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Nice report!
May 30, 2010,09:46 AM
Very nice report! Thanks for sharing MTF!
It is certainly amazing that an automatic movement can be so thin!
Looking forward to part three...
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PIAGET Altiplano Saga: Part 2 – GoldenEye – Automatic 12P movement
By: MTF : May 27th, 2010-11:24
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 (abo...
I have a soft spot for Piaget
By: Mostel : May 27th, 2010-23:52
but the right model hasn't shown itself yet... beautiful movement and cool history... design.
Very exciting
By: cdbpp : May 28th, 2010-01:02
I have been searching for a 12p in a style that I like for years. A legendary movement. If they make an auto Altiplano please please please let it not be 40mm or bigger !! < 38 MM please ! And ideally sword type hands.... ;-)
Shout louder for the 40 mm.....
By: MTF : May 28th, 2010-06:22
Indeed! The 38mm diameter automatic Altiplano may be difficult because modern movements may be ultra thn but need to be large diameter to achieve multiple functions in future. Piaget R&D worked on an automatic movement of 13 ¼ lignes, meaning 29.9 mm...
Nice read. Thank you.
By: VMM : May 28th, 2010-01:50
Piaget movements are a pleasure to the eye. HQ at its best. The new automatic ultra thin movement is stunning, was one of my fav novelties at the SIHH. Thanks for sharing. Vte
It had never occurred to me...
By: tony p : May 28th, 2010-19:52
...that one of the factors militating against display backs in the "old days" was the lack of UV resistant lubricants. You learn something every day! Thanks for the very informative report Melvyn. Can't resist appending a few of my own shots of the new 12...
Nice report!
By: patrick_y : May 30th, 2010-09:46
Very nice report! Thanks for sharing MTF! It is certainly amazing that an automatic movement can be so thin! Looking forward to part three...
Great report...
By: Dino944 : June 2nd, 2010-08:26
Just seeing those photos makes me want to search for a vintage Piaget. Thanks for the excellent report, I am looking forward to the next one. Best regards, Dino
The black dial cushion-cased...
By: dxboon : June 2nd, 2010-20:24
...reference 12406 is so utterly gorgeous. Literally, my mouth is watering over it! Great article, MTF! I really enjoyed reading it. Thanks for enlightening us! Cheers, Daos
Maybe TV shaped?
By: MTF : June 2nd, 2010-21:20
Daos< Agree - very classic colour combination and found on current Altiplano round models. Maybe its the TV-screen shaped case because it is longer horizontally than vertically. Regards, MTF