7. Rafael Nadal – Richard Mille
You have probably read about this luxurious watch endorsement many times before. It is also mentioned in The Most Expensive Watch Worn by Tennis Player on Court. But this watch is so groundbreaking, it would be wrong not to mention it here as well.
Richard Mille made a special watch model not just with Nadal’s name, but also inspired by the tennis player. As he said, “Creating a watch for Rafael, that would become as he says ‘a second skin’, was a tremendous challenge for us.”
It was not just about discovering the materials’ outer limits strength, but also how to make the watch ultra-light. And they succeeded. The Richard Mille 27-02 Tourbillon Rafael Nadal weighs for 20 grams only. That is even lighter than a coin.
There were only 50 pieces of them made. It was bundled with $690,000 price but it keeps getting higher. Among those 50, one of them was stolen from Nadal. Apparently he was a little bit neglectful.
