{"id":2255,"date":"2012-11-02T16:06:10","date_gmt":"2012-11-02T15:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/preprod.gmtmag.com\/?p=2255"},"modified":"2012-11-02T16:06:10","modified_gmt":"2012-11-02T15:06:10","slug":"piaget-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/nouveaute-en-n-en\/focus-2\/piaget-5.html","title":{"rendered":"Piaget : Aesthetic equilibrium"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><strong>Gouverneur Chronograph\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Case\u2009:<\/strong> pink gold or white gold, diamond-set bezel, sapphire exhibition back <strong>Diameter\u2009:<\/strong> 43mm <strong>Movement\u2009:<\/strong> ultra-thin mechanical self-winding flyback chronograph (Calibre 882P with 50h power reserve), twin barrel, circular C\u00f4tes de Gen\u00e8ve, circular-grained mainplate, chamfered bridges, Piaget crest engraved on the oscillating weight, blued screws on the bridge side\u00a0<strong>Functions\u2009: <\/strong>hours, minutes, date, second time zone, 30-minute counter <strong>Dial\u2009:<\/strong> sunburst silver-toned guilloch\u00e9 base enhanced by gold decorative fillets and 18K pink gold hour-markers <strong>Strap\u2009:<\/strong> brown alligator leather with 18K pink gold triple folding clasp<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"contenu_article\">Like certain pictorial works of modern sculpture, the chemistry of shapes, the subtle balance of the lines that shape the outline of a watch, sometimes seem so self-evident that it is hard to imagine the complexity of the work achieve upstream. That is doubtless what best characterises the Gouverneur line: a number of superimposed shapes made possibled by a highly sophisticated case construction. As one expects from such exceptional creations, several nested elements feature a variety of finishes\u2009: the case and its sides are satin-brushed, while the fitted bezel and the back are polished, as are the chronograph pushers \u2013 oval-shaped to reflect the spirit of the watch and the polished angles of the case. A round case, an oval dial opening, and another circle in the dial centre: the variety of shapes distinguish this line (of which the calendar and tourbillon watches have already been featured in GMT) and help create a formal architecture featuring a wealth of subtle details and symbols. The Gouverneur Chronograph houses the new ultra-thin 882P self-winding movement and is distinguished by its double-counter configuration echoing that of vintage chronographs, including a right-hand subdial providing a 24-hour dual time-zone display.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like certain pictorial works of modern sculpture, the chemistry of shapes, the subtle balance of the lines that shape the outline of a watch, sometimes seem so self-evident that it is hard to imagine the complexity of the work achieve upstream. That is doubtless what best characterises the Gouverneur line: a number of superimposed shapes made possibled by a highly sophisticated case construction. As one expects from such exceptional creations, several nested elements feature a variety of finishes\u2009: the case and its sides are satin-brushed, while the fitted bezel and the back are polished, as are the chronograph pushers \u2013 oval-shaped to reflect the spirit of the watch and the polished angles of the case. A round case, an oval dial opening, and another circle in the dial centre: the variety of shapes distinguish this line (of which the calendar and tourbillon watches have already been featured in GMT) and help create a formal architecture featuring a wealth of subtle details and symbols. The Gouverneur Chronograph houses the new ultra-thin 882P self-winding movement and is distinguished by its double-counter configuration echoing that of vintage chronographs, including a right-hand subdial providing a 24-hour dual time-zone display.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":2253,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[80],"tags":[277],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2255"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2255"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2255\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}