Richard Mille RM UP-01 Ferrari: Overall height 1.75 mm. world record.
The world's thinnest mechanical high quality replica watches is now the Richard Mille RM UP-01 Ferrari.
Richard Mille has reached a new milestone in the record competition. The Richard Mille RM UP-01 Ferrari is only 1.75mm tall. Everything about this watch is unusual. Or have you seen anything like it before?
world record Creating the thinnest mechanical watch ever created was no easy feat. After all, the Richard Mille RM UP-01 Ferrari had to improve on the recent incredible world record height of 1.8mm set by the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Ultra. With Ferrari, Richard Mille also has a partner at hand, whose designers can of course provide input. However, in this case, due to the special technical requirements, Richard Mille had to rely on his own expertise and that of a special partner.
After all, the RM Up-01 Ferrari aims to break the record for the thinnest mechanical watch at 1.8mm thick. Now the height of 1.8mm is beyond imagination. But Richard Mille actually set a world record with a watch in grade 5 titanium with a very unusual design, improved by a tiny 0.05mm and only 1.75mm tall.swiss made replica watches
If you take a look at the new Richard Mille Ferrari ultra-thin watch, you can quickly guess the enormous effort required.
Richard Mille RM UP-01
The previous record holder, the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Ultra and its predecessor, the Piaget Altiplano with the 1200P movement, managed to achieve such a massive overall high compression that they eliminated the distinction between case and movement as well as circuit boards. On the one hand, it is the carrier of technology, on the other hand, it also forms the case back cover and case flanks.
The new RM UP-01 Ferrari solves this problem in a different way. The case sides and case back are milled from a single block of titanium, and the movement features a proprietary construction. However, the ultra-thin Richard Mille UP-01 has no bezel, instead the metal front of the movement replaces the bezel and part of the crystal. Only the view of the small integrated dial and balance wheel is protected by an extremely flat sapphire crystal.replica luxury watches
The advantage of this construction, on the one hand, is that it allows the watch to be constructed very flat, while at the same time providing it with basic protection against shock and moisture – after all, the watch is water-resistant to a depth of 10 metres. Titanium material, on the other hand, is slightly elastic and highly robust.
However, given the overall height of 1.75 mm, this metal sturdiness is only limited. There simply isn't enough mass and metal here due to the need for a flat structure. The UP-01 Ferrari isn't the only car with this weakness. Even ultra-thin Bulgari and Piaget watches should not be subjected to much mechanical stress.
Movement RM UP-01 Those who know Richard Mille know that many of his watches offer unusual technical solutions and otherworldly designs. This also applies to the new RM Up-01 in partnership with Ferrari. Instead of the classic round case, the RM Ferrari has a rounded rectangular shape reminiscent of a bank card. The already mentioned 1.75mm height is spread over an impressive 51mm width, and the 39mm case height is no small feat either.replica watches for sale
Anyone who now assumes the classic tonneau-shaped dial will be surprised. The surfaces of the RM UP-01 Ferrari are mainly made of titanium. Four "openings" are installed in it. A rather small centrally mounted display shows the time. The oscillating balance wheel can be seen in the side window.
So far, so good. Now, however, the designers at Richard Mille had to deal with the crown. The 1.75mm high crown is difficult to use in everyday life. For this reason, it was decided to build two more openings in the surface. A ceramic bearing, embedded crown and a circular selector switch for the working mode of the crown are placed in it to be able to distinguish between winding and setting of the watch. This unusual watch form is crowned by a Ferrari horse in the lower right corner - can you call that a dial?
Movement RM UP-01 For the unusual design of this ultra-thin movement with a thickness of only 1.18 mm and a weight of only 2.82 grams, Richard Mille, like some other models, once again turned to the familiarity of the development office Audemars Piguet Renaud et Papi. Together with RM they managed to create a 4 Hz movement that, despite its compact design, offered a power reserve of up to 45 hours when fully wound. However, the amount of work required to achieve the necessary features, such as a lower overall height, is significant.Richard Mille RM 35-03 Rafael Nadal
The starting point of the movement is a titanium plate with RM's typical skeletonized bridges. Due to the extremely flat design, the team had to rely on a newly designed titanium balance wheel with variable moment of inertia. The ultra-flat escapement with extended fork is also new. Despite this unconventional solution, Richard Mille speaks of an extremely reliable movement, protected against shocks and accelerations. It remains to be seen whether the ultra-flat construction will also stand up to everyday use.
Given the records achieved and the innovative solutions, the joint watch launched by Richard Mille and Ferrari is once again supreme and admirable.
At the same time, as with so many records, the question is apt whether this particular construction, which simultaneously displays the time, is still a watch in the classic sense, both in terms of appearance and operation. Not even the RM UP-01's traditional and very flat rubber strap can change that.replica skull watch