Piaget - The 2012 SIHH PuristsPro Live Report

The 2012 SIHH PuristsPro Live Report - Piaget

Jan 24, 2012,01:03 AM

The 2012 SIHH PuristSPro Live Report

- Jon Z. (Z3)

Piaget

This year Piaget continues its effort for pushing the boundary of thinness to the extreme - the result is the Altiplano Automatic Skeleton, which holds the record for being the world's thinnest self-winding skeleton watch (at a mere 5.34mm) with a world's thinnest automatic skeleton movement (2.4mm)

Although ultra-thin watches do not personally resonate with me, I do applaud Piaget's admirable and successful effort to push on this frontier.

The Gouveneur line - a versatile dress line (with case size of 43mm). The three models are time-only automatic, chronograph, and tourbillon moonphaes

The All-Black Polo Forty Five (complete with the black-finished movement) - stunning!

Altiplano ultra thin

A dazzlying diamond high jewelry piece, set with baguette diamonds, with skeletonized dial and micro-rotor on the front - a proper reminder that Piaget is as much as a master jeweler as it is a competent watch manufacture!

Hope you have enjoyed the post.

Yours Truly,

Jon Z. (Z3)

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Glad to see........

By: VMM : January 24th, 2012-04:30

.....they let you take pics of the skeleton ultra thin. I asked for it, with no luck. Nice pics. Thanks. Vte

The ultra thin was quite something. [nt]

By: Z3 : January 24th, 2012-08:57

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The skeleton watch looks nice. (nt)

By: Ronald Held : January 24th, 2012-05:18

Micro rotor

By: nitediver : January 24th, 2012-12:14

I like their micro-rotor movements. Not many other companies do micro-rotors to my best knowledge....apart from PF. Or did i miss somebody? best, Stefan

A few others do it

By: Z3 : January 24th, 2012-23:04

Chopard LUC does quite a bit of it, Patek does it, and Roger Dubuis... just a few names that came to mind.

Thanks for the information

By: nitediver : January 29th, 2012-13:14

I was aware of Patek but forgot Chopard and Roger Dubuis. I am fond of micro rotor movements... Best, Stefan

Great report!

By: dxboon : January 26th, 2012-07:24

Thanks, Jon! I love your pictures and particularly appreciate the ones of the new skeleton Altiplano! That's an amazing watch! Piaget's abilities in the realm of the ultra-thin never cease to amaze! I think the new Governeur line will be popular, as the c...