Vintage examples of Piaget creativity
PuristSPro is very fortunate that our friends at Piaget have provided us photos of very rarely seen vintage pieces from their own private collection. Many of these watches are probably unfamiliar to you. I've selected examples here of watches that really ...
I have to admit...
I do like the marriage between high horology and gem setting...though I 'd love to see Piaget pursue more modern renditions.... Will they/have they taken that route? Jason
Great post displaying wearable art...
Hi Daos, I've seen photos of a few of Piaget's cuff watches in the past, such as 9468D59, but you mananged to post my all time favorite ladies cuff watch which is 908 D48 white gold with lapis and malachite. To me its just such a cool design. It looks lat...
You and I have similar tastes, Dino!
I also like the rectangular watch with malachite and lapis squares a lot. It's just a beautiful, eye-catching design! The piece feels so dynamic and alive, which I attribute to the colors of the stones and the design of alternating squares. I always love ...
What can I say great minds think alike : )
Your post was really a great display of how creative Piaget has been in integrating stones and gems into special concept pieces for many decades. As others have mentioned its a shame that most brands do not still incorporate mechanical movements into thei...
Needs must needs be.....
You see? Before the advent of quartz movements, even the gems-set pieces from Piaget had mechanical movements like the ultra=thin 9P and the small diameter 4P. It can be done and show that Piaget was a movement maker first and then watch maker and then je...
:-) Call your nearest, friendly...
...Piaget boutique or Authorized Dealer! Cheers, and welcome to the Piaget forum! I look forward to reading further posts from you! Daos
Thanks..
for welcoming me here. I've been a silent reader for a long time but decided to join the place finally. I'll try to contact them and see what they say. Always been a fan of Piaget's vintage cuff watches, MUST add them to my collection.
The cuff watches from Piaget are very inventive!
I'll have to see if I can dig up any more pictures for you this weekend. Cheers, Daos This message has been edited by dxboon on 2011-01-28 07:15:26
Just a note since the cuffs in these pictures are out of production...
...they might be able to point you to outside sources of where to hunt for them, but the exact cuff watches I posted are privately owned by Piaget and not for sale (as far as I know!). Cheers, Daos