- Year
- 2022
- Condition
- Excellent
- Set
- Box and papers
- Case
- Tripartite tonneau
- Movement
- Automatic winding, skeletonised
- Size
- 43.15 × 49.95 × 13.15 mm
Set and condition
Complete set
This RM 35-03 Automatic Winding Rafael Nadal is accompanied by its original presentation box, warranty card and supporting documentation. The watch and included items are inspected by an expert watchmaker before sale. Additional photographs and video of this piece are available on request.
Original presentation box
Original presentation box and packaging.
Original papers
Warranty card and supporting documentation.
Inspected prior to sale
Reviewed for condition, completeness and functionality. Additional details and photographs are available on request.
Condition photography
Additional close-up images of specific areas are available before purchase.
Overview
Blue Quartz TPT case on a white strap
This execution pairs a blue Quartz TPT® case with black case screws, a red rubber-clad crown and a white rubber strap. Through the dial the butterfly rotor’s two arms show yellow, against the flange markers and the pointers on the ON/OFF and function-selector scales.
The RM 35-03 is the fourth watch in the RM 035 collection and introduces the butterfly rotor, a patented winding mechanism that hands control of the automatic winding to the wearer. Pressing the pusher at 7 o’clock — sport mode — deploys the rotor’s two weights through 180°, returning the centre of gravity to the middle so that the rotor is balanced and stops winding the barrel. An ON/OFF indicator at 6 o’clock shows the current state.
Key details
Design and engineering
- Butterfly rotorTwo weights in grade 5 titanium and metal. In their initial position they displace the centre of gravity radially, generating the torque that winds the barrel. Pressing the sport-mode pusher at 7 o’clock deploys them through 180° via a dedicated gear train, recentring the mass, balancing the rotor and cancelling its winding power. Three years of development.
- Why the rotor can be switched offThe point is protection rather than convenience: high-intensity activity would otherwise wind the barrel far faster than it is designed for. Salvador Arbona, Technical Director for Movements, compares it to a driver switching a transmission into sport mode. Earlier Richard Mille automatics used a variable-geometry rotor whose setting only an authorised watchmaker could change.
- ON/OFF indicatorAt 6 o’clock, showing whether the rotor is active.
- Function selectorA push-button at 2 o’clock selects winding, neutral and hand-setting, with a hand at 2 o’clock displaying the selected mode.
- Baseplate and bridges in grade 5 titaniumBlack PVD and electroplasma treated. The baseplate is wet sandblasted with grey electroplasma treatment; the bridges are hand ground, wet sandblasted and Titalyt® or PVD treated, with hand-polished locking sections, burnished pivots and pinions with undercuts.
- Quartz TPT® caseSilica threads divided into layers no thicker than 45 microns, impregnated with resin, woven with the weft rotated 45° between layers, heated to 120 °C at 6 bar and machined on CNC at Richard Mille. Silica takes colour where carbon does not, which is why the coloured cases across this reference are Quartz rather than Carbon TPT®.
- FlangeMicroblasted grade 5 titanium, punctuated with the numerals 3, 6, 9 and 12, which slant inwards.
The reference
Technical specifications
| Reference | RM 35-03 |
|---|---|
| Calibre | RMAL2 |
| Movement | Automatic winding, skeletonised |
| Functions | Hours, minutes, seconds, patented butterfly rotor, sport mode, function selector |
| Power reserve | Around 55 hours (± 10%) |
| Movement dimensions | 31.25 × 29.45 mm, thickness 5.92 mm |
| Jewels | 38 |
| Barrel arbour | AP 20 steel |
| Balance | Glucydur®, 2 arms, 4 setting weights, moment of inertia 4.8 mg·cm², angle of lift 53° |
| Frequency | 28,800 vph (4 Hz) |
| Balance spring | Elinvar |
| Shock protection | Incabloc 908.22.211.100 (transparent) |
| Barrels | Double barrel |
| Baseplate | Grade 5 titanium, wet sandblasted, grey electroplasma treated |
| Bridges | Grade 5 titanium, hand ground, wet sandblasted, Titalyt® or PVD treated |
| Rotor | Butterfly rotor: grade 5 titanium arm, metal weight segment, ceramic ball bearings, unidirectional anticlockwise |
| Sport mode | Pusher at 7 o’clock; ON/OFF indicator at 6 o’clock |
| Function selector | Pusher at 2 o’clock; indicator hand at 2 o’clock |
| Flange | Microblasted grade 5 titanium, numerals 3, 6, 9 and 12 slanted inwards |
| Case | Tripartite tonneau |
| Case dimensions | 43.15 × 49.95 × 13.15 mm |
| Case assembly | 20 grade 5 titanium spline screws, 316L stainless steel washers, 2 Nitrile O-ring seals |
| Crystals | Sapphire (1,800 Vickers), anti-glare both sides; bezel side 1.50 mm, back 1.20 mm |
| Water resistance | 50 m |
| Case material | Blue Quartz TPT® |
| Crown | Red, rubber-clad |
| Strap | White rubber |
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- Original warranty card included, dated 2022
- Free insured delivery within Australia · international quoted
- Payment by bank transfer
- Registered Australian dealerHYPA International Pty Ltd · Registered Victorian second-hand dealer, Registration No. SHD-0018017.
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