Piaget

Dear forumners, In a previous thread about the Piaget Altiplano watches, some technical questions were raised about the new 1208P movement. Now that the watchmakers are back at work in Switzerland after the Summer vacation, here are the answers. The origi...  

It is very illuminating! I hope Count de Monet sees this post! Cheers, Daos

Piaget deserves a lot of credit for the work they are doing (and have done) in horology. I think many people dismiss them as a maker of haute joaillerie only. That is far from the truth, as cognoscenti like yourself are aware. If only others were as sophi... 

I appreciate the answer. Bill

Really appreciate the work done here, Melvyn! Also the references to the other movements are very interesting and brain food to read about and digest. I wished other manufacturers, like Patek or Lange, would be also in such a way in touch with the enthusi... 

...but I'm surprised you find the Patek Philippe 240 caliber a good watch for winding efficiency. Sometimes I wear a 240 caliber equipped watch for a whole day, a fairly active whole day, and the power reserve hardly builds.

... but this is only speculation! I do not have a 5712 to test and see the power reserve myself but if you have noticed it it should be true. What I noticed is that it starts with grate accuracy if it has just been serviced: + 1.5 sec/day. It is loosing t... 

Love the movement. The 240 caliber in the 5000 and 6000 is what got me starting to love Patek Philippe. Thank you for sharing your sentiments!

And I didn't know the 240 caliber had ceramic balls. Thank you MTF and Piaget for providing this rarely seen technical information and the reasoning behind it.