Piaget

SIHH 2011: Piaget launches it first Ultra-Thin Automatic Tourbillon watch - Live Photos PuristSPro is thrilled to bring you live photos of the new Piaget Emperador Coussin Tourbillon Automatic Ultra-Thin that we have kept under wraps to respect the offici...  

My jealousy knows no bounds, MTF! I would love to wear one of these beauties on my wrist! You are so lucky to have experienced such a unique and audacious piece in the metal. Piaget completely took me by surprise with this one. I love the modern dial, whi... 

Daos, I just read your comment after posting mine and it seems like we're on exactly the same page . I bet we'd be two of the ten owners if we could purchase one right away .

...I'd be one of the ten! LOL! Daos

For the rose gold piece: I kept muttering, "One of 10. S-o-o-o lucky, me!" MTF

I want this watch very, very bad. I can't remember the last time that a watch came 'out of the blue' like this and completely won me over . Leaves one speechless by the sheer beauty of it. I certainly hope that I'll get a chance to see it in real life . B... 

What do you like about it that surprised you? I'm sure Piaget would like to know as they moved outside their comfort zone with the flashy rotor dialside. Regards, MTF

I was surprised simply because I did not follow Piaget closely before and didn't feel a particularly strong affection to the timepieces that I saw, even with the Emperador Coussin which was always the best looking range of theirs for me (due to the case d... 

filip, Yes - that explanation "will do". It's much better than the last two words, which would also be appropriate if I asked for a concise precis! Regards, MTF

now if they could manufacture an Emperador Coussin with this style of 'cage' dial without the expensive tourbillon complication and in a plain steel or titanium case I will come running into their nearest store with the money in hand . Filip BTW - how muc... 

Thx for posting the pics. Just one question - why is Yan there? Has he been 'transferred' from VC to Piaget? Best Sam

That was Yann's twin brother, Thomas. You may be seeing more of Thomas as his regional responsibilities change soon.......... When I saw the new Piaget automatic tourbillon, I thought of the few owners who could fit the target profile. You were one of my ... 

And they are in the same line of business, working for the same group! Wonder if he also is a single-handicap golfer like Yann! The glass dial looks fabulous to me. HAGWE Sam

The WG version kills me, what a SPECIAL timepiece! The movement and dial look gorgeous, it belongs to the league of SPECIAL timepieces that we can count with the fingers of a hand. Bravo PIAGET, good job. I love what they are doing with those ULTRA thin m... 

I usually cap my round watch diameter at 42mm and prefer 40mm but the secret must be: 1) curved cushion shape that allows a larger watch to sit snugly evenon the smaller wrist. 2) ultra-thin case is enhanced by the larger diameter; it looks even thinner t... 

Thanks for this peak at the new Piaget, MTF. I am drooling over it! Best, CaliforniaJed

jed, We have overlapping tastes in some of our watch brands..... Regards, MTF

I mean, aesthetically, of course. Horologically, nothing else to say than WOW, a big, huge WOW. Aaah, yes, maybe congratulations to Piaget. No, the only thing which makes me doubt is the very strong aesthetics. It may be a pro, but also a con. To be seen ... 

Sighhhhhhhhhhhh. I should be so lucky. I didn't really appreciate from the teaser that the rotor and tourbillon cage subtly form the lucky symbol '8' on the dial. Is this particularly aimed at the asian market? Or is it just coincidental and asian buyers ... 

also nothing is coincidental about China luxury market these days. Regards, MTF

A distinct shift away from their very conservative aesthetics which I find interesting. We have RD and Zenith moving towards more conservative designs and Piaget moving in the opposite direction. I like it. Mike

Thanks for the pictures and post! Best regards, Baxter

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. . . with a nominally round case imposed over a nominally square dial, which in turn is divided by thirds, each section displaying circular motion of varying rates and predictability. The æsthetic effect in these static photos is appealing, but I wonder ... 

... into their mechanical soul. And this Piaget certainly does that with style. This is very important because we have so many examples where dial cutouts or windows look gauche. I am very impressed with this Piaget as well. Andrew

Many thanks for posting this.

Got to see the real watch to pass comment. Regards Ling

ling, Your tastes are known. But this is not a skeletonised watch...strictly. The dial is laser-etched vitreous (glass?) material to give the sun-ray burst pattern and allow sight of the movement. It is not even a fenestrated dial like some brands do. The... 

Stunning. Kudos to Piaget! Jon

plus the skeleton dial, reminds me of certain Roger Dubuis novelties. This is certainly a daring design move by Piaget. Jon