For years, the title of “world’s thinnest mechanical watch” largely yo-yoed between Bulgari’s Octo Finissimo Ultra and the Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept. So, when Richard Mille and Ferrari’s RM UP-01 came out of nowhere with an insane 1.75mm effort, it felt like a seminal moment: the binary was broken. It was also amped up by a mega endorsement; Pharrell Williams was seen bouncing about with the slightest watch in the world on his wrist. “When Richard Mille broke the record, it served as a... Read this story
