Richard Mille RM 35-03 'Rafael Nadal' Pastel Blue Quartz TPT

Few names are as intertwined with Richard Mille as Rafael Nadal, whose decades on court turned each RM he wore into living proof that a mechanical watch could withstand punishment once thought impossible. The RM 35-03 'Rafael Nadal' is the latest chapter, introducing a variable-geometry butterfly rotor that lets its owner fine-tune the automatic winding with a simple switch. Dressed in cheerful pastel blue with a rainbow of coloured accents, it channels the champion's exuberance into a wearable feat of engineering.

The tonneau case is formed from Quartz TPT, a feather-light composite prized for resisting shock, here in a soft sky-blue finish trimmed with a pink ring and deep blue crown. Its skeletonised movement fills the dial, gears and bridges suspended in open space for the eye to explore. A selector at three switches between winding, neutral, and hand-setting, an ON/OFF indicator sits above six, and a navy rubber strap anchors it.