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03. Piaget Altiplano
In 1874, Piaget started out making high-precision movements in a small workshop in La Côte-aux-Fées, a small Swiss village and went on to become a brand with an ultra-thin ideology
Ultra-thin movements were to become one of the company’s “signatures” especially after the launch in 1957 of the Calibre 9P. The world’s thinnest mechanical hand-wound movement at 2mm thick and the Caliber 12P in 1960, the world’s thinnest automatic movement measuring just 2.3mm thick. After the success of showing these record breaking watch movements at Baselworld, Piaget went on to become the choice of movie stars and the international jet-set of the 1960s, 70s, and 80s.
In 2010, to celebrate the 12P’s 50th anniversary, they launched the Altiplano with calibre 1200P , the worlds thinnest automatic movement at 2.35mm at time of launch. At 43 millimeters wide, it’s a fairly substantial but a very slender wrist presence giving it a highly versatile contemporary look that can be worn as an everyday dress watch and also suit those formal occasions too. The watch case is available in 18k white or rose gold and retail is about $20,000. piaget.com
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