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Where Piaget "curves" come from
FrX,
Thanks.
You make a good point about the curves of Piaget watches. We asked the designers where they got inspiration from.
Of course, this was with the background that certain famous clients ordered specific items that eventually influenced the later designs. For example: Salvador Dali and Maurice Chevalier did so.
Sources of inspiration for Piaget:
- Patrimony, historical references with specific know-how but also motifs of shape (heart, rose, cushion) and materials (hard stones) that are important for the brand.
- Piaget has the good fortune to have a long creative history with an unlimited audacity since its beginning.
- Piaget was the pioneer for ultra-thin movements in 1957 with the 9P movement. This technical achievement opened a huge creative spectrum and Piaget quickly understood its aesthetic implications. All Piaget watches strive to be amongst the thinnest of their kind.
- Piaget was the first company to unite fine watchmaking with fine jewellery and to dream up watches that were jewels and vice versa. They invented new and original ways of wearing watches e.g. Piaget Polo was both a watch and a bracelet.
- Trends, fashion and culture, in general.
The Forbidden One: Piaget Automatic Flying Tourbillon
The current Mrs MTF does not like cushion-shape cases........hmm....get a new watch or a new wife? 
Regards,
MTF
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