Rafael Nadal becomes first tennis star to wear $1 million watch on the tennis court

'King of Clay' Rafael Nal w has a statement timepiece to fit his title. 34-year-old has become first person to wear a million-dollar watch on court, courtesy of Richard Mille. Swiss luxury watchmakers have produced  RM 27-04 Tourbillon Rafael Nal for champion as he vies for his 13th Roland Garros title at French Open 2020. 

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Rafa's dece-long association with Richard Mille

According to Richard Mille website, when Rafael Nal first met watchmaker in 2008 he didn't give much thought to wearing a watch on field. After a lot of convincing, Rafa and Mille created what was at time, world's lightest Tourbillon. ir most iconic piece was yellow and red to represent colours of Spanish flag, and skeletonized top was created to resemble Rafa's bull's he emblem. For French Open 2020 piece, creators were inspired by  tensile strength of a tennis racket, which is why watch mechanics are set on a wire mesh that closely resembles a tennis racket.

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Rafael Nal French Open watch price

watch weighs only 30 grams and can resist accelerations of more than 12,000 g’s to protect it from almost anything that comes at it. watch colours have been chosen to match Nal's matchday outfit at French Open 2020. blue strap and orange windup kb go perfectly with Rafa's all-blue ensemble and Fuschia heband and wristbands. watch uses Richard Mille's TitaCarb® techlogy for case and has been designed to withstand rigours of a tennis match. As with all of Richard Mille's Rafael Nal watch collections, only 50 pieces of this watch will be crafted. It will cost $1,050,000. 

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Rafael Nal at French Open 2020

On his way to equalling Roger Federer's Grand Slam title record of 20, Nal has me it to quarter-final of French Open 2020. number two seed will face young Italian firebrand Jannik Sinner on October 6. Sinner will be in high spirits after defeating US Open 2020 runner-up Alexander Zverev in round four but may have to be wary as Zverev h a fever and a cold during ir match.

Nal meanwhile, is making a comeback to tennis after a six-month-long break. 'King of Clay' has t dropped a set at tournament so far, defeating Egor Gerasimov, Mackenzie McDonald, Stefa  Travaglia, and Sebastian Korda in straight sets. If he wins, he will meet winner of Dominic Thiem vs Diego Schwartzman match in semi-final. 

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Im Credits: Richard Mille website