Last week, Richard Mille copy broke the world record for the thinnest mechanical watch in the world…surprise! Traditionally, there has been a competition between the Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept and the Bulgari Octo Finissimo to create ever thinner watches. It seems like every other year, a brand or two announces that they have cut micromillimeters from their previous record. Recently, however, it seems that these brands have reached the limits of mechanical watch thinness. For example, in March, just ahead of Watches & Wonders in 2022, Bulgari unveiled the Octo Finissimo Ultra, which is 1.8mm thick, taking back the trophy from the 2mm-thick Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept as the world’s…