Elite Traveler March-April 2018

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Influence

RichardMille Thewatchmaker road-tests high-techmaterials such as theQuartzTPT® on theRM27-03 TourbillonRafael Nadal (above), which is why he insists his brand ambassadors wearMille pieces while inplay Page 48

Sven Lindblad discusses how his adventurous spirit led him to build a cruise business centered on an appreciation of the environment. Jean-Michel Cousteau , French oceanographic explorer, conservationist and film producer, has followed in his legendary father’s wake; we find out what’s next for this scion of the seven seas. Roberta Naas writes about rare and difficult-to-make regulator watches, once the only way to truly know the time at a glance.