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Piaget celebrates 60th anniversary of ultra-thin Altiplano with limited-edition collection at SIHH 2017
STORYDeva Lee
The brand adds to its ultra-thin men’s and women’s watches with new models in the Altiplano collection
Known for its innovation in haute horlogerie – as well as its craftsmanship in high jewellery – Piaget is once again a major player at this year’s Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH).
Like Jaeger-LeCoultre and Vacheron Constantin, Piaget is renowned for its ultra-thin watches and has – at one time or another – manufactured the world’s thinnest mechanical watch, thinnest chronograph, thinnest hand-wound movement and thinnest self-winding mechanical movement.
The first of its ultra-thin movements – and the first in the Altiplano collection – was revealed at BaselWorld in 1957 with a 2 mm-thick 9P manual-winding movement designed by Valentin Piaget.
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Brand ambassador Ryan Reynolds recounts his first encounter with a Piaget watch at SIHH 2017:
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Altiplano, the watchmaker is releasing two new models in the collection – a hand-winding and self-winding model – before adding new timepieces in 2017. Both carry the brand/collection’s signature cross on the dial – first visible in the calibre 9P and 12P models.
The Piaget Altiplano Manual-Winding model is 38mm in diameter and is powered by the 430P manual-winding movement.
White gold is used on the dial, in the hour markers and cross, as well as in the pin buckle.
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