Today we present the Altiplano Automatic Skeleton from Piaget.
PIAGET
Piaget was founded in 1874 by Georges Piaget, in the village of La Côte-aux-Fées, Switzerland. Originally the company produced pocket watches and high-precision clock movements for prestigious brands.
In 1943, under the management of Georges grandsons, Gérald and Valentin Piaget, the Piaget brand became a registered trademark and changed its focus to producing its own designs and creations and in 1945, relocated to larger premises.
The brand has received much acclaim for the ultra-thin movements, the first of which was developed in 1957. The hand-wound Calibre 9P movement measured just 2mm and three years later the Calibre12P was recognised as the thinnest automatic movement in the world with a thickness of 2.3mm.
The manufacture owns the largest jewellery workshop in Geneva. The diamonds and other precious stones used are of the highest standards of colour and clarity. Each stone is cut, adjusted and set by hand. Piaget are members of the “Council for Responsible Jewellery Practices” and the “Kimberley Process Certification Scheme”, which guarantees that diamonds do not originate from an area of conflict.
Piaget continue the tradition of miniature painting thanks to a traditional technique. The enameller begins by crushing and cleaning raw enamels to obtain a very fine powder, which is then mixed with essential oils to achieve the colour palette. The enamel is applied with a brush in successive fine layers, each of which is oven-fired at temperatures exceeding 800 °C. Each enamelled piece requires nearly twenty firings in the oven. The enamel and its colours are then set forever.
Throughout its history, Piaget has released several collections. The Emperador, Polo and Dancer collections are perhaps the most iconic in the brands inventory. Since the release of the Altiplano model in 1999 is has also joined the illustrious ranks. Other, also popular, collections include Possession, Tanagra, Limelight and Miss Protocole.
Today, Piaget forms part of the Richemont group, one of the largest luxury goods companies in the world which also owns;
Alfred Dunhill Limited.
Baume & Mercier SA
Cartier
Chloé International
IWC International Watch Co. AG
Lancel Sogedi
Lange Uhren GmbH
Jaeger-LeCoultre SA
Montblanc
Officine Panerai
Piaget SA
Vacheron Constantin SA
Van Cleef & Arpels SA
To mark the 50th anniversary of its legendary Calibre 12P, Piaget rose to a new technical challenge by setting a double record for both the thinnest self-winding movement and the thinnest self-winding watch in the
world, respectively measuring a mere 2.35 mm and 5.25 mm.
For this fifth edition of Only Watch, Piaget has created a unique timepiece based on its emblematic Altiplano Skeleton: the Piaget Altiplano 38mm Only Watch Skeleton 1200S. To further enhance its unique features; the case is also engraved with "Only Watch 2013- Piece Unique".
Catalogue Description:
| PIAGET ALTIPLANO FOR ONLY WATCH Piaget Altiplano Skeleton. Fine and unique, ultra-thin, black PVD-treated, self-winding 18K white gold wristwatch with black PVD-treated ultra thin skeleton manufacture movement. Accompanied with box and Certificate. Dial, case and movement signed. | |
| C. Black PVD-treated 18K gold, sapphire caseback, caseback engraved with "Only Watch 2013-Unique Piece." D. Black dauphine hands. M. 1200S, 26 jewels, Piaget Manufacture self-winding, ultra-thin skeleton, sunburst satin-brushed plate and bridges, hand beveled, hand drawn bridges and plate, circular and sunburst satin-brushed wheels, polished blind tapped screws, polished heads, beveled slots “P” fixed to the regulator assembly as Piaget signature, Engraved coat-of-arms on the black platinum oscillating weight, Black screws on plate and bridges. | |
| Estimate: 40,000 EUR - 60,000 EUR |
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