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Lot 912 FROM A PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTION
LI XUBAI (B. 1940)
Spring Streams in Mist and Rain
Closed1 June 2015
Price Realised
HKD 87,500
More Information
Specialist note
US$400,000-600,000
With Richard Mille undated Warranty, additional CROCODILE leather strap, leather wallet, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
RM027 can easily be named as one of the world lightest watch to ever be made. With the movement composed of lithium aluminum alloy (LITAL) weighing only 3.83 grams and the whole watch minus strap weighing just 13 grams.
This alloy is also applied in aerospace on the Airbus A380, helicopters, rockets, satellites as well as in Formula 1 racing cars. The case is composed of carbon based composite and the baseplate from titanium. All these components provides the watch with more flexibility and greater shock resistance.
Richard Mille specifically created the RM027 for Spanish professional tennis player Rafael Nadal to wear while competing. When designing the watch, Richard Mille created the watch so that it is light, extremely shock-resistance and comfortable to play tennis with.
As Rafael Nadal has proven to all of us, the RM027 is not a high-end complicated watch that must be worn with care - it is a watch that can be used in sporting activities such as top-level tennis matches.
With Richard Mille undated Warranty, additional CROCODILE leather strap, leather wallet, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
RM027 can easily be named as one of the world lightest watch to ever be made. With the movement composed of lithium aluminum alloy (LITAL) weighing only 3.83 grams and the whole watch minus strap weighing just 13 grams.
This alloy is also applied in aerospace on the Airbus A380, helicopters, rockets, satellites as well as in Formula 1 racing cars. The case is composed of carbon based composite and the baseplate from titanium. All these components provides the watch with more flexibility and greater shock resistance.
Richard Mille specifically created the RM027 for Spanish professional tennis player Rafael Nadal to wear while competing. When designing the watch, Richard Mille created the watch so that it is light, extremely shock-resistance and comfortable to play tennis with.
As Rafael Nadal has proven to all of us, the RM027 is not a high-end complicated watch that must be worn with care - it is a watch that can be used in sporting activities such as top-level tennis matches.