Watches
2020 Top picks: Six of the best watches launched this year
It has been a wild year. No shows. But we did manage to experience many watches first hand, as they were sent to Singapore, and some…
Browsing: Piaget
Opinion
Ultra Thin Watches: Six of the best from our Archives for Throwback Sundays
There is always competition in the field of watchmaking. It can come in different forms of shapes and sizes, ranging from complications, designs, and technical prowess.…
Reviews
Hands-on With Piaget Altiplano Concept Ultimate – Thinnest mechanical Watch In The World
We brought you news of the Piaget Altiplano Concept Ultimate. The watch was a concept watch announced in 2018, and became a commercial reality in an…
News
New: The Piaget Altiplano Concept with Editorial Commentary
The 2mm thick Piaget Altiplano Concept first saw light in 2018 as an exercise to showcase the maison’s long expertise in ultra thin watches. For Watches…
Opinion
Throwback Sundays: 6 Luxury Sports Watches as Alternatives to the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, from Our Archives
When it comes to high-end luxury sports watches, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak is perhaps the timepiece that kick-started the trend. The timepiece, which was designed…
Opinion
Unbearable Thinness of Watchmaking Part 1
There was a time in watchmaking when gentlemanly proportions (think: focused on thinness and dressiness) went into retreat and brands started to pursue the aggressive, hyper-masculine…
Basel/Geneva/SIHH 2017
SIHH 2017: Piaget Altiplano: Timeless Classic
2017 marks the 60th anniversary of the Piaget Altiplano – a timepiece that is famed for its slim profile and elegant good looks. Back in 1957,…
Reviews
Review: Piaget Polo S
Not known to many, Piaget was a pioneer in the designing and building of ultra-thin movements, a trademark of the company. They made their mark in…
News
Piaget Altiplano 60th Anniversary: Ultra Thin line between genius and madness
In 1976, a little known (in modern time) watchmaker named Jean Bouchet-Lassale was making ultra thin movements in the fairly esoteric category of “prestige watches”. In…
News
Only Watch 2015: Piaget Altiplano 900P Piece Unique
Piaget has offered a customised piece unique Piaget Altiplano 900P for the 2015 Only Watch Charity Auction. Piaget has always focused on making slim mechanical timepieces…