The World's Thinnest Watch Is INSANE | Watchfinder & Co.

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  • Опубликовано: 21 ноя 2024

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  • @watchfinder
    @watchfinder  Год назад

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  • @Shane_Hendrix
    @Shane_Hendrix 2 года назад +64

    "He's currently warming himself up under an infrared lamp." Ahahhaaahaa... genius!

  • @PlatypusBillDuck
    @PlatypusBillDuck 2 года назад +565

    Really cool watch, love the ingenuity. The QR code is so ugly I can only assume it was intentional sabotage by an executive who disapproved of the project.

    • @boxingfan5742
      @boxingfan5742 2 года назад +60

      Man, you're not kidding about the QR code. That thing is a hate crime against horology to an otherwise amazing piece of work (practicality notwithstanding).

    • @angele6733
      @angele6733 2 года назад +36

      I completely agree with your statement on the QR code design. A watch costing nearly half a million is spoilt by such a gastly, cheaply looking add on design which adds nothing to it's overall appearance. What on earth were they thinking!...A sacking should ensue!!

    • @hafssol82
      @hafssol82 2 года назад

      Well, it is our new religion forced upon us by the bankers and the world economic forum, so… here we are.

    • @michele_
      @michele_ 2 года назад +1

      😆

    • @GoodBaleada
      @GoodBaleada 2 года назад +4

      i cant even get it to link to anything

  • @jojogpt
    @jojogpt 2 года назад +80

    This whole series from Bvlgari, along with the Altiplano series are quite hard to wrap my head around. This is incredible workmanship.

  • @michaelh.1627
    @michaelh.1627 2 года назад +65

    Tom is getting very good/funny in his side-kick, Ed McMahon role. This watch is an amazing achievement…although I would be scared to death to actually wear it.

  • @kaypee1972
    @kaypee1972 2 года назад +76

    Amazing what Bulgari is doing in the last years. All true masterpieces in all terms of art, engineering and thinking. Hope they get in the place they deserve to be. Must feel great working as a watchmaker / engineer for this company where you are constantly challenged to do something extraordinary.

  • @dr.doppeldecker3832
    @dr.doppeldecker3832 2 года назад +615

    The QR code on the dial looks horrendous imho....

    • @Iiheosnjabskidbxbd
      @Iiheosnjabskidbxbd 2 года назад +45

      When you scan the QR code, you will get the standard time online

    • @Hlbkomer
      @Hlbkomer 2 года назад +29

      Why would you put it there, why?

    • @MJA74a
      @MJA74a 2 года назад +33

      yeah that is killing the look. 🤦‍♂️

    • @sufferedlearnedchanged
      @sufferedlearnedchanged 2 года назад +14

      Welp, good thing you won't ever have the money to buy it. Even if you did like it. 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @vzphresh
      @vzphresh 2 года назад +39

      @@sufferedlearnedchanged actin like you can afford it 🦔🦔

  • @beeannon2870
    @beeannon2870 2 года назад +190

    Maybe Bvlgari can partner with Swatch and come up with a thin plastic version I can afford 😀big props on the engineering

    • @duckrutt
      @duckrutt 2 года назад +3

      It would be tough, a battery is more than 1.8mm thick

    • @quixitoc4968
      @quixitoc4968 2 года назад

      @@duckrutt a thin version of sistem51 maybe

    • @hyacinthbucket3803
      @hyacinthbucket3803 2 года назад +1

      Check out the Swatch Skin model.

  • @howdepressing2495
    @howdepressing2495 2 года назад +137

    bulgari and piaget side by side, the altiplano arguably looks more refined and well thought of than octo finissimos almost mudane and concept-like design. Clearly piaget wont sacrifice elegance over having the title of thinnest watch

    • @chriszivoder2650
      @chriszivoder2650 2 года назад +14

      I think Bulgari have done a great job to get their name out there as the world's thinnest watch but I think most will agree that Piaget is a better looking watch.

    • @howdepressing2495
      @howdepressing2495 2 года назад +2

      @@chriszivoder2650 yes!

    • @twirdman2
      @twirdman2 2 года назад +8

      I agree. I mean the fact they split minutes and seconds gives the octo finissimo a really weird aesthic. The crowns don't feel like they are properly part of the watch unlike Piaget which seem to perfectly fit. It feels like trying to get into the record books for worlds shortest man by cutting off your legs. Sure you are shorter but it doesn't feel right or fair.
      Also the QR code is just in my opinion stupid and tacky. In a hundred+ years people will look back and still see the Piaget as a symbol of elegance and sophistication. The Bulgari will look like a stupid fad that dumb people in the early 21st century enjoyed. It would be like seeing a luxury watch using a pog as it's face. Or maybe a luxury watch with an included beanie baby.

    • @jakekaywell5972
      @jakekaywell5972 2 года назад

      @@twirdman2
      I strongly disagree with that notion of "timelessness". Watches, like most other industrially-produced goods, firmly cement themselves in the time and place they were made. You should be able to look at, say, a Chaika 3050 and instantly know its a product of the 1970s. "Timelessness" ultimately cheapens a timepiece, robbing it of the cultural and social contexts under which it was made.

    • @jakekaywell5972
      @jakekaywell5972 2 года назад +1

      Personally, I prefer the aesthetic of the Bvlgari better. Hard, angular everything and highly geometric forms have always been my thing. It's also a fantastic technical achievement with several novel concepts on display at once.

  • @BrittPearceWatches
    @BrittPearceWatches 2 года назад +38

    Absolutely INSANE WATCH! I feel like I can't even wrap my head around this watch! If you see if next to a coin..... IT IS THINNER THAN THE COIN! Blimey!

    • @rekonzuken1
      @rekonzuken1 2 года назад

      nope you cant wrap your head around this watch but you can put in inside your head and be transported to the metaverse

    • @timeisahumanconstruct9251
      @timeisahumanconstruct9251 Год назад +1

      get well

    • @Cockalicious
      @Cockalicious Год назад

      ​@@timeisahumanconstruct9251 give him some of your meds

  • @wahleewon4244
    @wahleewon4244 2 года назад +17

    The watch is amazing but for $440k Bulgari should have eliminated the QR code. It’s “TACKY” looking for such a beautiful time piece. Keep up the great work.

  • @balesjo
    @balesjo 2 года назад +31

    Amazing engineering to get a mechanical watch this thin. Hard to wrap my head around just how thin the parts of the movement have to be. Imagine being the employee assembling it. One sneeze and the parts would be scattered far and wide! Kudos to the design team on this achievement. My only gripe is the QR code on the front as I find it a bit disruptive to the overall design (plus, in 20-30 years, will future collectors be asking what all those lines mean). Since I'll never have the 440,000 Pounds of disposable income to consider if I should buy it, it's a non-issue. Even though it's a millimeter thicker, I like the overall Piaget design of their ultrathin watch.

    • @ohsweetmystery
      @ohsweetmystery 2 года назад +2

      Very possibly they are machine assembled. The parts are huge compared to micro circuit board assembly. If you have ever seen the automated assembly robots by Panasonic in person, it is mind-blowing. Look up ultra high speed pick and place machine.

    • @tuananhpham9677
      @tuananhpham9677 2 года назад +1

      in 20 - 30 years, the qr code will serve as a snapshot of vintage technology

    • @Cockalicious
      @Cockalicious Год назад

      ​@@ohsweetmysterywell mechanical watches are more about the input from a human hand, even if a machine could do it better

  • @francescoercolani9306
    @francescoercolani9306 2 года назад +24

    Question: in a normal watch, the mechanism is wound when the crown is in position zero, while the time can be changed by pulling out the crown in position 1; but in this new concept, what saves the owner from accidentally changing the time, perhaps accidentally touching the wheel when the watch is on the wrist? thanks!

    • @waveman1500
      @waveman1500 2 года назад +39

      The fact that it costs £440,000 and the owner will never wear it.

    • @vincent67239
      @vincent67239 2 года назад +4

      My understanding is that the “crown” is _always_ in “position one”, and there must be an intentional lack of a hacking seconds mechanism (which would be an additional design constraint, anyway). I also guess the rationale is that if you’re one to accidentally touch the wheel when the watch is on the wrist, you’d also probably accidentally bend the case when the watch is on the wrist, too. In other words, you “baby” it.

    • @daddymuggle
      @daddymuggle 2 года назад +2

      It's surely worse than that.
      The crowns seem like direct paths into the mechanism for any dirt, crud, dust etc. Although the lads did casually mention 10 m water resistance, so perhaps there's at least some minimal dust seal, somehow.

    • @kaypee1972
      @kaypee1972 2 года назад +1

      @@daddymuggle no, no direct path. At least not more or less than any other wristwatch that doesn’t have a screwed crown.

  • @jamieopulence
    @jamieopulence 2 года назад +16

    Crazy - that side on view really does it justice to show just how amazing this is.

  • @siongheeleong8078
    @siongheeleong8078 2 года назад +11

    The Piaget looks more refined and elegant than the Bulgari. The Bulgari looks more functional since it has a running seconds. I consider the Piaget at 2.0mm is too thin for me that I would not consider buying it even if I could afford to. I would dread wearing it for fear of breaking the watch. What more the Bulgari at 1.8mm. Between the two watches, I would go for the Piaget.

    • @Junwei6929
      @Junwei6929 2 года назад +1

      the competition has gone from pushing limits of mechanical skill to ridiculously silly

    • @jakekaywell5972
      @jakekaywell5972 2 года назад +1

      @@Junwei6929 It's still pushing the limits of mechanical skill and I'm all here for it.

    • @Cockalicious
      @Cockalicious Год назад

      ​@@jakekaywell5972 they should do thickest watch next

  • @nolanreed7090
    @nolanreed7090 2 года назад +13

    I just got the calipers out and measured what I thought was a good credit card to 0.8mm. Now I'm sad about the lack of goodness of my credit card.

    • @watchfinder
      @watchfinder  2 года назад +11

      Get your credit limit raised and it should get thicker

    • @xtremehackeroficial3873
      @xtremehackeroficial3873 2 года назад +2

      @@watchfinder hahaha...

    • @b_altmann
      @b_altmann 2 года назад

      You will probably need the JP Morgan Palladium card. Must have £30M in the bank though 👻

  • @paulrobinson3649
    @paulrobinson3649 2 года назад +36

    Can they swap the QR for anything else? A link to weight watchers, maybe?

    • @ABoringTool
      @ABoringTool 2 года назад +7

      This watch would have infinitely more appeal if they let the buyer pick the QR link
      Now you have a REAL non-fingible-token...it's literally engraved into the watch

  • @andyholton7959
    @andyholton7959 2 года назад +52

    Just got to say it looks incredible, how they have managed to do it is mind blowing, I don’t want one but I would like to see one 🤙🏻
    Just a quick thanks to everything you guys do, after a long day at work, your show is a pleasure 🙌🤙🏻

    • @BlackPhillip666
      @BlackPhillip666 2 года назад

      The QR code is 🧀.

    • @shaikon5617
      @shaikon5617 2 года назад

      Makes you think about this scene from Pulp Fiction:
      ruclips.net/video/YFtHjV4c4uw/видео.html
      With the thinness of this Octo Finissimo his father wouldn't even notice it was there...

  • @sessionmediaa
    @sessionmediaa 2 года назад +5

    I really enjoyed this chat! It was bloody excellent. Totally agree about the QR code. I just feel like it's not too much of a leap from mechanical watch to digital asset.

  • @thehrethgir679
    @thehrethgir679 2 года назад +24

    I'm barely seeing more than a mention of the Cartier that uses the entire movement as the rotor, I feel like that needs way more love than it's getting!

    • @nickpurdy
      @nickpurdy 2 года назад

      Which Cartier is that??

    • @thehrethgir679
      @thehrethgir679 2 года назад +1

      @@nickpurdy The Cartier Masse Mystérieuse. Clrear dial and back, movement is a half circle inside, and the entire movement swings around as the rotor. I don't understand how the hands or crown work, but it's something I've never seen before.

    • @nickpurdy
      @nickpurdy 2 года назад +1

      @@thehrethgir679 omg that thing is absolutely wild

    • @thehrethgir679
      @thehrethgir679 2 года назад +1

      @@nickpurdy I knw, right? But everybody is like "Here's something Cartier made. Anyways, have you SEEN the new Rolex? It has the crown and date on the LEFT!" I need much more on the Cartier Masse Mystérieuse.

  • @cesaremigliaccio739
    @cesaremigliaccio739 2 года назад +25

    Even the "basic" Octo Finissimo is amazing and way more interesting than a lot of watches in the same price range!

  • @seaweed719
    @seaweed719 2 года назад +3

    This is more of a concept watch that demonstrates Bulgaria’s engineering and craftsmanship. However, its Octo Finissimo line can become a true icon, worthy of its other Genta cousins.

    • @askelehrmann7636
      @askelehrmann7636 2 года назад

      It is a part of the Octo Finissimo line. It's called Octo Finissimo Ultra. It's probably called "Octo" because Bulgaria was planning on making 8 watches with the same goal, and this is the final watch

  • @TomJones-tx7pb
    @TomJones-tx7pb 2 года назад +2

    It is a manual. I once had a very thin Tissot dress watch with integrated strap. A lady who was replacing a battery lent hard on it and bent it before my eyes, then denied she had done it. I can imagine that the cost of getting this watch serviced would exceed what I am willing to pay for a watch.

  • @abhishekpm1038
    @abhishekpm1038 2 года назад +21

    Absolutely love the quality of content, presentation. You are my go to guy for any luxury watch purchase i make here in India. Here is to hoping you channel grows a lot bigger.

  • @jakekaywell5972
    @jakekaywell5972 2 года назад +4

    A truly remarkable engineering achievement and a credit to the Bvlgari name. Combined with the brand's knockout, highly angular styling and we have a real winner here.

  • @patrickbateman386
    @patrickbateman386 2 года назад +4

    As an owner of two octos, how about they spend some of that R&D on making their bracelets more wearable with a micro-adjust. I shouldn't have to remove a link (pin and collar system) every time my wrist swells or shrinks to get a comfortable fit.

    • @Laz_Arus
      @Laz_Arus 2 года назад

      Have you seen the clasp mechanism on the new Atelier Wen Perception? Very clever!

    • @pegcity4eva
      @pegcity4eva 2 года назад

      Let's see Paul Allans card.

  • @igoriosalamonqe4706
    @igoriosalamonqe4706 2 года назад +6

    Honestly, this is my Grail Watch. I never expected to say that about a Bvlgari piece.

    • @Iattw
      @Iattw 2 года назад

      Absolutely stunning, but at that price I’d want the option of no QR code or at the very least that it could redirect to a custom url.

  • @morgan97475
    @morgan97475 2 года назад +8

    I would gladly give up my Blockbuster card for one of these incredible watches.

  • @vonbon954
    @vonbon954 2 года назад +6

    The Octo design elephant in the room is that the crown gears are also the crown grip - any skin oils/sweat/dirt are picked up by the crown are conveyed directly into the mechanism/gear-train.

    • @emilchandran546
      @emilchandran546 2 года назад +1

      I highly doubt any of these will see dirt. Even if they did, I’m sure that taking care not to wind dirt into it and a no doubt ridiculous service interval will mean any wear issues are unimportant.
      The keyless works are not as sensitive to grit and debris as the escapement or drive train.
      Still it’s hardly ideal. But for something like this who cares? This watch is more of an exhibition than anything practical. It’s about testing the limits of technology and watchmaking.
      It’s width is a much bigger flaw than it’s crown. No matter how much effort has gone into its structure I guarantee it’s more prone to damage and failure than a watch of even a conventionally “thin” width.
      If these were worn as a regular timepiece I’d bet more were victim to being caught in a door or falling down wet stairs, or getting wet, than were lost to an accumulation of dirt in the keyless works.

    • @vincent67239
      @vincent67239 2 года назад

      oh no

    • @kaypee1972
      @kaypee1972 2 года назад +1

      Wrong thinking, the wheels you touch will remain always outside of the watch. So, what you are seeing at 9:06 is in fact the view of back of the watch and not inside of the watch.

  • @scuba-dou
    @scuba-dou 2 года назад +2

    Fabrizio Bonamassa Stigliani (octo designer) mentioned on an Italian channel that they had to come out with the idea of the qr code because the barrel is a huge part of the dial, so they had a big "empty" space to fill. Also, it's not Bulgàri, it's Bùlgari, with accent on the first vowel like "bùrgundy".

  • @calebnewton_
    @calebnewton_ 2 года назад +2

    I don't know if I like the looks of each watch on their own but altogether the Octo collection has a strong identity, I'll give them that!

  • @litamtondy
    @litamtondy 2 года назад +3

    Amazing looking watch. Italians are definitely the masters when it comes to dictating new styles, they are the gods of boldness.

  • @markormerod3642
    @markormerod3642 2 года назад +8

    Expertise and banter expertly blended. Well done gents.

  • @dr.doppeldecker3832
    @dr.doppeldecker3832 2 года назад +16

    I really like the horizontal crown! Other watches should implement this concept:)

    • @iamthelaw69
      @iamthelaw69 2 года назад +6

      There's a good reason why watchmakers don't do horizontal crowns, and it has to do with lodging dirt and debris into the case. Bulgari did it for the sake of thinness, and that alone.

    • @dr.doppeldecker3832
      @dr.doppeldecker3832 2 года назад

      @@iamthelaw69 you're right, i didn't thought about that. The wheel basically pushes dirt and grime into the system all the time. But watchmakers wouldn't be watchmakers if they couldn't come up with an elegant solution that prevents this, don't you think?

    • @mikeicee
      @mikeicee 2 года назад

      @@dr.doppeldecker3832 LOL that wheel can push dirt into the system... its not a gear its a knob that turns.

    • @dr.doppeldecker3832
      @dr.doppeldecker3832 2 года назад

      @@mikeicee 09:10 you tell me that is not a gear? It's round, it's turning, it has teeth. It's definitely a gear;)

    • @mikeicee
      @mikeicee 2 года назад

      @@dr.doppeldecker3832 Its a gear in the same way a tire valve stem cap is round turning and with teeth. You'll notice the "gear" does engage any other gears... it just turns.

  • @RichardWaineUK
    @RichardWaineUK 2 года назад +5

    That QR code gives the buyer £100 off another £500,000 watch.

  • @jimhim585
    @jimhim585 2 года назад +13

    "He's currently warming himself up under an infrared lamp" 🤣

  • @natusMCMII
    @natusMCMII 2 года назад +19

    Oh my, this really got overshadowed, I haven’t even realized this new release up until this video
    Edit: why the fuck did they have to push NFTs and the Metaverse with this release? 🤦‍♂️

    • @PierceMD
      @PierceMD 2 года назад +4

      Damn, that's a real shame.

    • @twirdman2
      @twirdman2 2 года назад +5

      NFTs are going to age as well as pogs or beanie babies and in a few years this is going to look even stupider than it already does.

    • @jakekaywell5972
      @jakekaywell5972 2 года назад

      @@twirdman2 NFTs as the cringy png memes that the Internet loves to mock (with good reason), yes. However, the underlying technology of NFTs won't die as it has actual use in fields such as document authentication.

  • @BDF30
    @BDF30 2 года назад +3

    Baseplate is tungsten carbide (tungsten steel), between two titanium plates like a cage with screws.

  • @hiratiomasterson4009
    @hiratiomasterson4009 2 года назад +8

    One thing that does worry me is the winding and time setting gears appear to be easy ways for skin flakes/dirt/grime to easily enter into the watch internals. Guess I will have to keep my 440K...

    • @jordanjlewis
      @jordanjlewis 2 года назад +1

      I thought the same thing, except the bit that touches your skin is not what moves the internals. You’ll notice on the back that the gear teeth you touch never interact with the inside the of the case.

    • @kaypee1972
      @kaypee1972 2 года назад +2

      Wrong thinking, the wheels you touch will remain always outside of the watch. So, what you are seeing at 9:06 is in fact the view of back of the watch and not inside of the watch.

  • @watchesandburgers
    @watchesandburgers 2 года назад +3

    Well done. I completely agree with your conclusion, that this is wonderful competition between Bulgari and Piaget, pushing the watch world to new technological heights (thins?).

  • @necron1050
    @necron1050 2 года назад +2

    What i would give to be a fly on the wall of the Piaget board meeting after they discovered that they couldn't beat this watch. i do hope someone went on a Malcom Tucker esk rant.

  • @karelyou2
    @karelyou2 2 года назад +1

    While I do like the visible mechanical action of a watch, if you look at the level of precision in which chips are made, that is on another level

  • @Xhadp
    @Xhadp 2 года назад +1

    Love: Using a separate hour and minute face to achieve slimness
    Love: It is still compact in the x and y direction
    Hate: The QR code duh but not for the whole NFT thing but for the fact that it is part of the originality you have to destroy the watch if you want something else there.
    Hate: The massive blank face on that gear. They had to put something there so the QR code makes a bit of sense since you need something there.

  • @theosone
    @theosone 2 года назад +1

    When you said pringle, I spat some of my pringle out of my mouth while laughing hahaha! Bravo!

  • @Mark-P
    @Mark-P 2 года назад +11

    Don’t think I’ll be queuing for this watch!😂

  • @StephenMorganCanada
    @StephenMorganCanada 2 года назад +1

    I’ve never wanted an octagon shaped watch. And I never wanted a timepiece above $10k but I want this. Very cool.

  • @TheSchmed
    @TheSchmed 2 года назад +1

    I remember as a child of the 70s being amazed by the “Credit Card” sized digital calculator.

  • @AR_119
    @AR_119 2 года назад +2

    Why WHY is there a giant QR code on it???? That ruins the whole watch.

  • @MH-im4oh
    @MH-im4oh 2 года назад +1

    “Cheap plastic Omega.”
    Right on, Mate!

  • @lazz3107
    @lazz3107 2 года назад +8

    I like the octo series but I must say they could have done something way cooler than put a QR code on it. It makes it look stupid. The altiplano looks way better imo.

  • @forechunkukee
    @forechunkukee 2 года назад +1

    "...I think he's warming himself up under an infrared lamp."
    Underrated joke.

  • @HectorSaIamanca
    @HectorSaIamanca 2 года назад +6

    At this size even the temperature change from your wrist on the back of the watch could warp it if it was a regular stainless steel, and crack the face. I'm guessing it's some titanium superalloy able to dissipate heat at a very high rate. What an incredible achievement.

    • @balazsecker8204
      @balazsecker8204 2 года назад +2

      Yeah, that is absolute horseshit.
      If we calculate with a deltaT of 17 (37C skin temp. and 20C ambient) the thermal expansion would be under a micron. Based on your idea how thermal expansion works, cars should be a warpy mess once parked in the sun.

    • @HectorSaIamanca
      @HectorSaIamanca 2 года назад

      @@balazsecker8204 you sound like a knob, I guess I'll stick to gas turbines then....

  • @davidsimpson5325
    @davidsimpson5325 2 года назад +11

    I feel that Piaget still have this record because, as far as I’m concerned, separating the hours from the minutes is just cheating. Like when chefs serve ‘deconstructed’ desserts. I want mine very much constructed, thank you. A nicely constructed dessert is part of the dining experience.
    Piaget could have done this if they’d wanted to, but they knew it would degrade user experience, so it was out of the question for them. Enter Bvlgari who have no such qualms about destroying usability in order to achieve a hollow victory from a technical standpoint.
    Plus, Piaget have at least put some thought into how to stop it bending if you set the strap slightly too tight.
    Another great video, though. Thank you, as always.

    • @twirdman2
      @twirdman2 2 года назад

      This is exactly my view. It's like cutting off your legs to be the worlds shortest man. It isn't what anyone was thinking or wanted.

    • @litamtondy
      @litamtondy 2 года назад +3

      Why? It tells time, and it uses hands too. Definitely deserves the title.

    • @jakekaywell5972
      @jakekaywell5972 2 года назад +1

      @@twirdman2 That's a rather strange view. Bvlgari managed to reengineer their existing movement family in such a way so that it is thinner than the Piaget while still being able to tell the time. Your hypothetical leg-less man won't be able to walk again, but you can still tell the time easily with this new Bvlgari.

    • @jakekaywell5972
      @jakekaywell5972 2 года назад +1

      As the other commenter said, there's no "cheating" involved. The Bvlgari is still a functional watch (and a pretty one at that) that beats out the Piaget by .2mm. A technical victory is much more important from both a horological and brand perspective. All other factors here went out the window, as they rightly should. To your other point, deconstructed desserts also taste just as good as their "regular" counterparts, with some extra flair added.

  • @therealchayd
    @therealchayd 2 года назад +2

    My thoughts were how on earth do they get enough torque out of that ultra narrow mainspring to power the thing, I mean it has to be as narrow as a hairspring on a regular mechanical. Maybe it's a thicker, springier gauge metal with fewer turns? Who knows...

  • @Quicksilver_Cookie
    @Quicksilver_Cookie 2 года назад +16

    Interesting exhibit of engineering ingenuity, but I'm afraid this is honestly almost completely impractical. This is the watch that is made to be displayed in a box, not to be worn. And definitely not to tell time. Separate dials for hours and minutes? Yeah...no. Why I think Altiplano was more impressive is because they've decided to obscure all the evidence of compromises being made for the sake of size, and created a watch that is both unbelievably thin but you could never tell looking at it's face.

    • @vincent67239
      @vincent67239 2 года назад

      I would still say that the Altiplano Ultimate Concept is just the same, except only to a lesser degree-the dial doesn’t occupy the entire face of the watch, and you can obviously see the design “compromises” (in quotes because that’s subjective) in that parts of the mechanisms are exposed to the user. It’s all relative. Watches don’t need to be practical. We have smartphones and other GPS devices that constantly sync their time with a giant atomic clock. This is really just an exercise in pushing the limits of horology for the sake of demonstrating excellence in engineering, design, and innovation. Did you see Moser’s all-Vantablack watch? You can’t even wear that one because you’re not supposed to touch the bare Vantablack material. If you wanted something purely practical, you’d get yourself an Apple Watch or Fitbit.

  • @firesurfer
    @firesurfer 2 года назад

    I can imagine a thin sheet of LCD panel that gets glued to your wrist. No band. It gets power from your body.

  • @AbdulRWatches
    @AbdulRWatches 2 года назад +1

    Bulgari perfected the thin sports watch look with fine high horology movements and complications.

  • @kernicterus1233
    @kernicterus1233 2 года назад +1

    I agree with the split-dial problem, I just couldn't get on with it, and the QR code annoyed me as well, so I sent mine back for a refund.

  • @honsolo8906
    @honsolo8906 2 года назад +3

    Love your videos and humor. They make me chuckle like a chimp.

    • @honsolo8906
      @honsolo8906 2 года назад +2

      The infrared lamp joke just killed me 😂

  • @Yoshikaable
    @Yoshikaable 2 года назад +1

    I feel like they really wanted to put SOMETHING on that mainspring cover thing, and they decided a QR code would be the least offensive "thing"

  • @ethorii
    @ethorii 2 года назад

    I love the idea of super thin watches, except the bridges are so thin that unless the mainspring arbor bearing is jeweled, the bridge wears out quickly.

  • @RHelenius
    @RHelenius 2 года назад

    Did not hear any crackling on the microphone this week. Thanks for fixing it :)

  • @b_altmann
    @b_altmann 2 года назад

    I scanned the QR code mid video and you need to zoom until the end. The tune is also quite nice

  • @yermanoh
    @yermanoh 2 года назад +1

    currently warming himself up under an infra red lamp......brilliant and true

  • @sarahbradshaw9541
    @sarahbradshaw9541 2 года назад +2

    Best watch channel around by some margin.

  • @henrywilsonwinter
    @henrywilsonwinter 2 года назад +1

    Personally, if I released the thinnest watch in the world and no one cared, I’d be pretty ticked off.

  • @coyotemoon722
    @coyotemoon722 2 года назад

    I like the qr code. It's neat to have a physical link to the online world on a watch.

  • @Hans-Georg_Buddne
    @Hans-Georg_Buddne 2 года назад +5

    What the hell is that QR code doing on the dial? ruins everything...

  • @BabyJesus66
    @BabyJesus66 2 года назад +3

    When you scan the QR code it takes you to a video, after you watch, Bvlgari calls your phone telling you you only have 7 days to live.
    SEEEEVEN DAAAAYS

  • @iceman5167
    @iceman5167 2 года назад +1

    I thought Richard mille had the world's thinnest mechanical watch

  • @ashtonturner2862
    @ashtonturner2862 2 года назад +1

    Great opening. I burst into laughter.

  • @MrTchou
    @MrTchou 2 года назад +1

    Funny to see the barrel has a QR code printed on it that send you to the website for the watch presentation.

  • @chrisrussell63
    @chrisrussell63 2 года назад

    The base-plate, according to Bvlgari, is made of tungsten carbide, not titanium. That material is seriously tough and bend-proof.

  • @douro20
    @douro20 2 года назад

    So they had to put wheel on one side to wind it and another to set it. I like the solution of the Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Automatic better, as they used a column wheel switcher to achieve the same thing.

  • @lanceboyle4255
    @lanceboyle4255 2 года назад

    Commercially pure titanium is very flexy. Alloying it with 6%Al 3%V (otherwise known as surgical steel) makes it very stiff with high surface hardness. Likely what they used.

  • @SianaGearz
    @SianaGearz 2 года назад

    "Does it bend" is the question for JerryRigEverything, the iPhone Bendgate guy. He bends every piece of tech.

  • @TheMrFishnDucks
    @TheMrFishnDucks 2 года назад

    Remarkable engineering. For me I need more water resistance and central seconds. Nice video. Keep up the good work.

  • @yoriisoet
    @yoriisoet 2 года назад

    I'm pretty sure the backplate (which doubles as the caseback and entire internal base of the watch) is made of tungsten carbide just to prevent bending, all other parts are titanium.

  • @TheSchmed
    @TheSchmed 2 года назад

    5:23 is it the picture, or are there “lesions” around the circumference of the dial?

  • @martinkaplan1805
    @martinkaplan1805 2 года назад +2

    Gotta say, an amazing engineering feat.

  • @barrelvisor
    @barrelvisor 2 года назад +3

    Holy Mary, mother of god, that is some amazing engineering. Seriously.
    I would never wear one, or be within touching distance of affording one, but my god…this is quite something.
    I’ll take my chubby Seamasters and Subs - but it doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate this precision.
    Bravo. No, seriously. Bravo Bvlgari.

  • @justincottingham3969
    @justincottingham3969 2 года назад +1

    Saw another video where the movement is built upon tungsten so basically the case back is tungsten.

  • @greggc.touftree5936
    @greggc.touftree5936 2 года назад

    People are saying it does not flex because it is titanium? Allow me to interject. Titanium is more resilient than steel per its weight, and nothing more. It will still bend, in fact, it will bend MORE as long as you put the effort in to bending it. You can sit on this watch and it's ruined, you could bang it against a doorknob (which we all have done with watches) and it's ruined, you can push it against a cushioned seat with wooden frame and it's ruined. I have had a titanium scaled knife I sit on every day (and I weight just under 11 stone) and the scales have bent 2mm or so. This watch that is less than 2mm will bend, easily,

  • @netranger321
    @netranger321 2 года назад +1

    Pictures.. pictures… pictures… what about videos? I mean thats RUclips?!

  • @TheBoricuaPetChannel
    @TheBoricuaPetChannel 2 года назад

    Since I saw the Altiplano a few months ago I knew this watch would be a " to talk about watch"... 🔥🔥🔥

  • @_Peter_.
    @_Peter_. 2 года назад

    Love thin watches!
    My favorite are the Vacheron Constantin Patrimony cal. 1003!

  • @donaldduck7628
    @donaldduck7628 2 года назад

    I am very glad you came back and gave this watch it's due. Thank you for the time. Adieu.

  • @alisdairherd9501
    @alisdairherd9501 2 года назад

    It wouldn't be pure titanium surely.
    We know that when it comes to extreme tolerance almost everything affects a surface in a measurable way.
    So maybe it won't permanently deform but I'd be interested to know how wearing it affects time keeping, or flashing it towards a light source.
    Maybe it's built slightly curved so that wearing it (warmth) on one side actually improves timekeeping.

  • @Shocker99
    @Shocker99 2 года назад

    Imagine a cross over with Jerry Rigs Everything
    - Scratches every surface to show everything is made of the material the manufacturers claim
    - He'll get to use his picks greater than a level 7
    - And he'll have fun trying to bend watches.

  • @tk423b
    @tk423b Год назад +1

    Old fancy grandpa drawing designs. Right.

  • @A_Tempest
    @A_Tempest 2 года назад

    'Zucc is a lizard person' is the last reference I thought I'd hear in a fancy watch review

  • @WrongTimeWatch
    @WrongTimeWatch 2 года назад

    This watch is amazing, but yea, way out of my price range. I have considered buying the October finimisso, but would need to find one to see in person first.

  • @tannermerrill
    @tannermerrill 2 года назад +1

    The Zuckerberg comment was gold

  • @GerardBrummer
    @GerardBrummer 2 года назад

    Great proof of technical creativity! Maybe it's asked before: Where's the glass, the crystal? Is there any? And would it make the watch thicker? Just asking.

  • @raisagil2897
    @raisagil2897 2 года назад

    Completely unrelated to the video, but you should really check out the Bulova 96B252, it's a completely slept on watch, with an amazing movement !

  • @rycreative2699
    @rycreative2699 2 года назад

    Steel can be actually more rigid then titanium -_- it only depends on the thermic traitement, titanium is used in the medical field because of it's great biocompatibility and it's light weight compared to strength

  • @andream78870
    @andream78870 2 года назад

    Pushing the boundaries even further, now your turn Piaget! Instead of thinking outside the box, they had to think inside the box

  • @gabliviu
    @gabliviu 2 года назад

    the "Zuckerberg warming himself up under a heat lamp" remark made my day

  • @GreenKillafish
    @GreenKillafish 2 года назад +2

    You forgot to discuss the most important question. Does it fit under a cuff?

  • @wallytangofoxtrot4721
    @wallytangofoxtrot4721 2 года назад +1

    One of the purchasers is rumoured to be Mr. Creosote.