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Richard Mille RM UP-01 Ultraflat Ferrari – the thinnest timepiece in the world

Richard Mille is a brand you usually associate with the most expensive timepieces in the world, not the thinnest.

However, the ultra-luxury Swiss watchmaker has just launched the world's thinnest mechanical watch, beating previous record-holders Bulgari (most recently), Piaget and Vacheron Constantin for the thinnest hand-wound watch.

The RM UP-01 Ultraflat Ferrari has an unusually large 51mm diameter (39mm lug-to-lug) grade 5 titanium case - it covers a good portion of the wrist and somewhat conceals the watch's breakage. A record thin profile of 1.75mm. Interestingly, the movement is 1.18mm thick, which means there is only 0.57mm left to accommodate the height of the sapphire crystal, the case walls, and the space between the movement and the case . That’s why, says Julien Boillat, Technical Director of Case Production at Richard Mille: “In terms of cases, watchmaking standards dictate a minimum section thickness of 0.35mm in some places. However, we sometimes use 0.18mm of material here.” This means For some parts of the casing, the thickness is no more than a few sheets of paper.fake luxury watches

Undoubtedly, the RM UP-01 is an engineering marvel, despite its cutting-edge design and incredibly thin tolerances, the hand-wound movement operates at a modern frequency of 4Hz and has a power reserve of almost two days ( about 45 hours).

Everything had to be thinned, like the escapement. “The parts that add the most height to a traditional escapement are the darts (aka guard pins) and the safety rollers. Both are used to tilt the lever when it is impacted. The new patented ultra-flat escapement eliminates both of these components, and restored the banking function directly on the anchor fork. For this, the fork itself was elongated and its corners were modified. As a result, the height of the dart-free anchor was significantly reduced,” says Richard Mille.Audemars Piguet ROYAL OAK EXTRA-THIN

In addition to the patented ultra-flat escapement, the engineers at Richard Mille and Audemars Piguet Le Locle have developed the world's thinnest movement (41.45 x 28.85 mm x 1.18 mm), with special components designed for use in exceptionally thin watches Works in a case, including jewels, kif shock protection, grade 5 titanium three-arm balance with 6 inertia weights and AK 3 balance spring.

The design and engineering team had to omit the traditional crown in favor of two disc-shaped crowns built into the top of the case and controlled by special tools that come with the watch or even your fingertips. This is one of the sacrifices required to achieve this breakthrough result.replica richard mille rm 11-05

Not surprisingly, another area where one has to pay in order to achieve extreme thinness is water resistance. With a depth rating of just 10 meters, the watch isn't even technically waterproof and shouldn't be worn in water at all. Interestingly though, considering this watch has been tested to withstand over 5,000 grams, the shock resistance remains good.

As the Richard Mille co-branded with Ferrari, and the thinnest mechanical watch currently produced, the Ferrari RM UP-01 naturally costs a lot of money. Considering the design, you might expect that this best replica watches is not only super flat, but it is also lightweight thanks to minimal components, the case is made of grade 5 titanium and weighs only 30 grams. The quick release straps are about half that weight.