The World’s Thinnest Watch Is INSANE

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  • These are the thinnest mechanical watches ever made in the world, incredible feats of micro-engineering that have slimmed down a centuries-old technology to the thickness of just a few credit cards.
    Featured watches:
    Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Minute Repeater Flying Tourbillon Hybris Mechanica 11 2014 7.9mm
    Bulgari Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater 2016 6.85mm
    Bulgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT 2019 6.9mm
    Bulgari Octo Finissimo Perpetual Calendar 2021 5.8mm
    Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept Tourbillon 2024 2mm
    Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Squelette 2015 3.6mm
    Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept 2018 2mm
    Bulgari Octo Finissimo Ultra 2022 1.8mm
    Richard Mille RM UP-01 Ferrari 2022 1.75mm
    Bulgari Octo Finissimo Ultra COSC 2024 1.7mm
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    Here on Andrew Morgan Watches I want to bring you all the best on watches from my personal perspective. There's watch reviews, expert reactions, top 10 lists, the best and worst of the industry and a whole bunch of memes, too. So if you like Swiss watches, German watches, Japanese watches-whatever-you'll be sure to enjoy AMW!
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  • @leemichaelgeller4420
    @leemichaelgeller4420 20 днів тому +25

    “Soundblaster 64…”
    That made me chuckle and wince - because I’m THAT old. 😂😂

  • @VulcanSpock
    @VulcanSpock 20 днів тому +8

    “Smaller is indeed better, I can relate…” I really like the double entendre 😁

  • @davidc5191
    @davidc5191 20 днів тому +8

    "After-dinner mint that's wafer thin" 20:15 You've got to say that with a French accent per Monty Python's "Meaning of Life!"

  • @localheroEd
    @localheroEd 20 днів тому +7

    Slimmer than the UK’s chances at Eurovision.

  • @reviewsfrommydailylifeeb798
    @reviewsfrommydailylifeeb798 20 днів тому +14

    Iike first and watch later! Can't go wrong with Andrew. Always brillant, even after all these years

    • @mrmagoo.3678
      @mrmagoo.3678 20 днів тому

      I started doing that to Andrew and a couple of others like Russ's M.W.C... can't remember one episode I didn't like.

    • @joewhite6875
      @joewhite6875 20 днів тому

      @@mrmagoo.3678amen and amen

  • @sidesauce
    @sidesauce 20 днів тому +6

    My favourite references are 8:05 - Pointer Sisters "Automatic", 12:08 - Malaysia Airlines flight 370 (too soon? lol) and 20:17 - Monty Python's "Meaning of Life; Mr. Creosote". Absolute genius!
    Andrews commentary is to watches what Jeremy Clarkson is to cars.

    • @roel.vinckens
      @roel.vinckens 20 днів тому +1

      Jeremy doesn't come close.

    • @sidesauce
      @sidesauce 20 днів тому +1

      @@roel.vinckens Clearly you've not read his journalism and only seen him on TV.

    • @peetiegonzalez1845
      @peetiegonzalez1845 18 днів тому +1

      goddammit I hadn't seen your post when I made mine. Was gonna make mine last night but I paused halfway thru the video and came back to it today. lol.

  • @Time4aWatch
    @Time4aWatch 20 днів тому +9

    Watch making at this level is absolutely fascinating.

  • @Robert32064
    @Robert32064 20 днів тому +11

    Andrew, you are the only person I will listen to talking about watches in which I have absolutely no interest. Well done and amusing as usual.

  • @devilapproved
    @devilapproved 20 днів тому +4

    A giant qr code on my 400.000 dollar watch dial? Yes please.

  • @user-qt5ls9zk8l
    @user-qt5ls9zk8l 20 днів тому +9

    Great video , it's your videos that mostly got me into watch collecting

  • @ctags
    @ctags 20 днів тому +6

    “Clipping your toenails with a chainsaw”….😂

    • @KC-bv9kf
      @KC-bv9kf 20 днів тому

      You haven’t seen my ER

  • @bullnose01
    @bullnose01 20 днів тому +8

    Your Piaget club sandwich analogy is brilliant, Andrew, but now I'm hungry.

  • @joewhite6875
    @joewhite6875 20 днів тому +2

    The only problem with an AM video is when it’s over and the pain of having to wait for the next one sets in.

  • @ItsukiEsper
    @ItsukiEsper 20 днів тому +43

    "Thinness of two credit cards" would be a perfect setup for an "americans would use anything but metric" punchline, but mistaking Andrew for an american would be a crime on par with calling RM watches legible

    • @renebense
      @renebense 20 днів тому +4

      Incredible amount of information crammed into this video. You can easily make a hundred shorts out of this single video. It's like all the technology inside the thinnest watch, but now as much info per minute. Well done..!!

    • @agt2659
      @agt2659 19 днів тому

      Sounds like something andrew would say lol

    • @icy_liquidd1935
      @icy_liquidd1935 19 днів тому +1

      For the record, we as Americans would be happy to claim Andrew.
      As far as I am concerned, RM watch design is a war crime.

    • @akagainesy
      @akagainesy 14 днів тому

      I'm mmm

    • @word42069
      @word42069 День тому

      Untraveled Europeans and their complexes.

  • @Bosunsbikes
    @Bosunsbikes 18 днів тому +1

    Brilliant as ever

  • @jasonstephens2946
    @jasonstephens2946 17 днів тому

    Another great piece Andrew!

  • @DoubleVisionSoundSystem
    @DoubleVisionSoundSystem 18 днів тому

    Your writing is so good, Andrew. 😂👏 “SoundBlaster64” 😂

  • @peetiegonzalez1845
    @peetiegonzalez1845 18 днів тому

    Mr. Hands is the new Jeremy Clarkson. In a good way. Love the name change btw.
    "Just like rubbing your hair on a balloon, and praying it doesn't make it even thinner." Absolute gold. I miss the macro photography of Watchfinder but Andrew's amazing sense of humour has found release.

    • @peetiegonzalez1845
      @peetiegonzalez1845 18 днів тому

      I don't want to spoil it so I won't quote him... but stay to the very end for the best punchline ever.

    • @grmpf
      @grmpf 16 днів тому

      This channel has the exact bracket of an audience that makes it so I'm not sure if you knew exactly what you were doing by calling him "Mr. Hands" or not.

  • @jamescavanaugh9770
    @jamescavanaugh9770 20 днів тому +1

    The thumbnail game is a part of the UA-cam meta, but I think you should have at least a couple variations of the surprised face (as handsome as the current one is) that you use a lot. Maybe a "mildly surprised" "surprised" "full meme surprised"
    Love seeing the channel continue to pick up traction, one of the best watch YT channels without a doubt!

  • @martinhagen2913
    @martinhagen2913 17 днів тому

    That's a practical watch as well, you never need a coin for the shopping carts anymore...

  • @basictimes4554
    @basictimes4554 19 днів тому

    About the toilet analogy, I don’t know who told you, but that was a top secret at my house! 😂

  • @mihir.h.m
    @mihir.h.m 20 днів тому +1

    2 credit cards for a bulgari octo finissimo ultra may be cutting it too close Andrew 😂 great vid as always

  • @shiraz1736
    @shiraz1736 20 днів тому +1

    JLC are next level.

  • @nsgfields
    @nsgfields 20 днів тому +1

    Great wit, great video.

  • @wisamal-hakim5531
    @wisamal-hakim5531 19 днів тому

    A warm blooded boulder 😂
    Too many to quote from just one video
    Genius and wonderful
    Cheers

  • @newmexico511
    @newmexico511 19 днів тому

    While not the thinnest automatic watch in the world, the Eterna Golden Heart was the smallest automatic watch at one time, anyway. The top of the line had a solid 23-karat gold rotor.

  • @thatguyinachair5912
    @thatguyinachair5912 20 днів тому +6

    "Is that a tourbillon in your pocket, or are you just Piaget to see me"

  • @MisterHughes
    @MisterHughes 19 днів тому

    6:22 I feel so called out right now.

  • @andrewswink5825
    @andrewswink5825 20 днів тому +1

    You mean I am NOT supposed to trim my toenails with a chainsaw?

  • @masterwatch
    @masterwatch 19 днів тому

    when I hear "thin watch" I think 😴💤... then I wake up and think of the Rolex Deepsea and everything seems right again.

  • @draakisback
    @draakisback 20 днів тому +1

    I tried to wear one of these when I went to my AD the last time. I wanted to know what the bulgari would feel like on the wrist, it was awkward as hell. It didn't feel like a watch, and it certainly even didn't feel like a bracelet. Frankly it didn't feel like anything at all...

  • @mikebirkett010
    @mikebirkett010 20 днів тому +1

    Mate, have you been watching me fix a toilet cistern?😮

  • @user-vn5bs7gn1u
    @user-vn5bs7gn1u 19 днів тому

    Now confused: would wearing Bulgari and Piaget watches make one horologically cool, by association?

  • @DonLee1980
    @DonLee1980 20 днів тому +1

    Feel quite lucky to have worn and experienced a couple of the watches here, the Bulgari finissimo tourbillon, and the minute repeater. They say, each watch is made by the same watch maker from start to finish. True pieces of art. however, the most impressive watch in this video is the JLC minute repeater automatic.

    • @shiraz1736
      @shiraz1736 20 днів тому

      Agree JLC is at another level.

  • @Amplitudeproblem
    @Amplitudeproblem 20 днів тому

    Perfect writing - thank you for the quality video and laughs!

  • @LIONTAMER3D
    @LIONTAMER3D 19 днів тому

    The octo finissimo chronograph/gmt was looking terminally ill

  • @roseydeath
    @roseydeath 20 днів тому +1

    “A Pointers Sisters’ favourite” 👏🏻

    • @barrettwbenton
      @barrettwbenton 20 днів тому

      AND a 60s Sinatra hit reference thrown in for good measure. Watch vids don't get more meta than this.

  • @joelcohen4353
    @joelcohen4353 20 днів тому

    You just summed up the history of the chronograph in the 20th century most succinctly. Well done!

  • @user-yc1wi9de3t
    @user-yc1wi9de3t 18 днів тому

    When it comes to fine imitation watches, nkuwan delivers. I've bought from them several times, and I've never been let down.

  • @skzion2
    @skzion2 20 днів тому

    Getting accuracy from such a thin watch is really an achievement.

  • @drnick40
    @drnick40 20 днів тому

    Andrew, you are #1!

  • @adriandelamare4096
    @adriandelamare4096 19 днів тому

    "is as lost as a Malaysia airlines flight to Beijing" 😮
    Only you could make that 😂
    Like a cream cake..naughty but nice...
    Great Video.

  • @janicewatts5888
    @janicewatts5888 10 днів тому

    Making a watch that is slimmer than the strap is stoopid!

  • @_sam_2284
    @_sam_2284 17 днів тому

    But one wafer thin chocolate mint is really all it takes

  • @leohidayat6811
    @leohidayat6811 19 днів тому

    Should go with the smallest volume instead of the thinness, Bvlgari and RM are much wider in diameter against Piaget, they could shave the height because spreading the movement all over.

  • @vintageswiss9096
    @vintageswiss9096 7 днів тому

    Welp. Now i want a bulgari. Thanks...

  • @peterclyne2480
    @peterclyne2480 19 днів тому

    Andrew, you’ve set the standard and you are maintaining it. Have you thought of writing a book (I mean, about watches)?

  • @KrawnKam
    @KrawnKam 18 днів тому

    I can’t believe they have 6 figure watches being assembled with men leaning over them with flakes of skin falling into to movement.

  • @roel.vinckens
    @roel.vinckens 20 днів тому

    So much information, so much references ...
    Your uploads are so rich I'm not only re-watching because I love to, but also because I need to.
    Nice !

  • @hirobosch38
    @hirobosch38 20 днів тому

    With 5.9 mm the IWC Romana from the 90s was for a long time the thinest perpetual calendar. Well, it was handwound, so what?

  • @davidhunternyc1
    @davidhunternyc1 4 дні тому

    Of these watches, I find the aesthetic balance of the Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept Tourbillon the most persuasive. Still, they all bore me. Why? Well... why not?

  • @shaneoconnor5319
    @shaneoconnor5319 20 днів тому

    Surely it would bend? I know if i had any of those watches I wouldn’t be able to stop myself trying

  • @Isle0fRed
    @Isle0fRed 20 днів тому +4

    Now I would like to see a similar video regarding the thinnest quartz watches

  • @alsharkawiamr
    @alsharkawiamr 20 днів тому

    Fun fact about SF drivers' watches; Charles lost his watch and the thieve managed to escape the car chase
    The Spaniard managed to catch his
    So the logical decision would be to find Charles thief and replace him in the team and keep Carlos in the team saving 500M $ paid to Hamilton

  • @johngreig7281
    @johngreig7281 20 днів тому

    Managed to forget all about the Octo, now I want it again so thanks for that, maybe I can sell 2 of my kidneys pretty sure I don't need 3 of them!

  • @GordonMoat
    @GordonMoat 20 днів тому

    That JLC goes to 11

  • @jonazanteo
    @jonazanteo 14 днів тому

    I see what u did there about the missing plane from my country

  • @mrmagoo.3678
    @mrmagoo.3678 20 днів тому +1

    Yeah.... so MANY times...I Hate Toilet Flush Mechanisms from the Bottom of my Hate Hole!...Mine's STILL DRIPPING!!?😮😢😢

  • @321-Gone
    @321-Gone 16 днів тому

    12:04 - classy.
    you should have chapters per watch.

  • @mstreich
    @mstreich 20 днів тому

    Have you ever seen the Seiko Ultrathin 18k Quartz at 0.9mm? Saw it at the National Association of Watch Collectors in Columbia Pennsylvania. Circa 1986

  • @SopwithTheCamel
    @SopwithTheCamel 20 днів тому

    I see after your last video on good value watches the Farer Lethbridge sold out.

  • @robbbbery
    @robbbbery 20 днів тому +3

    Loved this video! The hermit's address book got me good.

  •  20 днів тому

    Doesn't have screwdown crown. Doesn't even have a crown! No :D

  • @marksebestyen
    @marksebestyen 20 днів тому

    Hi Andrew, I have an idea for a yet thinner still mechanical watch that is currently at a concept stage needing some backing to fully develop. Please reach out if interested in collaborating. Thanks and keep up the good work in your new very own channel!

  • @Lvvcassss
    @Lvvcassss 20 днів тому

    And the absolute thinnest watch was to be the elusive CST-01. Whoopin' 0,8mm! Not a mechanical watch, yes, but also not a...buyable watch at all. Failed but promising Kickscammer campaign I was really counting on (fortunately without actually backing).

  • @theshadowman1398
    @theshadowman1398 20 днів тому

    So is the price of it.

  • @billkipper3264
    @billkipper3264 20 днів тому

    18/48ths?

  • @_Peter_.
    @_Peter_. 20 днів тому

    Vacheron Constantine cal. 1003 - 1.64mm 70 years ago…

  • @micaljimenez7381
    @micaljimenez7381 19 днів тому

    The more insane is the price,of course its a njce watch but too expensive

  • @nickjacobs1770
    @nickjacobs1770 18 днів тому

    It's all well & good making the thinnest watches. How about now the thickest watches. Watches that make a brick look thin & if you try & wear it a quick trip to A+E is in order to have your wrist put into a plaster cast.

  • @styleemusic
    @styleemusic 16 днів тому

    My swatch skin is thinner

  • @mrmagoo.3678
    @mrmagoo.3678 20 днів тому

    The Earl of Sandwich created 'The Club Sandwich"....!!??.. The Greatest Accomplishment of Mankind!? (Next to a Crispy Bacon Sarnie wiv Braaahhn sauce..... Obviously..Duhhh!)...I owe Him some Thanks!!........ I'm Hungry now!!😢😢

  • @i.am.hodgie
    @i.am.hodgie 20 днів тому

    Logo by HYT

  • @michaelgunney1183
    @michaelgunney1183 20 днів тому

    Look out Jeremy Clarkson

  • @rictusmetallicus
    @rictusmetallicus 20 днів тому

    What are the top 10 most watches of the world? Or the top 10 least watches of the world?
    And how much watch do you have, darling? Oh, so much watch!

  • @matjaaaaaa
    @matjaaaaaa 20 днів тому

    The Piaget's price is around 650000 CHF (info given by Piaget at W&W). So, yeah...

  • @Khanh.Nguyen369
    @Khanh.Nguyen369 20 днів тому

    If I said I made the smallest thinnest watch so small that you can’t even see it. How would Andrew Morgan prove I didn’t? 😂😂

  • @jjlad5037
    @jjlad5037 20 днів тому

    Oh ya...well Rolex has a new dial color!!!!

  • @Casiotron74
    @Casiotron74 20 днів тому

    My time is a piece of wax falling on a termite
    That's choking on the splinters

  • @daryldealehr3462
    @daryldealehr3462 20 днів тому

    It’s about time you reviewed women’s watches?

  • @richardpeters4086
    @richardpeters4086 20 днів тому

    What is "Tie-tanium" ?
    I thought you were British ?

    • @peterclyne2480
      @peterclyne2480 19 днів тому +1

      But give credit where it’s due. Andrew no longer says “ass-hole” but has now corrected it to “arse-hole”. There is light coming from the dark tunnel.

  • @bobbydazzler1780
    @bobbydazzler1780 20 днів тому

    Still banging on about watches? Lol

  • @robertchampagne7539
    @robertchampagne7539 20 днів тому

    That thing gets tweaked just a little and it’s now useless!!

  • @alsharkawiamr
    @alsharkawiamr 20 днів тому

    Andrew, I would edit the video and remove the metaphor about the airplane crash, thank you

  • @legionofdoom039
    @legionofdoom039 20 днів тому

    You still pronouncing Bulgari wrong. Is not difficult to find out how to pronounce It. Have you ever heard of Google?

  • @user-wk6qd7yg1j
    @user-wk6qd7yg1j 18 днів тому

    My dady bought one #nkuwan and he loves it. It had been there for over 10 years when he went out with it.

  • @user-oj1kk2wf1e
    @user-oj1kk2wf1e 18 днів тому

    HEY #nkuwan I have been watching you for years and im so proud of where you have made it! I love you so much! Also thanks for making my day

  • @user-fu1yp6lq2c
    @user-fu1yp6lq2c 18 днів тому

    #nkuwan is your partner in young people’s fashion journey