What they are, thin wristwatches

What are they, thin wristwatches

The range of wristwatches offered to consumers by the modern market is very diverse and versatile. It allows you to easily select women's and men's models that meet individual requirements for design, set of functions, convenience, color scheme and many other parameters. But now we will focus on such a moment as the thickness of the wrist watch. This is a separate category of products that contains accessories with a small body height. Such models can be safely attributed to the top of watchmaking. Watchmakers manage to fit all the necessary mechanisms in a case of minimal thickness, which is not always easy and simple.

Despite the fact that many thin and ultra-thin models are represented in the collections of world watch brands, there is still no clear classification of this product category in the world. "Thin "("extra-plate") includes wrist accessories with a mechanical caliber and a manual winding thickness of no more than 3.5 mm.But this category includes not only mechanical watches, but also quartz, electronic, self-winding models, and a calendar. Global brands such as Patek Philippe, Breguet, A. Lange & Sohne, Longines and many others compete here. We will also focus in more detail on thin wristwatches.

The subtle "mechanics»

The thickness of the case is understood as the total height of the product, consisting of the height of the cover, the glass and the mechanism itself. Watchmakers have always worked to make it minimal, but not at the expense of the quality, reliability, and accuracy of the accessory.

The first success in this was achieved by the masters of Vacheron Constantin. Back in 1911, they released a watch with a height of 2.82 mm. this figure Gradually declined. In 1917, this was already 2.25 mm, in 1924 – 1.88 mm, in 1955 - only 1.64 mm. but today, these models would not be liked by many, because they were structurally the simplest, with two arrows, without additional functions.

Today, the thinnest watches are the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Squelette. The height of the case here is only 3.6 mm. the Leaders in the category of accessories with automatic winding are Bulgari Octo Finissimo Automatic, with a thickness of 5.15 mm. Many models from this series are also presented in the catalog of the online store "best-Time". In particular, fans of fine mechanical chronometers will surely appreciate the models CARNIVAL SWISS BROWN, CARNIVAL PLATINUM LIMITED EDITION, AESOP BROWN, WINNER MILLER. Please note: all these accessories are equipped with an automatic winding function, in addition to the time, they also show the date and day of the week.

These wristwatches will be an elegant addition to your business image. They belong to the so-called "costume" classics. The watch will easily slide under the cuff of the shirt, without clinging to it, and without causing discomfort during wear. Also, such accessories will surely be appreciated by fans of minimalism.

Thin and ultra-thin quartz watch

The tendency to reduce the height of the case remained after the introduction of the quartz movement on the market. The leaders here were Seiko and Citizen, who presented a watch with a case height of 2.5 mm to the public in 1978.in 1979, Longines Feuille d'or managed to create an accessory with a thickness of only 1.98 mm. This model was called the "Golden leaf". It remained in the lead for a long time, until the ETA watch appeared on the market, which implemented the Delirium Tremens technology. Here the back cover was made as part of the mechanism, that is, it combined 2 functions.

But such a thin watch is not particularly practical and convenient in everyday use. As practice shows, the optimal case thickness for quartz watches from the category of "thin" and "ultra-thin" is 6-8 mm. in this series, there are plenty of both men's and women's accessories. Interesting representatives here are models from the best-Time catalog SHENGKE UNI WOMEN, HEMSUT NIBOSI GREEN, SKMEI CRUIZE 1181, GENEVA FIELD BLACK.

Electronic and" smart " thin wrist watches

If you think logically, it is impossible to achieve such indicators of the height of the case as in mechanical and quartz models, because a full-fledged mini-computer must be placed inside. Already 10-11 mm here would be quite enough to classify the model as "thin". But CST (Central Standard Timing) broke this stereotype by releasing the CST-01 watch with a record 0.8 mm thickness in 2013.it was based on a Seiko microprocessor. The time on the dial was displayed in electronic ink (a similar technology is used in e-books). But this model did not get into mass production. Best-Time online store offers such models as SMART SKMEI INNOVATION 1255SMART, SMART E19 BLACK, SMART SKMEI WOMEN B36 PINK to fans of thin smart watches.

These are not all models that deserve attention. More detailed information about all representatives of thin wristwatches can be found in the online catalog or in regular stores of the best-Time store chain. Contact us and choose the best wristwatch for yourself at the best price.