Piaget SIHH 2012: Altiplano, Gouverneur, Polo

Z3 delivers a comprehensive live report from SIHH 2012, focusing on Piaget's groundbreaking innovations in ultra-thin watchmaking. This post showcases the record-breaking Altiplano Automatic Skeleton and introduces the versatile Gouverneur line, alongside other notable releases like the all-black Polo Forty Five.

The 2012 SIHH PuristSPro Live Report

- Jon Z. (Z3)

Piaget 

This year Piaget continues its effort for pushing the boundary of thinness to the extreme - the result is the Altiplano Automatic Skeleton, which holds the record for being the world's thinnest self-winding skeleton watch (at a mere 5.34mm) with a world's thinnest automatic skeleton movement (2.4mm)

Although ultra-thin watches do not personally resonate with me, I do applaud Piaget's admirable and successful effort to push on this frontier. 

The Gouveneur line - a versatile dress line (with case size of 43mm). The three models are time-only automatic, chronograph, and tourbillon moonphaes

The All-Black Polo Forty Five (complete with the black-finished movement) - stunning!

Altiplano ultra thin

A dazzlying diamond high jewelry piece, set with baguette diamonds, with skeletonized dial and micro-rotor on the front - a proper reminder that Piaget is as much as a master jeweler as it is a competent watch manufacture!

Hope you have enjoyed the post.

Yours Truly,

Jon Z. (Z3)