The iconic Piaget Polo reaches unprecedented heights in 2023 with the Piaget Polo Perpetual Calendar Ultra-thin powered by the 1255P caliber. This stunning new model showcases one of watchmaking’s most emblematic complications, evocatively complemented by a moonphase display.
Worn by exceptional figures including Ursula Andress, Roger Moore, Andy Warhol and Bjorn Borg, this stand-out-from-the-crowd unisex icon in gold or steel radiates a singular character and an unmistakable aura of distinction that resonates with the Piaget spirit of shared joy, sophistication and extravaganza. Yves Piaget’s numerous travels helped him sense the momentum of the American market and its appetite for luxury sports watches. Piaget was thus primed to overturn industry conventions by offering a sporty and relaxed approach to round-the-clock watchmaking elegance that took the U.S. by storm.
The emblematic Perpetual Calendar
The iconic Piaget Polo collection now welcomes for the first time a mechanical perpetual calendar – an emblematic complication in which Piaget has developed considerable expertise already deployed in some of its other watch lines. Designed to advance the day, date, and year until the year 2100 – months, moon phases and leap-year cycle – perpetual calendar watches naturally appeal to a demanding and discerning audience, people in the know who appreciate the sum of haute horlogerie savoir faire embodied in such models.
Trailblazing ultra-thin horology
Piaget has built its reputation first in the development and manufacturing of ultra-thin components and then in the development of ultra-thin movements. Combining watchmaking prowess, high-precision design and daring creativity, the in-house 12P movement launched in 1960 was the thinnest in the world because it drew on the idea of using a micro-rotor to ensure its ultra-thinness. Fifty years later, this caliber in turn gave rise to the new generation of 1200P caliber.
For Piaget’s new 1255P ultra-thin 4 mm caliber, the Manufacture drew on the ultra-thin 1200P caliber with its extremely slimness and proven reliability, while adding an additional Perpetual Calendar with moon-phase mechanism. At just 8.65 mm thick overall, the new 42mm Piaget Polo Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin brings the universe to the wrist while retaining the joyful highlife vibe flaunted by this fabulously festive and colourful collection.
Iconic fluidity
The Piaget Polo Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin features a dark emerald-green dial with a gadroon pattern and three subdials for the date, month (along with leap-year indication) and weekday at 9, 12 and 3 o’clock, along with the moonphase indication at 6 o’clock. True to Piaget tradition, the subdials incorporate several finishes, adding visual richness as the light plays across them, along with Super-Luminova® indexes. While retaining the gadroons that have been part of the Piaget Polo signature since 1979 on both the case, the aesthetic link between the new-gen Polo and its predecessors is reinforced by the reappearance of the gadroons on the bracelet. Other enhancements relate to a brand-new interchangeable SingleTouch system for the bracelet, as the model comes with a comfortable rubber strap alternative – echoing the gadroon pattern on the dial – that easily yet securely diversifies the wearability options.
A legacy of effortless distinction
The quintessential encounter between haute horlogerie and everyday wearability, the Piaget Polo slips seamlessly from day to night, public to private. Always fitting, never blending, it offers a contemporary narrative for the boldest, most versatile identities. The new Polo continues to epitomise the joyful mix of everyday wearability, sophistication and extravagance that has forged its renown. For Piaget, style is a gift. A seventh sense. Something that cannot be learnt or bought. Whatever the place, whatever the moment, while remaining true to its effortless distinction, Piaget Polo is an invitation to liberate one’s versatility and self-expression, igniting a unique ability to fit in yet stand out.
Polo Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin Technical Specifications
Ref. G0A48005
Characteristics
Automatic Steel Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin Moon Phase Watch
- Watch product type:Bracelet watch
- Metal:Steel
- Strap type:Steel
- Strap colour:Grey
- Strap buckle:Folding clasp
- Case shape:Cushion
- Case diameter:42 mm
- Case thickness:8.65 mm
- Dial colour:Green
- Dial finishing:Guilloché
- Index:Batons
- Waterproofness:03 ATM
- Specificities:Sapphire crystal case back
- Movement:Self-winding mechanical
*Piaget luxury watches and jewellery are individually produced and thus the weight and carats of each product can vary from the displayed data.
The movement
- Type:Self-winding mechanical
- Shape:Round
- Functions:Hours, Minutes, Moon phase indicator at 6 o’clock, Retrograde day display at 9 o’clock, Month at 12 o’clock, Year at 12 o’clock, Date at 3 o’clock
- Technical features:Ultra-thin movement
- Power reserve (in hours):Approx. 42
- Frequency (vph):21,600
- Frequency (Hz):3
- Diameter (lines):13.25
- Diameter (mm):29.9
- Number of jewels:25
- Thickness (mm):4
- Number of components:238
- Finishing:Circular Côtes de Genève, Wheels with sunburst motif, Engraved coat-of-arms, Circular-grained and bevelled bridges, Blued screws on bridges, Blue oscillating weight
About Piaget
Piaget epitomizes daring creativity – a quality that has continued to permeate through the Maison since its beginnings in 1874. From his frst workshop in La Côte- aux- Fées, Georges-Edouard Piaget devoted himself to crafting high-precision movements in a feat that formed the very foundations of our pioneering name. In the late 1950s, Piaget unveiled the ultra-thin movements that would later become the Maison’s trademark and the cornerstone of the Altiplano collection. As a true innovator of the watch and jewellery world, Piaget strongly believed in creativity and artistic values. It is within the walls of our “Ateliers de l’Extraordinaire” where master artisans continue to harness rare skills that have been preserved and perfected from generation to generation, transforming gold, stones and precious gems into dazzling works of art. Through its pursuit of masterful craftsmanship, the Maison has created emblems of daring excellence channeled into its collections including Alt plano, Piaget Polo, Limelight Gala, Possession, Piaget Sunlight, Piaget Rose and Extremely Piaget.
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