Rafael Nadal and the Former King of Spain Shook Hands, and the Watch World Exploded

Welcome to Watches of the Week, where we'll track the rarest, wildest, and most covetable watches spotted on celebrities After Rafael Nadal won his 12th French Open in Paris, he ran over to the stands to say hola to some very famous fans He reached up and clasped hands with the former King of Spain Juan Carlos, uniting two Richard Mille watches in the process like a real-life version of one those handshake memes.

It's hard to outdo a literal king, but Rafael Nadal did just that last Sunday You know what's cooler than wearing an admittedly very rare RM009 like Juan Carlos, former king of Spain, did? Wearing a Richard Mille specifically designed just for you Wouldn't you know it, the watch that beat it out several years later is none other than Nadal's RM 27-03.

Over the past three months, the watch that regular people allegedly wait up to almost a decade for has been worn by Drake, Jimmy Butler, Henry Golding, Virgil Abloh, Kevin Hart, Ellen Degeneres, and Luka Sabbat. . Source