World’s Slimmest Watches
In this annual feature we explore the best of the thin watches
Piaget Altiplano 38MM 900P
Piaget is a master when it comes to ultra-thin watches having produced no less than 23 ultra-thin calibres out of the 35 movements developed and produced in-house, of which 12 have set new records for thinness over the past few years and are now part of the collection. This watch, for example, is at 3.65 mm thickness, the world’s thinnest hand-wound mechanical watch. The micro slimness was achieved by merging its hand-wound caliber with the 18K white gold 38 mm case. It comes with a power reserve of around 48 hours.
Jaeger- LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin 1907
39 mm case in 18K pink gold is 4.05 mm thick. The mechanical manually-wound movement, Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 849, in turn is only 1.85 mm thick, and has a power reserve of 35 hours.
Rado True Thinline Automatic
40 mm case in a plasma high-tech ceramic case that is 4.9 mm thick. Powered by a self-winding mechanical movement.
Bulgari Octo Finissimo Tourbillon
40 mm case in platinum is just 5 mm thick. Powered by the Finissimo Tourbillon caliber which is 1.95 mm thick, and has a 55-hour power reserve.
Vacheron Patrimony 81180
40 mm case in 18K pink gold is 6.79 mm thick. Powered by the mechanical, manual winding Calibre 1400 which is only 2.6 mm thick with a power reserve of 40 hours.
Chopard L.U.C XPS
35 mm case in 18K rose gold that is 7.10 mm thick. Powered by the self winding Calibre L.U.C 96.12-L which is 3.3 mm thick and has a power reserve of 65 hours.
Baume & Mercier Hampton 10153
Rectangular watch in a 42.6 mm X 29.2 mm steel case that is 8.1 mm thick. Powered by a quartz movement.
Zenith Captain Ultra Thin
40 mm steel case is 8.3 mm thick, while its automatic Elite 681 movement is 3.47 mm thick. Power reserve of 50 hours.
Frédérique Constant Slim Line Automatic
40 mm case in yellow gold plated steel is 8.3 mm thick. The FC-306 automatic movement has a power reserve of 42 hours.
Girard-Perregaux 1966
The 38 mm case in pink gold is a8.62 mm thick. The mechanical self-winding GP03300-0030 movement has a power reserve of 46 hours.
A. Lange & Söhne 1815
38.5 mm case in yellow, pink and white gold is 8.8 mm thick. The manually wound calibre L051.1 is 4.6 mm thick and has a power reserve of 55 hours.
Parmigiani Tonda 39 QF
39 mm case in 18K red gold is 8.85 mm thick. The automatic Calibre PF331 is 3.5 mm thick with a power reserve of 55 hours.
Omega De Ville Trésor
40 mm case in 18K Sedna, yellow or white gold is 10.6 mm thick. Powered by the hand-wound Omega Master Co-Axial Calibre 8511 with a power reserve of 60 hours.
