#SameOrDifferent Thin & Thinner

Saturday, November 9, 2024

Yes, we love to compare things and the kondensat is our series #SameOrDifferent (*klikk); and why? Because all is relative since more than 100y. And here we do so with two #UltraThin (*klikk) watches -- record-thin, to be precise: the Richard Mille RM-UP01 (right) and the Piaget Jumbo Thin-Tank (left). Both were on the edge of what is possible when they arrived and thus priced like a pioneer and so very rare and special even today -- and in future.

  • the Piaget has an automatic movement coming in at 2.08mm while the RichMill is a manual wound movement totaling 0.9mm less with just 1.18mm;
  • the Piaget was made in 1984 and the RM 40y later;
  • the RM is made in a limited edition of 150pcs and the Piaget was made in just 121 examples between 1984 and 1987;
  • one looks like a watch and the other was made for a car manufacturer that had its best days some years ago;
  • one is priced USD2'000'000 and the other not even 1% of this;

And another differentiator: the RM-UP01 is coming up in a Geneva Auction soon.