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Long-time pacesetters in manufacturing thin watches, Piaget, have seen first Bulgari, then Richard Mille – with their RM UP-01 Ferrari – release slimmer timepieces in the last year. Photo: Richard Mille
The race to make the world’s thinnest watch: how Richard Mille’s US$1.88 million UP-01 Ferrari inched the record from the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Ultra and Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept
- Piaget are past masters, releasing their 2mm-thick Calibre 9P movement in 1957 – in 2020 its AUC watch became the world’s thinnest and Aiguille d’Or winner at 2mm overall
- Bulgari began a chase for the world record with the Octo Finissimo collection, claiming the title in March 2022 … before Richard Mille went one better in July 2022
Long-time pacesetters in manufacturing thin watches, Piaget, have seen first Bulgari, then Richard Mille – with their RM UP-01 Ferrari – release slimmer timepieces in the last year. Photo: Richard Mille
