1.75mm THK Mechanical Watch

[grsnovi]

How would you like to work on one of these?

https://monochrome-watches.com/richard-milles-rm-up-01-ferrari-new-worlds-thinnest-mechanical-watch-introducing-specs-price/

 

[KarlvonKoln]

"Like" may be too strong a word.

[Kalanag]

Very interesting!

This watch is very thin but huge in the two other dimensions and with a tiny dial.

Here are some more informations about the technical details:

https://www.richardmille.com/collections/rm-up-01-manual-winding-ultraflat-ferrari

[grsnovi]

I suspect that with a production "run" of 150 pieces we are unlikely to ever encounter one in the wild. It is also water resistant to 10 meters. Who is going to wear a 1.7 million CHF (1.74 million USD as of this morning) watch in the water?

[ifibrin]

It sure is a technical marvel, but the primary purpose of a watch is to indicate the time clearly, and the watch face  is kind of small, compared to the entire dial. 

To be fair, there are quite a number of high end watches where the watch face doesn’t occupy the whole dial, such as the Lange 1 of A Lange Sohne, but the watch face is still large enough to be legible.

[grsnovi]

1 hour ago, ifibrin said:

but the primary purpose of a watch is to indicate the time clearly

For you and me probably but I'm not sure that's the primary purpose when you're paying close to $2 million for 1 of 150 pieces.

The Haldimann H9 Reduction has a completely black crystal through which you can't see the hands or the tourbillon. Not sure if it has a display back?

[KarlvonKoln]

On 7/7/2022 at 1:11 PM, grsnovi said:

 

The Haldimann H9 Reduction has a completely black crystal through which you can't see the hands or the tourbillon. 

"A fool and his money..."