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Always do better than necessary
Dino,
Georges Édouard Piaget founded the movement workshop in 1874 and his credo was "Always do better than necessary" (in French, of course: “Faire toujours mieux que nécessaire” 
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That particular engraved 9P2 was inside a Georges Piaget Jubilee watch with closed case back. I suppose that is taking "better than necessary" a little too far!
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Piaget ultra-thin mechanical movement
Hello everyone, I believe it is my first (or second) time to post in the Piaget forum which I have been following for quite some time now. I am very much interested in Piaget's mastery in the field of ultra-thin and thin movements. I would like to know ev...
Piaget...
Hi Kazumi, Like you, I do not yet have a Piaget, but I have a Cartier that uses a Piaget based movement, the Louis Cartier Tank XL from the Privee Collection. Like you, the Piaget movement was a motivating factor in my purchase. I have been incredibly hap...
There is a difference in finishing....
Kazumi, Piaget has been one of the most important Swiss makers of ébauches or movement components for more than 130 years. Their ‘secret’ clients included Audemars Piguet, Breguet, Cartier, Ebel, Longines, Omega, Rolex, Ulysse Nardin, Vacheron & Constanti...
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Amazing that a watch with such a highly decorated movement would be hidden behind a solid case back. Oh well, it must have been a real treat when the watch makers open that one up for a cleaning. Best regards, Dino
Always do better than necessary
Dino, Georges Édouard Piaget founded the movement workshop in 1874 and his credo was "Always do better than necessary" (in French, of course: “Faire toujours mieux que nécessaire” . That particular engraved 9P2 was inside a Geor...
Congratulations on your latest purchase!
The Santos Dumont is lovely. IMO Piaget makes excellent movements that are both pleasingly thin and reliably robust. They are beautifully decorated and finished, but it feels to me like company philosophy does not drive finishing for finishing's sake alon...
Thank you all for your insights, info, and images!
Thanks to everyone for their inputs! (and sorry for this late follow-up...got tied up with work) Your comments have confirmed many of the ideas I had about the brand. I really think it is one of the most underrated (in my books) manufactures around. It wo...