REMINISCENT OF THE SEVENTIES
To impact the start of the year that will mark its 150th anniversary, the company, which shares its workshops between La Côte-aux-Fées and Geneva, is reviving one of its emblematic timepieces from the late 1970s, an all-gold watch that, at the time, symbolized the revival of watch design.
Like society and its evolution, the watchmaking landscape is constantly changing, although the essence of its syntax remains unchanged. The watch has thus moved from the pocket to the arm, from the status of an elitist product to that of an everyday companion, while retaining its primary function: to deliver, with precision, the display of time. In the 1970s, design made a major shift away from classic aesthetics, embracing boldness, robustness and technique. As the decade drew to a close, Piaget unveiled the Polo, a timepiece whose case, dial and bracelet merge in a firework display of gold, and today, as the company celebrates its 150th anniversary this year, it breathes new life into this watchmaking emblem: the Piaget Polo 79.
A harmonious, luminous composition in yellow gold that offers a soothing visual rhythm with its alternation of broad satin-brushed bands and fine polished bars, this new model comes in a 38mm-diameter case, dimensions consistent with the heritage from which it draws its inspiration and perfect for all types of wrists. It features the 1200P1 caliber, an extra-thin 3hz automatic Manufacture movement with a 44-hour power reserve, whose micro-rotor and part of its gear train are visible through the transparent caseback. The latter cadences the hours and minutes indicated by two central dauphine-style hands on the face delimited by a round of dots. As for its flowing bracelet, like a second golden skin, it delicately embraces the wrist and closes with a discreet, almost secret buckle, so as not to disturb the elegance of this Piaget ensemble.
