- Movement
- Manual winding tourbillon
- Size
- 48.00 × 39.70 × 11.85 mm
- Edition
- 50 pieces
Overview
The first tourbillon built to be played in
The RM 027 was developed with Rafael Nadal and debuted at the 2010 French Open. The design problem was specific: a tourbillon that could take the shocks of hours of play on clay — forces of several hundred g — while staying light enough that the player would not notice it. Richard Mille states that its existing designs in high-performance mechanics had to be rethought and retested entirely.
The case is a carbon composite and the movement is suspended within it on cables, an arrangement that absorbs impact rather than transmitting it to the calibre. Nadal tested the watch in match conditions and wore it in play. The edition runs to 50 pieces.
Key details
Case materialCarbon composite
MovementCalibre RM027, manual winding tourbillon
Edition50 pieces
Design and engineering
- Cable suspensionThe movement is held in suspension within the case on high-tensile cables, so shock is absorbed by the suspension rather than passed into the calibre.
- WeightDealer and press accounts give a figure under 20 grammes including the strap, which made it the lightest mechanical tourbillon of its time. Richard Mille does not state a figure.
- Real-world validationNadal wore the watch during matches at Roland Garros, Wimbledon and Flushing Meadows, and the watch’s specification was developed against that use rather than bench testing alone.
- Carbon composite caseThe case material is a carbon composite; the specific composition is not published by Richard Mille.
The reference
Technical specifications
| Reference | RM 027 |
|---|---|
| Calibre | RM027 |
| Movement | Manual winding tourbillon |
| Functions | Hours, minutes |
| Movement mounting | Suspended within the case on cables |
| Case shape | Tonneau |
| Case dimensions | 48.00 × 39.70 × 11.85 mm |
| Case material | Carbon composite |
| Weight | Under 20 g including strap (press and dealer sources; not published by Richard Mille) |
| Crystal | Sapphire |
| Strap | Textile |
| Edition | 50 pieces |
| Year | 2010 |
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