Over the last two decades, Swiss luxury watch brand Richard Mille has established itself as a manufacturer of highly exclusive and ultra-complicated horological creations. Constantly pushing the boundaries of watchmaking, Richard Mille is no stranger to setting new horological world records, usually in the areas of accuracy, lightness, and shock resistance. However, this time around, the brand has gone for a very different kind of watchmaking record. Behold the RM UP-01 Ferrari, a new record-setting timepiece courtesy of a partnership between Richard Mille and Ferrari. Measuring a mere 1.75mm in thickness, the jaw-dropping Richard Mille timepiece has usurped the recently-revealed Bulgari Octo Finissimo Ultra to become the new undisputed king of thin watches, beating it by just 0.05mm.
With a thickness of just 1.75mm, the RM UP-01 Ferrari is even slimmer than a 10c coin, which is truly incredible. What sets the Richard Mille timepiece apart from the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Ultra is its movement construction. Instead of the caseback doubling as the baseplate for the movement, the ultra-flat Calibre RMUP-01 powering the record-setting timepiece assembled onto the incredibly thin case itself and measures just 1.18mm thick. The movement features hours, minutes, seconds, and a function selector, all spread across the flat case. Richard Mille is known for constructing movements that are incredibly shock resistant and the Calibre RMUP-01 is no different. Developed in collabor...