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New strap for my Piaget Altiplano Petite Seconde

The Piaget Altiplano Petite Seconde is one of the classiest, most beautiful watches I know. But there is one problem: the strap... Most Piaget watches come with a black or brown strap, and yet although those are lovely, I felt the watch could do with something "sharper". I first wore the brown one for a while, then changed it for a light brown one while I searched Piaget stores for an alternative. Yet after visiting many stores in Australia, the US and Korea, I still could not decide. The colour range Piaget offers could do with an upgrade, it seems to me: no gorgeous bordeaux reds, no nice blues, and no metallic grey (which is what I was looking for). Until two months ago I finally found a Piaget strap online through a private seller, in blue, which I have treated with an extra layer of dye and natural leather treatment just to give it a bit more "life". And here it is... (with a wink at WHL in regards to his recent comment on this forum... ^^). This picture shows how the small seconds sub-dial often catches a different shade because of its lower position and different finish.

Regards,

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You may be the 1st ever LAMS on the Piaget forum

By: MTF : April 19th, 2013-22:43

Dear poktori, As much as I usually dislike repeated posts about strap changes, your post is actually commended for a number of reasons. It may be the 1st ever Look At My Strap post on this Piaget forum! Kudos for the 'two rocks down under' to do so. :-) W...

Very proudly the forum's first LAMS... :o) Many thanks MTF! [nt]

By: Poktori : April 19th, 2013-23:38

LMAO on this LAMS!

By: WHL : April 20th, 2013-08:41

This makes my day.....and I love getting proved wrong! The blue works great with the white gold case. All the best! Bill

Why not?

By: foversta : April 21st, 2013-01:16

I think that when it will become darker, it will be even better. Fx

Thanks (!), yes...

By: Poktori : April 21st, 2013-01:46

I think a few shades darker could be very nice too, but I am also really enjoying the way it looks now. I don't think I'll see anything like a patina; for that it's already too dark. When I visited a few Piaget stores in Hong Kong last month, no less than...

Your blue strap looks great on your Altiplano Petite Seconde

By: AnthonyTsai : April 23rd, 2013-20:38

Swapping to the blue strap gives the watch a more toned down look for casual wear. Great choice! Cheers, Anthony

(sound of purring...) Thank you!! :) [nt]

By: Poktori : April 23rd, 2013-22:39

a shot of the original, black one

By: agyzace : May 30th, 2013-05:22

The Altiplano is a watch which I trully love, ever more so. Simple, yet refined, elegant. Astonishing in an understated manner. And the same words I have for the movement. ...

Thank you for proving we exist

By: MTF : June 1st, 2013-10:57

agyzas, We have many readers on Piaget forum but very few 'posters'.....I know that from our administrative logs. I was worried that Piaget owners don't "do the Internet" :-) They are too busy flying around in their private jets from one glamorous locatio...

thank you for your very kind message

By: agyzace : June 2nd, 2013-06:38

Will try even more to post in the Piaget forum. Piaget is a very cool brand in my eyes, since it is not mainstream at all, but still a very real manufacture, with its own individual attitude. All traits that I like very much. Maybe the owners are not main...

Great shot!

By: Poktori : June 2nd, 2013-21:19

I agree with you, but of course I'm terribly biased. This watch is just one of the classiest around. Let's try to keep them Piaget pics coming! ;)