’s used for winding and setting.
Rafael Nadal Richard Mille RM 27-03 is a limited edition of just 50 pieces, it can be seen selling on a secondary market for $1,650,000 USD.
Rafael Nadal’s Richard Mille RM 027
Rafael Nadal became a Richard Mille ambassador in 2010. For the first time ever, Richard Mille with Rafael Nadal released a RM 027. Together it took them months to test the functions to be sure Nadal could play with this watch on a court.
The watch has a tough carbon-fiber case that’s lightweight, housing the RM027 tourbillon movement. The back bezel and case band are a single piece for extra lightness.
The Richard Mille RM 027 was the lightest watch at the time, weighing less than 20 grams with its rubber strap. This timepiece is limited edition with only 50 pieces, and the price ranges all the way up to $1,600,000 on today’s market.
Rafael Nadal’s Richard Mille RM 27-02
In 2015 Roland Garros, Rafael Nadal showed up with Richard Mille 27-02 during a game against Novak Djokovic.
This super-light watch is crafted from Carbon TPT and has a unique skeleton base plate called ‘Unibody,’ like a race car chassis, which makes it strong and shock-resistant. It runs on the manual winding caliber RM27-02, showing hours and minutes.
The Rafael Nadal Richard Mille 27-02 is a limited edition (like every watch in Nadal’s collection) with 50 pieces made and can be seen selling on a secondary market for a price tag of $1,300,000 USD on the secondary market.
Rafael Nadal’s Richard Mille 035 White
Next timepiece in Rafael Nadal watch collection is a Richard Mille RM 035.
The RM 035 Collection, inspired by Rafa Nadal’s RM 027 Tourbillon (also known as ‘baby Nadal’), is all about high-tech performance. The RM 35-03 is the fourth watch in this collection and has a unique feature called the ‘butterfly rotor’ for winding. This invention lets you control how your watch winds up, and it’s super handy.
The watch has a skeletonized design and runs automatically, showing hours, minutes, and seconds. It’s made with strong materials like grade 5 titanium for durability and precise functioning (the baseplate and bridges went through tough tests to ensure they can handle stress well)
Richard Mille RM 035 is currently selling for $1,000,000 on today’s market.
Rafael Nadal’s Richard Mille 035 Blue
Richard Mille is also offering a 035 with a blue quartz TPT dial. This watch is typically the same as a white one, but when it comes to price, the blue one is a little bit cheaper.
The Richard Mille 035 with Blue Quartz TPT dial can be seen on a secondary market selling for $850,000 USD.
The Rose Gold Richard Mille RM 11-03
And the last item in Nadal’s watch collection is a Rose Gold Richard Mille RM 11-03. This is the only watch that Nadal has been spotted wearing that wasn’t designed for himself and the cheapest one in his collection.
Richard Mille and McLaren worked together to make this watch, and it was unveiled at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show. The buttons on the side of the case look like the headlights of the McLaren 720S car. The bezel has parts that remind you of the McLaren F1 car’s air intake, and it has the McLaren logo. The crown on top looks like a lightweight McLaren wheel, and the strap has the McLaren logo too.
The Rose Gold Richard Mille 11-03 price ranges from $250,000 to $350,000 on today’s market.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the net worth of Rafael Nadal?
Rafael Nadal has a net worth of $220 million.
When did Rafael Nadal become a Richard Mille ambassador?
Rafael Nadal became a Richard Mille watch ambassador in 2010, starting with the RM 027 RN watch, and the rest is history.
What is the most expensive watch in Nadal’s collection?
The most expensive watch in Nadal’s collection is a Richard Mille RM 27-04, with only 50 made it has a price tag of $2,150,000.
Rafael Nadal Watch Collection – Summary
You may say that Nadal is not close to Novak and Federer, but when it comes to watches, he won here in my opinion. What separates Nadal from other athlete ambassadors is that he actually spent months working with a brand to create the perfect watch for his specific needs, which shows dedication not only to tennis but also to his passion for fine timepieces.
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