Piaget : Supremely slender models

Altiplano Date

Case : 18K white or pink gold, with or without 72 diamonds (1 ct) set on the bezel, sapphire crystal caseback Diameter : 40 mm Movement : world’s thinnest automatic date movement (44h power reserve), 221 parts, Fine Watchmaking finishes, engraved pink gold oscillating weight Functions : hour, minute, small seconds, date Dial : satin-brushed, black baton-type hour-markers, three levels Water resistance : 30 m Strap : black or brown alligator leather, gold pin buckle

The successful Altiplano line renowned for its exclusive technical and aesthetic assets welcomes two magnificent twin models with amazing vital statistics : at their heart beats a movement just 3 mm thick, encased in a pink or white gold 6.36 mm “corset” with a slightly slimmer 40 mm diameter. The new automatic Calibre 1205P, the twelfth movement in the Altiplano collection, adds a date indication to the off-centre small seconds display already enlivening the famous previous generation. On the reverse side of the pure and instantly recognisable three-layered dial, this mechanical work of art reveals its 221 parts through the sapphire crystal case-back, amid a stunning Fine Watchmaking stage-setting. Entirely crafted in the Manufacture Piaget, the new Altiplano Date sets a double world record (for both case and calibre) in the category of automatic date watches. Its pink or white gold interpretations are topped by a bezel that also comes in a diamond-set version.


Brice Lechevalier is editor-in-chief of GMT and Skippers, which he co-founded in 2000 and 2001 respectively. He has also been CEO of WorldTempus since it joined the GMT Publishing stable, of which he is director and joint shareholder. In 2012 he created the Geneva Watch Tour, and he has been an advisor to the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève since 2011. Also closely involved in sailing, he has published the magazine of the Société Nautique de Genève since 2003, and was one of the founders of the SUI Sailing Awards in 2009 and the Concours d’Elégance for motor boats at the Cannes Yachting Festival in 2015.

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