The Richard Mille RM UP-01 Ferrari is the new world’s
thinnest mechanical wristwatch, at just 1.75 millimeters thick. But whilst its
frame may be diminutive, its price tag is anything but, at a whopping $1.88
million.
Unless you’re a wristwatch enthusiast, you’re probably not
aware that there’s an exciting competition between watchmakers to create the
world’s thinnest mechanical wristwatch. In 2018, the world record was set by
the Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept, with a thickness of 2 millimeters.
Earlier this year, Bulgari unveiled the Octo Finissimo Ultra,
a mechanical wonder with a thickness of just 1.8 mm. But its reign was
shortlived as well, because Swiss watchmaker Richard Mille decided to celebrate
its partnership with Ferrari by creating an even thinner mechanical wristwatch,
the RM UP-01 Ferrari, at only 1.75 millimeters.