Of course big complicated watches and sporty chronometers are very popular today. But people’s passion for refined classical ultra-thin watches is eternal. Some like such watches for refined classical aristocratic spirit, others just understand that each of such watches is an ideal investment in the most advanced technology and elaborate work of the best craftsmen. It’s not surprising that there are not many manufacturers of ultra-thin watches, and basically they are the most prestigious and famous watchmaking brands. Here are the description of the top ultra-thin watches made by reputable Swiss brands.
Appella Gold 85-1011
Gold collection is the major series of watches produced by the Swiss watchmaking company Appella which celebrates its 65th anniversary this year. Within this collection the company produces its famous Gold 85-1011 which is advertised under the slogan “The Slimmest gold watch in the world”.
And indeed Appella’s craftsmen managed to create the thinnest gold watch in world. What is more the watch features an original case made of three supporting parts with a perfectly read dial.
The case of the watch is 38 mm in diameter and only 3.5 mm high. It is equipped with sapphire crystal and houses the thinnest quartz movement ETA (on the basis of Delirium Tremens). The surface of the case is satinized: so the slight scratches are not seen. The watch features 30 meters water resistance.
The watch is very light and comfortable. What is more golden back case is an ideal anti-allergic guarantee.
The dial of Appella’s watch is really very refined. Its matt surface matches ideally stainized surface of the case. Slim laid on indices and golden hands are made in the same shape and match each other ideally.
Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin
If you want to posess not only the thinnest watch but also a very prestigious one then your choice is Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin from the limited edition dedicated to the 175th anniversary of the manufactory.
Master is a relatively young collection which began to develop violently several years ago. This collection consists mainly of sporty models. The ultr-thin watch is a novelty in this series. It is a quite logical development of circular watches by Jaeger-LeCoultre. The watch very elegant and features all the well-known peculiarities of the Jaeger-LeCoultre style.
The case of the watch is made in classical diameter of 38 mm and is only 4.5 mm high. The case is equipped with the sapphire crystal of the 9th level of solidity. The back case also features sapphire crystal that provides 50 meters water resistance. The case is perfectly polished. The thin alligator leather strap matches the watch ideally.
Fashionably chocolate coloured dial seems to be matt, but this impression is delusive. The shades of colour play under the different angle of view due to the slightest guilloche. Hands and indices of red gold look wonderful at the dark dial.
The watch is based on the manually wound JLC 849. The movement is only 1.85 mm high but it consists of 123 parts. This is one of the thinnest calibres in the word. The movement provides 35 hours power reserve and is perfectly decorated.
Philippe Breton Elegance
Yuong Russian brand Philippe Breton belongs to the company Chronolux which prefers to produce watches of Russian design in the best Swiss manufactures. Philippe Breton is a quite successful brands though it is not yet world-known.
The case of Philippe Breton Elegance is 37.8 mm in diameter and is only 5.1 mm high. An engraving at the back case says that the case is equipped with sapphire crystal and is made of the monolithic 14K rose gold. Golden crown is made in vintage style. Water resistance of the watch is 30 meters. The case is supplemented with a sogt crocodile leather strap.
Matt dial of Philippe Breton Elegance is coloured in a very good bright shade which is a bit unusual for classical watches but matches perfectly red gold hands and laid on indices.
This ultra-thin watch uses mechanical ЕТА7001 with manual winding which is 2.5 mm high. Featuring 21 600 bph it provides 42 hours power reserve.
Piaget Altiplano 40 mm
The first ultra-thin watch was produced by Piaget in 1956. The collection was named Altiplano and especially for this collection of watches the company developed and began to produce ultra-thin movements, one of which 9P (1.35 mm high) was acknowledged as the thinnest mechanical calibre in the world.
The case of Altiplano is 40 mm in diameter. Owing to white gold case and silver border the watch visually seems bigger. The case is made of satinized 18К white gold and matches perfectly the matt dial. Altiplano 40 mm is 4.7 mm high. But due to the diameter the watch seem to be the thinnest among presented models. Besides this watch features the most complicated case. It consists of two side rings fixed together with 6 screws. It is equipped with sapphire back case which is fixed with an additional white gold ring. The slightest soft manually sewn from alligator leather black strap matches the case ideally.
Matt dial is silver coloured. It looks very simple: the markers are drawn and the hands are black. But it features an original additional second dial located lower.
This Altiplano is based on the Piaget 838P (2.5 mm high). It features 21 600 bph and provides power reserve for 65 hours – which an absolute record for ultra-thin watches.
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So what can we call a true Swiss watch? Well, of course, a timepiece made by one of numerous Swiss brands. As a rule all of them are highly reputable in the world of watchmaking (and sometimes you have to pay not so much as for the watch itself as for its reputation). The symbol of this reputation is a world-known inscription “Swiss made“. To this inscription actually a separate branch of Swiss law.
Movements that meet al the strictest requirements of watchmaking are marked with Poincon de Geneve sign or Geneva Seal and are more prestigious. Geneva Seal has been confirming the highest quality of Swiss watches for 400 years already. Geneva Seal was given an official status in 1886 when 12 technical comments on a watch movement quality were confirmed. These requirement were so strict that only graduates of watchmaking school in Geneva could make watches corresponding to them. Today the criteria of Geneva Seal are brought into account with up-to-date level of technology development. Geneva Seal is still a sign that guarantees the highest quality of the timepiece.
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