Piaget
- Founded
- 1874
- Based in
- La Côte-aux-Fées, Switzerland
- In our catalog
- 4 watches from $13,800 to $600,000
Piaget is the specialist in thinness. Since the 1950s it has made some of the slimmest mechanical movements and watches in the world, and its Altiplano is a reference for elegant dress watches. It's also a jeweler, so many Piaget watches are set with diamonds and made of gold.
History
Georges Edouard Piaget set up a workshop in La Côte-aux-Fées in the Jura in 1874, making movements for other brands. In 1957 Piaget launched the caliber 9P, a hand-wound movement just 2 mm thick, and in 1960 the 12P, then the world's thinnest automatic movement. Piaget became known for gold watches and jewelry in the 1960s and 1970s, and launched the Polo, a gold sports watch, in 1979. It became part of Richemont in 1988.
In 2018 Piaget presented the Altiplano Ultimate Concept, a mechanical watch just 2 mm thick, case included.
Signature models
- Altiplano Origin 38: A thin, classic dress watch in gold.
- Altiplano Ultimate Concept: The 2 mm record-holder.
- Polo Date 42: A sporty steel watch with an integrated bracelet, relaunched in 2016.
- Possession 29: A women's watch with a rotating ring on the bezel.
What it's known for
Piaget's ultra-thin movements are some of the most impressive in watchmaking, and its jewelry watches are popular. The brand makes its own movements, cases and bracelets.
Price and positioning
Most Piaget watches cost $13,000 to $20,000, with jeweled and record-breaking pieces much higher. Cartier and Chopard are the natural comparisons on the jewelry side, and Vacheron Constantin on dress watches. The Polo in steel is the easiest way into the brand.
Piaget watches in our library
- Piaget Polo Date 42 ($13,800 to $15,000)
- Piaget Possession 29 ($14,000 to $16,000)
- Piaget Altiplano Origin 38 ($20,000 to $22,000)
- Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept ($570,000 to $600,000)