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The expert craftsmen at Piaget do not leave us wanting when it comes to the quality of their enamel-work.  While Piaget's artisans have mastered a plethora of horological arts, their facility in the labor-intensive techniques of traditional enamel-work deserve more than a passing glance.  Feast your eyes on this: Re-edition of the Piaget Altiplano 1957.The elegance of this particular ultra-thin watch, housing Manufacture Piaget's caliber 9P2, cannot be denied.  Look at the deceptively simpl... more

Secret (noun): something kept from knowledge or view (from Merriam-Webster online).What is it to have a secret?  To know something that others do not.  A small deliciousness to be savored alone, or with a very few.  In a world where information is king, secrets can be powerful.  They can bind us; they can be used to compel us; they can corrupt. Or, they can bring us together. In freely sharing something experienced by only a few, enjoyment can be compounded.  I now gla... more

4 June 2010,  Piaget showcased a few rare high jewellery and limited edition tourbillon pieces which are available for the first time in Singapore.Below is the photo-essay of the marvellous tourbillons. To view more, please  click here  . ... more

PIAGET Altiplano Saga: Part 2  – GoldenEye  – Automatic 12P movement By Melvyn Teillol-Foo       Automatic 12P (1960) and Manual 9P (1957) movements Previously, in 'PIAGET Altiplano Saga: Part 1', click here , we covered the iconic manual winding 9P movement (above right).     1962 Advertisement Piaget followed up on their early ultra-thin achievements with the introduction of the automatic 12P movement in 1960; at only 2.3mm high, it w... more

British actress Sienna Miller, who has starred in such films as G.I. Joe: The Rise of COBRA, Factory Girl, and one of my favorite movies of recent years, Layer Cake (with a dreamy pre-Bond Daniel Craig), has been named the new face of the Piaget Possession collection.  I first took notice of Sienna Miller when she starred in the TV show, Keen Eddie.  It was a great role for her, and showcased the modern, stylish, femininity that she seems to have carried with her throughout her career to this poin... more

The millionth watch bearing the name Piaget has recently been completed.  It is called the Piaget Emperador Full-Set Coussin Perpetual Calendar.  The watch celebrates the twin hallmarks of Piaget; excellence in both haute horlogerie and haute joaillerie.  Below from the press release. Representing a perfect expression of the two fields of skill brilliantly mastered by Piaget: haute horlogerie in La Côte-aux-Fées and haute joaillerie in Geneva – the Pi... more

The 9P caliber was 20.5mm x 2.00mm and was introduced in 1957 as one of the world's thinnest manual wind movements; it ran at 19,800 A/h frequency with 89 components.             Founding fathers: George E. Piaget and family In 1911, the founder’s third son, Timothée Piaget (1885 – 1975), takes over management of the business that has become a partnership company and Piaget begins to supply the top Swiss brands. Through the 1920s and 1930s, Piaget ma... more

  Piaget Gold Cup 2010 and Marcos Heguy Limited Edition watch     Argentina 2009; Photo by Kristian Haagen      21st March 2010: Wellington, Florida.   Piaget Gold Cup 2010  Press Release and More...... It felt like the glory days of polo at the International Polo Club Palm Beach (IPC) a few weeks ago, as renowned Swiss watchmaker, Piaget, hosted the conclusion of one of the sport’s most prestigious tournaments, the USPA Piaget Gold Cup. ... more

Piaget stand a little outside the mainstream of haute horlogerie brands. With a foot in both the serious-watchmaking and bespoke-joaillerie camps, Piaget's overall brand persona tends a little more to the decorative than the horological. And yet they have always been, and remain, a fully-fledged manufacture with considerable expertise in the fields of ultra-thin and complicated watchmaking.In recent years Piaget seem to have been making efforts to redress this reputational imbalance, by releasing in each se... more

PuristSPro's 2010 SIHH Live Reporting by Z3   Piaget  2010 Novelties   In recent years everything has gotten bigger and bulkier. Perhaps with the recent economy, the brands have finally realized that human arms are not growing at the same pace as watch-dial diameters, and this race to grandiosity might have gone a bit overboard. This year, there are some refreshingly welcome signs that some brands are now shifting down a gear and focusing more on elegance. Piaget's main focus this year ... more