RMUP.01 Ultraflat
Richard Mille?RMUP.01?Ultraflat Ferrari
| Case Dimensions | 41.45 X 28.85 mm |
| Case Material | Titanium |
| Dial Color | Silver |
| Crystal | ? |
| Bezel | Titanium |
| Screw in crown | Screw-locked |
| Water Resistance | 10 m |
| Clasp | Folding Clasp |
| Band Material | Rubber |
| Color/Finish | ? |
| Movement | Manual |
| Complications | None |
When unveiled its first piece with Ferrari at the automotive marque��s HQ in Maranello, Italy, on July 5, the audience was taken by surprise as soon as the first image of the watch appeared on screen.?
Making a radical departure from any previous watch��which are typically chunky, skeletonized, and ultra-complicated��the RM UP-01 Ferrari achieved a new ultra-thin record. UP stands for Ultra Plat (French for ��ultra flat��), measuring a mere 1.75mm thick, about the same as a compact disc, and narrowly beating the previous record holder, Bulgari��s 1.8mm-thick Octo Finissimo Ultra, which debuted in March.?
No less extreme is the RM UP-01 Ferrari��s jaw-dropping price tag of US$1.88 million dollars, in keeping with the brand��s reputation for outrageously expensive watches.?
To achieve Mille��s goal of building the world��s thinnest watch, Engineers turned Mille��s signature tonneau shape on its side and blew out the dimensions to make the movement as flat as possible, measuring 1.18mm and weighing 2.82 grams. Including the strap, the entire watch weighs in at a featherweight 30 grams.
While it bears little resemblance to the watches we��ve seen over the past 20 years, Julien Boillat, the company��s technical director for cases, points out design echoes in line with the brand��s signature codes. Among these are the finishing, which includes beveling, satin-finished, polished and micro-blasted parts, the 13 spline screws that hold the case components and strap and the familiar tonneau shape, even if flattened and shifted horizontally.
