PIAGET Altiplano Saga: Part 2 – GoldenEye – Automatic 12P movement By Melvyn Teillol-Foo Automatic 12P (1960) and Manual 9P (1957) movements Previously, in 'PIAGET Altiplano Saga: Part 1', click here , we covered the iconic manual winding 9P movement (abo...
I have been searching for a 12p in a style that I like for years. A legendary movement. If they make an auto Altiplano please please please let it not be 40mm or bigger !! < 38 MM please ! And ideally sword type hands.... ;-)
Indeed! The 38mm diameter automatic Altiplano may be difficult because modern movements may be ultra thn but need to be large diameter to achieve multiple functions in future. Piaget R&D worked on an automatic movement of 13 ¼ lignes, meaning 29.9 mm...
Piaget movements are a pleasure to the eye. HQ at its best. The new automatic ultra thin movement is stunning, was one of my fav novelties at the SIHH. Thanks for sharing. Vte
of horological obesity ;-) Could you elaborate more on the signalling pathways involved (for the non-endocrinologists: the challenges posed in developing the movement and get it reliable)? Cheers and thanks, Magnus
...that one of the factors militating against display backs in the "old days" was the lack of UV resistant lubricants. You learn something every day! Thanks for the very informative report Melvyn. Can't resist appending a few of my own shots of the new 12...
Just seeing those photos makes me want to search for a vintage Piaget. Thanks for the excellent report, I am looking forward to the next one. Best regards, Dino
...reference 12406 is so utterly gorgeous. Literally, my mouth is watering over it! Great article, MTF! I really enjoyed reading it. Thanks for enlightening us! Cheers, Daos
Daos< Agree - very classic colour combination and found on current Altiplano round models. Maybe its the TV-screen shaped case because it is longer horizontally than vertically. Regards, MTF