Piaget Altiplano 60th Anniversary Pocket Watch Review

Piaget Altiplano 60th Anniversary Pocket Watch Review

Piaget Altiplano 60th Anniversary Pocket Watch Review

There’s nothing usual about producing a pocket watch

Piaget Altiplano 60th Anniversary Pocket Watch Review

Particularly if you are interested in allow it a particular modernity. Couple of would be the manufactures which are still producing such timing instruments nowadays, and actually, even less are individuals who've a “modernly-shaped” pocket watch within their collection. So launching a pocket watch in the present condition of the profession could be challenging… But Piaget made the decision this concept could fit the Altiplano collection. However, it isn't the very first time the Piaget Altiplano continues to be formed to become worn inside a pocket, as there has been a couple of versions, together with a squared one launched for that 50th anniversary (in 2007). Yet, Altiplano pocket watches remain rare wild birds.

This season though, Piaget perfectly have integrated 

The Altiplano concept right into a pocket watch. All of the legendary aspects of the model can be found, and also the overall concept that was put on nowhere 60th Anniversary models (launched in December 2016) are available here. Same overall shape, same blue dial, same movement - ultra-thin and automatic - same hands, same hair mix dial… But no strap, no lugs along with a slightly bigger diameter, something which is permitted for any pocket watch. For that rest, this Altiplano 60th Anniversary Pocket Watch is, undoubtedly, an Altiplano, having a classic dandy style.

This form of the Altiplano is equipped within an 18k white-colored gold situation, having a 50mm diameter as well as an approximate thickness of 7mm. It maintains all of the design codes from the collection, using the traditional slenderness from the 1950s - flat and polished bezel, rather sharp edges. When the watch will probably be worn within the pocket, using its gold buckle along with a blue calfskin string and pouch, it is also changed into a table clock when put into the center of the elegant blue marquetry stand, interspersed with elongated markers. The straw marquetry around the circular frame is caused by craftsmanship much like wood marquetry. Using the finest skill, the artisan selects the bits of straw according to for their colour shade.

The dial from the Piaget Altiplano 60th Anniversary Pocket Watch echoes 

Piaget Altiplano 60th Anniversary Pocket Watch Review

The main one located on the blue 60th Anniversary models. It features exactly the same wealthy colour, having a sunburst pattern and sleek baton markers and hands (both crafted in gold) along with a thin, light blue mix within the center to animate this overall very clean dial. Within the situation may be the calibre 1200P, the ultra-thin self-winding mechanical movement just 2.35mm thin. It's visible with the azure caseback, showing its 22k blackened micro-rotor, circular Geneva stripes, bevelled bridges, circular-grained primary-plate and blued screws. Of course this movement is fairly nice, the option of a computerized movement is debatable, thinking about we're speaking in regards to a pocket watch/desk clock… There will not be many movements to activate the micro-rotor.