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Having supported Only Watch from the beginning, Richard Mille wanted to donate one of its most emblematic creations to Only Watch 2011: the RM 027 tourbillon developed for and in collaboration with Rafael Nadal.

In April, at the end of the Monte Carlo championships in Monaco, Rafael Nadal met Paul, Luc Pettavino’s son, a 15 year old boy who is struggling against Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Some 250,000 victims suffer from this severe disease across the world. In a symbolic gesture, the world’s Number 1 tennis player handed Paul his watch, the sale of which will help fight his disease.

Rafael Nadal has worn this watch in every match he has played since 2010 which is unique in the history of tennis, Richard Mille Swiss Watches wanted to donate a truly unique timepiece to Only Watch 2011. The RM 027 to be auctioned is the very watch worn by Rafael Nadal when he won the 2011 Monte Carlo championships for the seventh year running so clearly meets this criteria.

True to the spirit of Only Watch, which offers collectors the opportunity to acquire cutting-edge timepieces, the RM 027 is a technical marvel. This tourbillon watch has a manual winding mechanism and weighs less than 20 grams including the strap. Several years of research and development went into creating this model, of which only 50 limited edition pieces were made.

This RM 027 is also the prototype used for pre-production testing the results of which were, of course, extremely positive. The mechanism has never failed during any of the matches played by Rafael Nadal whilst wearing this watch.

The meeting with Peggy Doran, widow of two times grand prix winner Bill, instantly unveiled an insight into grand prix motorcycle racing in the early fifties. She was accompanied by her daughter Jayne and granddaughter Emilie. When Jayne proudly displayed her late father’s Tissot watch on her wrist the pioneering story of both her Father and Tissot was revealed.

A chance meeting with the widow of grand prix rider Bill Doran resulted not only in an amazing family story but also offered an insight into Tissot’s early involvement in a major sporting event that now circumnavigates the globe.

A cherished photograph and a much loved watch are the very proof of Tissot’s affinity with the roots of grand prix motorcycle racing. Nearly four decades before Tissot Swiss Watches revolutionised grand prix timing when they became the official timekeepers of the MotoGP World Championship, the Swiss watchmakers were one of the pioneer sponsors of the fledgling World Championship.

Fifty nine years ago Tissot presented watches to the first three finishers at their home grand prix firing a passion for the Championship that has never died. The engraving on the back of Bills daughter’s Tissot watch also revealed that her father had finished second in the opening round of the 1952 500cc World Championship around the 7.280 kms circuit at Berne in Switzerland.

Recently, professional watch site PuristSPro has held its three-day 10th anniversary celebration in Las Vegas. The Chopard has taken part in one day activity. And Chopard offered its gists for PuristSPro, including a L.U.C Manufacture 15 anniversary retrospective, a small racing, special presentations made by Chopard co-president Karl-Friedrich Scheufele and the evening party held at Ferrari dealers.

The celebration IGOTT-2 was held from May 30 to June 1 in Las Vegas. Many world-famous watch brands and independent watch makers are gethered here, participating in rich activity and praise excellent watchmaking technology.

On May 31st, Purists were taken on a Chopard go-karting excursion and had the opportunity to race with Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, Co-President of Chopard Swiss Watches. Participants raced in three heats vying to make it to the finals. The top ten drivers competed in the final round and, after several arduous laps, Karl-Friedrich Scheufele and Marc Hruschka, President and CEO of Chopard USA, awarded the top three winners with pieces from Chopard’s Classic Racing accessories collection.

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