Big watches are in. Driven by evolving customer tastes, robust-looking pieces
are prevalent in the collections of all major luxury watch manufacturers today.
Watches now stand out proudly on their owner’s wrists, a symbol of this age
of individual expression.
Despite this trend, we believe that the ultra-thin watch still holds its
own as a staple in a watch enthusiast’s collection. From a technical perspective,
ultra-thin movements present more difficulties to the watchmaker because of
their thinner and consequently less rigid parts and smaller height tolerances
(e.g. for the balance wheel and the hair-spring). But it is for this same reason
that ultra-thin watches today have a special cachet for watch enthusiasts.
Enduring symbols of timeless elegance, they fit perfectly under the cuffs
of a business shirt and speak eloquently of quiet confidence. Law and banking
professionals will not go far wrong with an ultra-thin watch as part of their
corporate uniform. So here’s a toast to some of the finest embodiments of the
ultra-thin tradition.