Ferrari & Richard Mille unveil world's thinnest mechanical watch
Recently, Ferrari cooperated with the famous Swiss watch manufacturer Richard Mille to launch an unexpected watch - RM UP-01 Ferrari. The reason why it is unexpected is because the thickness of this watch is only 1.75mm, which is the current The thinnest mechanical watch in the world so far, breaking the previous record of 1.8mm ultra-thin mechanical watch held by Bulgari. This is a timepiece launched by Richard Mille to celebrate the long-term partnership with Ferrari. In the pursuit of thinness, Richard Mille aims to meet the daily needs of the wearer, while It is not a "concept watch" that is not useful.
You may not see anything unusual from the front, but as long as you look at it from the side, I believe many people can't help shouting "Wow". Because it is too thin, the thickness is only 1.75mm, which is the thinnest machine in the world. surface.
Not long ago, Bulgari just released a 1.8mm-thick mechanical watch, the Octo Finissimo Ultra, which set a record for the world's thinnest mechanical watch in one fell swoop. Unexpectedly, this record was surpassed not long after.
In terms of appearance design, the dial of the RM UP-01 is very similar to the operation panel of a sports car, with a length of 51mm and a width of 39mm. After all, it has the name of Ferrari, and there is no sports car element.
Among them, the upper middle of the dial is the time pointer, and the right side is the balance spring device, both of which are covered with sapphire lenses.
The crown on the traditional mechanical watch is moved to the left side of the dial by it. The upper circle is the switch to switch the automatic/manual winding mode, and the lower circle is the selector for setting the time.
RM UP-01 uses an ultra-thin movement with a thickness of only 1.18mm, unprecedented! The reason why it can be made so thin is because engineers have developed a new escapement structure equipped with a titanium alloy balance wheel, which removes the protection pins and safety rollers in the traditional escapement structure, greatly reducing the movement. thickness.
In addition, it is also equipped with a patented ultra-thin barrel and an ultra-fine hairspring, which are the ultimate in the industry.
Not only is it thin, but the weight of the whole watch is also very light, only about 30 grams. It is light and light to wear on the hand, and it hardly feels burdensome.
Unlike other ultra-thin watches that usually choose the "movement-case-integrated" structure, this RM UP-01 Ferrari retains the traditional structure of assembling the movement inside the case, and is made of grade 5 titanium alloy. It is both thin and extremely rigid to ensure impact resistance in any environment. This makes the watch more shock-resistant. It is reported that its movement can withstand acceleration of more than 5000g.
This mechanical watch has a power reserve of 45 hours.
The winding method is also very special, requiring an exclusive key to be inserted to wind the spring.
The price of each is as high as 1.888 million US dollars, and it is limited to 150 pieces. It is destined to be an ornament that can only be owned by the top rich.
