Elite Traveler September-October 2018

PIAGET ALTIPLANO ULTIMATE AUTO 910P For more than half a century, Piaget has been a le ultra-thin movements. This year is no exception, a demonstrates its mastery with the Altiplano Ultim Automatic 910P watch; measuring just 4.30mm cased, it is one of the thinnest mechanical autom watches in the world. Taking its design cue from c 900P ( iled in 2014) that used a revolutionar

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BULGARI OCTO FINISSIMO TOURBIL AUTOMATIC Once again, Bulgari set a world record, this time w Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Automatic. Measuring incredible 3.95mm in thickness, it is the thinnest automatic tourbillon wristwatch in production. Bu entirely in-house at Bulgari’s manufacture, it is Bu fourth world-record-setting watch for thinness. Po by the new caliber BVL 288 with automatic windi has a gold peripheral rotor on the back of the mov By placing the oscillating weight on the outer port the movement, its watchmakers had more room t the one-minute flying tourbillon. The movement, hours of power reserve, has also been skeletonize the end, the caliber measures only 1.95mm thick. The finished 3.95mm titaniumwatch still packs a powerful punch thanks to the unique octagonal case shape and sleek design. The solid caseback has a sapphire aperture that recalls the flagship store’s doorway in Rome. $118,000, available at Bulgari in NewYork, contact Anita Paredes, +1 800 285 4274, bulgari.com LON ith the an ilt lgari’s wered ng, it ement. ion of o add with 52 d, so in

VACHERON CONSTANTIN OVERSEAS ULTRA-THIN PERPETUAL CALENDAR Carrying the Hallmark of Geneva certification, the 18K rose gold Overseas Ultra-Thin Perpetual Calendar measures 8.1mm in thickness. This is a watchmaking feat, given that the complicated 276-part movement has hours, minutes, moonphase, date, day of the week, month and leap year indications, without needing a correction until the year 2100. One of the slimmest perpetual calendar watches on the market to date, the Vacheron Constantin caliber 1120 QP/1 ultra-thin mechanical, self-winding movement that powers it measures a mere 4.05mm in thickness. The case measures 41.5mm in diameter and has a soft iron casing ring to ensure anti-magnetic protection. It offers 60 hours of power reserve and is water resistant to 150meters. The silver translucent lacquer dial has 18K gold hands and hour markers that are also highlighted with luminescence. A transparent sapphire caseback reveals the beauty of the finely finished movement and pared-down components. $79,500, available at Vacheron Constantin in NewYork, +1 212 317 8964, vacheron-constantin.com