Notes from the checking work behind this catalogue: build classes, maker labels, thickness, and what a QC set has to contain.
Build classes
A practical way to tell a Shenzhen Vaucher build from a Shanghai Vaucher build and from Parmi-class work: rib effect, plate finishing, balance area, spring ring, screws, and what to photograph.
2026-10-15
Makers
UMI dealers describe the maker as ZF-affiliated. Independent comparisons treat the two as different products. Here is what can be checked, what cannot, and how we label each claim on this site.
2026-10-15
Model notes
Ultra-thin Richard Mille builds live and die on case profile. What 7.8mm means across 67-02 versions, why a caliper in the photograph matters, and how we check profile before dispatch.
2026-10-15
Buying
What are the four photographs? and two clips that make a Richard Mille build checkable: dial and rib effect, caliper profile, caseback spring ring, balance area, plus what a set that only shows the dial leaves you unable to prove.
2026-10-15
Checked on 15 October 2026 against the records behind Notes.
