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Million-dollar watches: Why are Richard Mille timepieces so expensive?
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Tennis player Rafael Nadal has worn several iterations of the RM 027 while Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh created the RM 051 and RM 51-01 Tourbillon.
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SINGAPORE – In June 2022, Spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal won the French Open for the 14th time, defeating Norwegian tennis player Casper Ruud in straight sets. He did it while wearing a Richard Mille watch – the RM27-04, which costs more than US$1 million (S$1.37 million).
It is not the first Richard Mille he has worn at the event. He first did it in 2010, wearing an RM 027. Weighing a mere 20g – including the strap – it cost about US$525,000 and was the lightest watch produced at the time.
