As part of its pre-SIHH announcements the Titans of Thin announced the new Altiplano Chronograph, about which I wrote at this link. Today’s photos provide some live photos of this piece, so that you may compare the press release photos… Read More ›
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PRE-SIHH 2015 : PIAGET Altiplano Chronograph
Earlier this year Horologium wrote about the Altiplano 900P that was released at SIHH 2014, the 3.65mm thin watch that was the product of three years of research and the thinnest mechanical watch in the world at its release. We… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Piaget Limelight Blooming Rose
During SIHH 2014 Piaget may have launched the Altiplano 900P, but there was another equally personal-to-the-brand watch released in January that has just hit Australian shores, the Limelight Blooming Rose. As I covered at SIHH 2013 last year, Piaget’s jewellery… Read More ›
PIAGET : Around (half) the world in 65 hours
At Watches & Wonders 2014 I had the opportunity to see perhaps one of the lesser known Altiplano creations from Piaget this year. Part of their “Mythical Journey” watches, this is called the Altiplano Scrimshaw White Gold. A word more… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2014 : Opening ceremony
A few hours ago I attended the opening cocktails of Watches & Wonders 2014. You know what they say – if the ribbon has been cut by all the CEOs of participating brands, and if each booth has been traditionally… Read More ›
LIVE : From Watches & Wonders 2014
I am writing to you live from Hong Kong, where it is the ‘preview day’ for the second “Watches & Wonders : The Haute Horlogerie Exhibition in Asia”. The fair runs from 30 September – 2 October 2014 at the… Read More ›
SIHH 2014 : Piaget’s new record-breaking Altiplano 900P
At SIHH 2013 there was a small ‘thinnest’ battle going on but of course, Piaget’s relentless drive to maintain their position at the top of the ‘ultra thin’ watch pecking order is always a given, and at SIHH 2014 it… Read More ›
Piaget : not just watches
Some of you may know that as well as their watches, Piaget has a successful and significant jewellery collection for both men and women. Their jewellery range is perhaps not as widely available or well-known as their watches, but the… Read More ›
SIHH 2013 : PIAGET
Amongst Piaget’s offerings this year was an addition to their successful Altiplanos – a new 40mm case with a date display, 3mm smaller than their previous model and both more accessible to a larger number of people and, intentionally or… Read More ›
SIHH 2013 : What is being at SIHH actually like?
I thought that I’d start my SIHH posts by giving those of you who have never been a ‘feel’ for Palexpo and what the fair looks like. As it was my first SIHH, I had no idea of what to… Read More ›
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