How Piaget Made the World’s Thinnest Watch | Watchfinder & Co.
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- It all started at SIHH in 2014, after the successful release of the Altiplano 900P, then the world’s thinnest watch, when one of the marketing team joked with the technical team that they “should make a thinner one for next year.” The comment, in passing, did its intended job of winding up the people who’d worked so hard to make the 900P-but it also did something else, sowing a seed of thought in their minds. What if they could make a watch even thinner?
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Once I pay off my house, I may sell it and move into this watch.
I feel you
where will you sleep??
Of all videos to comment this on, its on the video with the thinnest watch lmfao.
@@andrew66769 that's what makes it brillant
Oh tiny you.
Watchmaker: I wonder if we could make a watch with a 3D printer.
Piaget: I wonder if we could make a watch with a regular printer.
If you make a watch a foot in diameter or so, to hang on a rapper’s chest, then sure, 3D print it.
I see what you did there. Best ever comment!
Underrated comment. I feel it's over most people's heads.
bravo!
@Osw719 its got a low beat movement, 1/12 beat per hour.
I'd buy it if my wallet weren't as thin as the watch...
As long as there is a black amex in it....
Just get the most expensive credit card and no wallet. It might work😁
oh your wallet will be that thin after buying this watch, so no problem
You could put the watch into your wallet.
Haha
If I drop this watch, the thing that will stop functioning is my heart.
Oof
Look on the bright side. You wouldn't have to fix the watch.
The watch is so light that it may as well be an ant falling from a tree, it will be fine if it survived a friggin hammerblow.
@@jacob1121 Just gotta worry about a light breeze when it happens though.
“I reckon they could make it even thinner”
Ooooo the engineers and craftsmen are gonna hate
you for saying that 😂
I heard they are chasing him with tiny hammers to this day...
@@nunyabizness199 Maybe not so tiny...
@@nunyabizness199 thats hilarious
You can make it thinner if you draw a watch on your wrist with a ball pen 😉😎.
When I heard him say that I thought something similar.
So this is one of those “Price available upon request” watches...
Actually yeah, just looked up the price yesterday
400K.
@@loaded2820 Jacob and Co makes like a million dollar ubsurd watches, 400k for something this labour intense is actually very and i mean VERY understandable, infact borderline underpriced.
@@rajrishiparmar1362 jacob and co. has to be my most dislike watchmaker. Their stuff is just gaudy and ridiculous.
@@jayn8392 I'd say 2nd most disliked. We still have a hublot around, don't we?
The thumbnail made me think you were actually holding the strap's deploying clasp. Holy shit...
I saw it and thought it was a faulty wire pulled from some electrical harness. Clearly too thin to safely conduct electricity.
i thought it was a really thin link of a bracelet
Same here😳 I was thinking “what a strange choice” then I read the title
wait wat
Andrew Nibbi same here, I thought he had gutted the F.P. Jorne quartz that I watched a video on yesterday.
Watchfinder, you don't "make videos", you are storytellers of the highest order. I am married to a gifted storyteller so I know how much talent and creativity goes into telling a story just "so". I have only the greatest respect and appreciation of your work.
Still too thick
Like ur mom ;)
Yeah, I'm just gonna draw a watch face on my wrist, just like Patrick...
Don't.
You’ve just sent a team of engineers to suicide
that's what she said ;-)
2 minutes into the video and I'm like "show how thin it is already !" lol
2mm says it all. 😳
Dude seriously.
That dude just kept saying the 900P ova and ova again
That's literally breathtaking - I gasped when the watch was turned to its side profile. Incredible engineering.
I would like to take this watch and give it a good old fashion bend test with my thumb lol
It really is amazing lol. Now, how about we get that in a women's watch size?😂
Wait so you didn't look at the Thumbnail? Lol
Amazing
I'd be afraid of snapping it in two
Any more thin and this watch would disappear...this is a marvel..
Hahaha.. Good
Watchfinder: "And I bet they can make it even thinner"
Piaget: "Are you fucking kidding me"
The Chinese are trying as part of their millenium project. They're worried there's not enough time
Engineers: "Ah 💩, here we go again..."
Just sandpaper away a few hundreths of mm from the back
@@guitargeorge6423 Careful, you might go right through and hit a few parts inside!
If you can do 2mm you can do 1mm, no probs.
Yo my Seiko has scratches that are prolly thicker than 0.2mm that's crazy
This piece of human engineering borders on the insane , long live insanity.
All was fine until a riot of insanity came protesting to your existence and burn down whatever you had built and worked for.
@@bigboiganiga8356 Hey,nothing is perfect.
Hearing about the problems the popped up during production is shocking such as when they closed the body and the glue spread everywhere, stopping the movement. Holy shit, that's THIN.
Imagine the cost of servicing it 😂
what service? when its dead its dead. unless the crystal adhesive can be softened with heat.
.......at a water cooler discussion at the latest board meeting, one of the directors joked that it should include a perpetual calendar as well.
And what about a minute repeater? or a tourbillon? Come on Piaget...
The craftman :"say sike right now"
And a minute repeater function too.
And 12 zones too..
The director was then promptly murdered by the engineer.
This makes Rolex, PP and the other big-brands seem like 'fashion watches'
I can never afford this, but makes me happy it exists even on somebody else's wrist.
Not even sure there's an adjective to describe this - but the happiness you feel just in a fellow human achieving something amazing. Like the Apollo missions.
Essentially all watches are fashion watches, no matter how complex! To the end user its all about getting noticed! To the watchmaker its challenge in design and engineering but it's still just a watch!
@@nukembear2345 - wrong. It’s a piece of art, a technological and engineering marvel that is extraordinarily beautiful in its complexity and diminutive dimensions. Stick with your Samsung Watch cuz you just wouldn’t understand.
@@sylversyrfer6894 you actually just reaffirmed my statement.
Such a good video, not 50-70% percent talking about history/hypothetical stories/or comparison to other watches like lots of this channels vids but actually informative and interesting beginning to end with such an important watch. Happy to see Watchfinder & Co grow!
I can't imagine a watch that thin would keep time very well, it may, but I immediately think of problems that could arise from wearing it, and the transfer of body heat, and outdoor elements changing the accuracy of very thin materials used. certainly incredible, and massively interesting to see work, I don't think I'd complain about the price, regardless of what they ask for it.
It would collect moisture, ceasing the watch to work.
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Not just on RUclips,the best u can find.
@@simplygame5530 So true.
Facts!!
No being owned by Piaget's owner)
Check out pride and pinion...
6:52 I hope it's a prototype or a salesman unit you have there. The mechanical mark & rough finish on the left opening next to the polished gears is a bit no no. However they have really made a good breakthrough & a masterpiece
Can't wait for the part 3 where they use photolithography to make watch parts
And part 4, molecular-sized components (yes, they exists www.nature.com/subjects/molecular-machines-and-motors)
Stop giving them ideas
@@AlessandroGenTLe Was gonna say something like this. Piaget should get in touch with IBM to make a watch from literally singular atoms
Or print one using an inkjet printer.
@@afarhan21 damn bro not everyone can afford the ink cartridges. Stop flexing on us, we'll stick to Piaget.
Regular wallet, turns into the world's thinnest wallet after buying the world's thinnest watch...
Ahahahh underrated comment 😂
Hilarious, how much is it though?
@@adamczyzewski7357 410.000 CHF (460.000 USD)
I keep watching your videos for a good year, and I still can't believe their quality. Not only the macro shots and B-rolls, but the way you tell the watch's story. Mindblowing stuff
I’ve worked in R&D for decades and it is always gratifying to see engineers solve problems.
Piaget is brilliant. They have been the leader in thinnest, a complication in itself. Which then aloud them to excel at hard stone dial and high-jewellery timepieces. Love this brand. I would take a Piaget over a Patek any day!
I wonder if they were to use some composite materials rather than alloys if it could be made even thinner? Also, just imagine the heart sinking moment the movement stopped after adhering the glass when the solution seems soo obvious?! Still, it's an absolute masterpiece.
The strap is thicker than the watch itself. Masterpiece!
They have to kevlar coat it for strength. Just amazing thinness
There's just no words for the amazing prowess of the watchmakers at Piaget. A watch that is almost as thin as your credit card is just mind blowing
Hats off to every one involved in making this watch possible 🙂
Incredible how they had so many unexpected issues and they still managed to make this beauty!
3:46 there is a dent at 8 o clock! I am returning it!
7 o clock *
Every moment of pain was palpable. What story well told! 👏👏👏👏👏👏
That’s a proper watch video. Amazing work Watchfinder.
Even a regular watch is a complete masterpiece,this is just absolutely incredible
I’m afraid only Piaget can break this record in the future.
@Immortal what about citizen eco drive one?
@@bena9495 Quartz movements don't count as they are not mechanical.
Remarkable how man dings, dents, and machine marks could be seen at high magnification. Even the reflex camera next to the watch had a massive dent on it. What craziness ensues?
Absolutely a brilliant video.
Be interesting to know things like how the balance wheel was supported with no balance cock.
Maby jeweled and running on a fixed pin??
so much added value in this video. Not only we can see the macro shots from all angles, but the development stories (and other details) shared here are just what makes this channel so good.
Thank you Piaget for proving that a zulu-like strap can be used on a dress watch.
The whole premise of the video is that noone has ever tried to make a watch that thin. While appreciating the craftsmanship and the beauty of that masterpiece I can not agree that it's the first of its kind. There was a soviet manufacturer "Raketa" (rocket) that is known for manufacturing the watch called "Rekord" (record) somewhere around early 60's. It had a thickness of 2,7 mm while also having a second hand. The Rekord that is still unbeaten today.
The movement of the Raketa Rekord was 2.7mm. Not the watch. This watch is 2mm in total to celebrate their own old movement that was 2mm.
Loved this two part video series. What an incredible piece! Is a combination of minimalism and complexity at the same time.
Not a watch nerd but I do appreciate micro mechanics and to see the thickness of that machine is quite amazing. I stared quite a bit.
This guy can literally talk himself out of prison!!!
Should run on next Election.
And depression.
You know, I am a bit surprised they close that material. I would have expected them to go for tungsten. But then again, the cobalt alloy might be resilient enough and not as much of a nightmare to machine.
Wow, don't know if this is marketing or just me appreciating horology and craftsmanship but given all these, the current price is a bargain
never mind, did not know the watch price was on request
The engineers sound like a bunch of incompetent screw ups.
I had skipped over part 1.
This is interesting to almost anyone. The dimensions are mind blowing.
So of course I watched both 1&2.
Nice videos.
Glorious. Absolutely glorious.
That sly laugh when saying "make it even thinner" was gold
Glancing at the thumbnail, I thought to myself, _'cor blimey, they've even made the clasp super-thin!'_ ... That's not the _clasp,_ it's the the _CASE!_ 😲
The amazing thing is, it's not just a technical marvel, it's also beautiful. What a way to pass the time!
Simply amazing, that’s one reason I love this channel, we get to see such amazing pieces that often we didn’t know existed.
My favourite watch channel 👍👍👍
A masterpiece of human ingenuity, engineering and craftsmanship.
It is an engineering art piece, just mind blowing!
I was watching it already with widely opened eyes. But the moment I saw one of the screws it reminded me of my Festina watch clasp, out of which I got a little screw out - its like 2 mm's long - I tried for a long time and multiple times, didnt get this damn screw back in ever again. It just lays there waiting for the day I go to a watch repair. I just lost my entire cool and gave in.
At this moment I realized what the heck they went through when assembling it, not to mention, planning and manufacturing it. Godda..., Id loose my ish a thousand times and lose my mind completely. Bravo to Piaget!!!
Impressive. Undeniably an engineering marvel
It’s fascinating that the movement is as old as it is, being from 1957, and yet is still at the forefront of watchmaking innovation.
Many technologies, particularly mechanical ones, reach a 'pinnacle' where further technical advancement may be possible, but simply isn't necessary either because it wouldn't serve one of the functions which drives advancement (greater precision, longer life, lower maintenance, reduced cost, etc.). Its like a pipe wrench, that design had been a constant for 140 years or so, with virtually no changes because it is an optimal design. This watch movement is also an optimal design, in that no further refinement seems necessary.
So... the A. Lange and Sohne Triple Split is next?
Love this video! And especially the Piaget! What a beautiful piece of art! I am proud to own an Altiplano myself (not this one by the way..). Well done Watchfinder &Co.
"Reckon they can make it even thinner" as engineers that spent years suffering just to make this one cry
These videos make us work harder so that one day we don't have to watch it but to experience it. Great video. Great watch.
I really wonder if this watch does bend when you actually wear it. It seems so fragile. I can barely imagine it to be suitable for every day use.
Considering they smacked it with a hammer, I'd say they thought about it. But I understand where you're coming from. 2mm anything is exceptionally thin.
While the Jean Lassale cal. 1200 bends with its case. The piaget is manufactured with strength of modern materials in mind so the chances of it bending is low.
I don’t really think this is an everyday use kinda watch. That form comes with compromises, the winding mechanism was mentioned. And although they found a solution to the excessive wear, I’m sure I probably still wears faster than your average watch. It’s engineered to be robust enough. But in relative terms I guess. I’d probably keep it for occasional use.
@@emilchandran546 True. I think it would only come out of the house if there was a collector's meet.
..just the idea is not for everyday use..
WOW! Just WOW! THIS video is why I consider your channel to be the pinnacle of watch channels on RUclips. Thank you for enlightening us on this GRAIL watch. The 'Holy Trinity' should be revised to include Piaget and kick out AP. Any idea on price and quantities to be produced? I'll never be able to afford it, but it's nice to know something like this exists for us amateur horologists.
You say the movement is sealed when the crystal is placed on. How do they get the crystal off, then? Does that mean the watch can't be serviced?
They have tools to remove the crystal, for example when it was glued on with too much adhesive.
Probably use heat, like when opening modern phones.
They dip it in water,,after 2hours the watch automatically become 10mm thick..so then its workable...
With the worlds thinnest crowbar of course.
As unnecessary as it is, the sheer brilliance of engineering that has been put into this watch is just amazing
Wow! I have always been impressed by my "old" Pulsar from back in the 1990's. Moon Phase, Full Chrono, not really expensive, ($150 I think) and less than half the thickness of any of my other watches. Now I am really impressed with the engineering but with a budget that large it is not so impressive. I'll stick with my old Pulsar, quartz and all.
Meh.
👏 👏 👏 Bravo.
I applaud the team who engineered this time piece. They have experienced engineering and stuck to it.
I would like to be part of the next watch you will make which is even thinner.
Cheers.
this is most amazing stuff that i have ever seen, so many tiny stuff inside is just wow and when he said that they test it with hammer it just blows me away lol. ill prolly never be abe to afford somthing like this but still i love to look videos like this
That last line was golden. Nice touch.
The real question: How's the Lume?
Brilliant video pointing out the actual challenges. Very informative! Stunning watch!
I would be interested to see the timekeeping report on one of these to see how far off the delta is from a more moderately proportioned movement. I would think that the thin mechanicals would be much harder to balance which could introduce some instability and influence the delta.
What a hellish experience building this. I wonder if some of the designers see this thing in their nightmares.
Constantly boasts about how thin the watch is yet takes 2 minutes and 55 seconds to finally show side view of the watch . . . infuriating
You must be joking...
This isn't the type of channel that just delivers facts. If you want to see how thin it is, Google it. This channel is about the art of watchmaking.
I can't get my head around this watch.
How can all the parts be put together and still only be a couple of mm in thick. Unreal engineering.
Extremely impressive, but do they have to crack the crystal off every time it's serviced then? It would have to be a full tear down to clean out the adhesive channels just to re-seal it... I guess I'm missing the point.
You wouldn't carry the Mona Lisa around with you, it would serve as a piece of art in your collection.
Nicks if you can’t wear it it’s not a watch. It’s an impractical clock.
Not that this is practical, it is the worlds thinnest watch. But for that to mean anything, it should be worn on a wrist.
@@emilchandran546 You seem to completely miss the point of this watch, clearly.
Nicks no I don’t think so. But to use your Mona Lisa analogy you wouldn’t put the Mona Lisa in storage, you’d put it on display. It may be very expensive and delicate, so you’d need to take security precautions and it would require climate control. But it’s art, and I for one think art is made to be seen, not just owned.
Similarly, this watch is a mechanical marvel. It’s delicate and expensive but it’s the worlds thinnest watch. So it should be worn. I’m not saying it’s a beater watch, or even one you’d wear regularly. But you should wear it, that’s what it was made for.
A watch is a portable clock, that is its whole purpose. A watch you can’t wear is like a watch that doesn’t tell the time. It’s not a watch. No you wouldn’t carry the Mona Lisa with you but paintings aren’t portable by design.
As you showed the watch from the side and talked of the backing plate, I thought: Wow, that‘s a thin backing plate. I haven’t realized at that point that this already was the entire watch
2:55 What you came to see !!
You thought you will get likes on this comment? Expectations huh😒!
@@sunilshetty5510 What I didn’t expected was some random ignorant writing in my comment !! 😁 What a surprise !!
Truly magnificent piece of horological genius, unsure how practical it maybe, but there is no rhyme or reason to climbing Everest or going to the South or North Pole. So because of overcoming the adversity and challenges this watch represents to its makers I can truly appreciate what it has taken to have a watch this thin.
0:24
"U L T I M A T E"
letters are all over the place
G P indeed, I even wondered if that was done on purpose? For the life of me though I can’t imagine why the letters (especially the M) would be so uneven and spaced so poorly?
Good eye
@@thecornedbeefcouncil9792 it's handcrafted. Anything can be unaligned.
@@ryzenryne8747 for these prices there’s no excuse
hats of to the supreme skill and ingenuity that went into designing and building this watch BUT I have to ask the question, who the F*** wants a 2mm thick watch?
That is mind boggling!
Love it when engineers challenge themselves... but can't help thinking after doing it I would also feel underwhelmed ...as after all that effort...just to get such a teeny tiny watch face seems questionable.
This is an engineering marvel, an epitome 🔥
Ekdum sahi
"and I reckon they could make it even thinner"
If we listen closely, we can hear the sound of the engineering team behind that Watch have a collective aneurysm.
How will they ever service it if the crystal is glued on and there's no other entry point?
They unstick it
Most of the time they use an adhesive that can be loosened with a heat-gun
They don't. It's a disposable watch. Just buy a new one once it falls out of tolerance.
You gotta throw it in the ocean off the side of your mega yacht and sail into Monte Carlo for another one.
@@dor-si9145 lmao
It would be cool to see if they can make the automatic version 2mm as well.
I love this watch, and had I the cash, I'd own one @ $410,000! Yeah right, in my dreams, come on lotto! lol
2:15 ‘secret Skunkworks project’ 😂 Our learned friend here never ceases to amaze. Skunkworks was a dept within Lockheed Corp.that created the legendary Mach 3 Blackbird spy planes in the 1960s for the USAF and CIA for Cold War black ops missions. A 2mm thin watch would be no more than a crossword puzzle for those guys.
Think about that guy who buys it and smack it accidentally to a door or wall.
Once they work out how to use Graphene properly, this will look incredibly thick!
Stunning engineering and skill.
Did you watch the video? I don’t think you did cause you would know that material strength was a minor problem relative to all the other issues they faced.
@@melody3741 I dont think you understood my comment, and yes I did watch the whole video, thanks for asking
N E V E R T H E L E S S
I am not usually into watches like this but this is a gorgeous watch. Very busy but in a minimalistic way.
Although i’m impressed by the technical marvel this watch represents.....anyone else prefer some thickness to their watch? Honestly, I like to see some ‘fatness’ to my watch.
I have a very thin wrist, so watches like yatch master's doesn't match my profile, I only use thin watches so THIS is the ultimate
Same bro, I'd be scared to break my watch if it was 2mm thin.
Different watches for different folks!
I get where you’re coming from. I’m a “big watch” guy, but at the same time I can really appreciate the engineering that went into this.
By refining the design engineers going to make a watch so thin that it is impossible to see with naked eyes and to see the time customers should have to buy a special microscope which will be sold separately.
интересно, колеса все сделаны из стали..
видимо из латуни недостаточно жесткости при такой минимальной толщине шестеренок
Он сказал то же и про корпус, что корпус даже из стали гнулся, пришлось применить алюминиевый закалённый сплав, который не поддавался мех обработке обычными инструментами
How in the world will they service that watch when the time comes? Incredible video! Puts into perspective the cost of such watches.
The fact he's doing a voiceover yet still doing hand gestures with his right hand is really disturbing
Lol yes
Everything on YT lately is disturbing. Especially the cv9teen scam! Still!😖
How do you know he is making hand gestures?