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CANNOT BE AUTHENTICATED by Piaget
Dear kirkdj,
The watch shown CANNOT BE AUTHENTICATED by Piaget.
The history department recognised your images from a set of 8 photos they also received in 2011.
We tracked down the retired Piaget sales director who worked for 40 years on secret watches and none of the components shown are consistent with his recollection of Piaget secret watches. I will not go into the specific details (case, dial, metal weave, gem-setting, cover, logo) are all NOT Piaget.
Piaget never sold 14K gold watches in their high jewelry secret watch collections.
It would be of course very interesting to have a picture of the movement to see if it is engraved as "PIAGET"...
I am sorry to bring this information.
Regards,
MTF
Piaget Watch Info Needed
This is a Piaget antique gold watch, it was inherited from my wifes mother; the precise history of this watch is unknown, but it is definitely prior to 1970. It is solid 14kt. gold, with approximately 35 diamonds of various sizes. The watch band and clas...
Dear Kirk,
I moved your post to the relevant forum. Please note that we don't provide valuations here as per forum rules. Best regards. Fx
Can someone still help with...
Can someone still help with the history of the watch? Thanks, Kirk Kirkdj2012@
Piaget Secret Ring watch
kirkdj, That appears to be a Piaget Secret Ring watch. I am not sure if that is a Milanese or Parisienne weave. It may be a whille before information comes out of Piaget because the annual trade show SIHH is next week and all resources are devoted to it. ...
After researching the secret watches...
After researching the secret watches some, it appears you may be correct as it fits the theme and the watch being hidden...I found some images here... +Secret+watch%22 &hl=en&tbo=u&rls= :en-US:IE-Address&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ei=nuXwUP66C4rM9QTVnYGQB...
More secret watches here also ...
More secret watches here also &msid=18237763&imgid=2129093&fi=881&pi=4411058&ti=687878&s=0&size=raw Thanks, Kirk Kirkdj2012@
This item is valued as scrap materials
kirkdj, There was no specific model name from that decade in Piaget history. Descriptive words would have stated the gender, materials used viz. gold, diamonds (carat, cut, colour, clarity), metalwork pattern and watch size. This item is currently valued ...
CANNOT BE AUTHENTICATED by Piaget
Dear kirkdj, The watch shown CANNOT BE AUTHENTICATED by Piaget. The history department recognised your images from a set of 8 photos they also received in 2011. We tracked down the retired Piaget sales director who worked for 40 years on secret watches an...
We are had an appraiser...
We are had an appraiser look at the watch, he determined it has 1 oz. of pure gold, 1.5 kts. Of high quality diamonds (he mentioned VS F & G grades), but I might not have that info correct, he said a few of the diamonds were of lesser quality because they...
MTF, As it turns...
MTF, As it turns out you were pretty much correct, the appraiser took the watch to his jeweler and he confirmed the time piece was a 17 jewel Elgin 902 movement....with Piaget on the dial....basically an expensive knockoff! The jeweler discovered the back...
A non-Piaget but still family keepsake
Kirkdj, Good that you got the confirmation and the repair is not serious. Still a family keepsake. The clue is the "Victorian" style; even if late Victorian is too early for the current Piaget company as they did not label their family name until 1942. Th...