This year, Piaget is celebrating Chinese New Year and the Year of the Ox with a special edition of its ultra-thin Altiplano timepiece with a grand-feu cloisonné dial featuring an ox, crafted by the celebrated artist Anita Porchet – Piaget Altiplano Year of the Ox. Continuing the celebrations, Piaget is also presenting a new Limelight Stella moon-phase watch and a beautiful selection of Possession watch and jewellery.
2021 – The Year of the Ox
The ox is praised in Chinese culture for its hard-working nature, its dependability, and its sheer strength, enabling farmers to get the most out of their land. People born in the year of the ox – recent years include 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, and 2009 – show these positive traits too. They are honest, courageous, diligent, and have a high sense of responsibility. Whatever setbacks come their way, they never give up and advance surely and steadily to reach their goals.
Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is the most important holiday on the Chinese calendar, officially starting on February 12th, 2021, and running until February 22nd. Traditional dishes and desserts, firecrackers to ward away evil spirits, and the lantern festival are all part of this annual celebration that sees all family members returning to their hometown for the festivities. Celebrating, sharing, socialising, and spending time with family are all values that Piaget holds dear too and it joins the merriment with several new extraordinary creations.
Piaget Altiplano Year of the Ox
To honour this strong and dependable zodiac animal, Piaget has immortalised the ox on the dial of one of its most iconic timepieces – the Altiplano – using grand-feu cloisonné enamel. The dial has been created by the famous master-enameller, Anita Porchet. This 4000-year-old decorative art starts with a transfer of the design onto the surface of the dial using gold ribbons to create miniature partitions, or cloisons, in which the different enamel pigments are placed. The dial is then fired in the kiln multiple times at temperatures between 820oC and 850oC. Once finished, the dial is varnished, capturing the image forever.
This ultra-thin 38mm timepiece comes in an 18-karat white gold case adorned with 78 brilliant-cut diamonds (approx. 0.71 ct.) and is powered by the brand’s exceptional 430P hand-wound movement that measures a mere 2.1mm in thickness. It is paired with an elegant black leather strap that is fitted with an 18-karat white gold pin buckle.
Piaget Altiplano Year of the Ox Reference G0A45540 – Piaget boutique exclusivity – Limited to 38 pieces
- 18K white gold
- 38mm case set with diamonds
- 78 brilliant-cut diamonds (approx. 0.71ct)
- “Grand Feu” cloisonné enamel dial by Anita Porchet, depicting an ox inspired by the sign of the Chinese Zodiac
- Piaget manufacture ultra-thin manual-winding 430P movement
- Functions: hours, minutes
- Black alligator leather strap with an 18K white gold ardillon buckle
Piaget Limelight Stella
The Limelight Stella timepiece, with its moon phase complication and starry night sky, comes in a 36mm 18-karat rose gold case that is dressed with 126 brilliant-cut diamonds on the bezel (approx. 0.65 ct.), Fourteen brilliant-cut diamonds also sparkle on the mother-of-pearl dial (approx. 0.05 ct.) that displays a large moon phase in a new red colour. Red is the colour associated with Chinese New Year thanks to its link to life, joy, wealth, and courage. The timepiece is powered by Piaget’s 584P self-winding movement and indicates the hours, minutes, seconds, and phases of the moon. It is paired with a red alligator leather strap and an 18-karat rose gold pin buckle. The Limelight Stella will be exclusively available in China and Hong Kong as of February and the rest of the world from April.
Piaget Limelight Stella Reference G0A45124
- 18K rose gold
- 36mm case, sapphire case-back
- Bezel set with 126 brilliant-cut diamonds (approx. 0.65ct)
- Mother-of-pearl dial with rose gold indexes, hammered rose gold dial and diamond-set opening on the moon-phases. Diamond set with 14 brilliant-cut diamonds (approx. 0.05ct)
- Piaget Manufacture self-winding mechanical 584P movement
- Functions: hours, minutes, seconds, moon-phase’s indicator
- Star signature on the seconds’ hand
- Red alligator leather strap with an 18K rose gold ardillon buckle
Celebrating the Festivities with Piaget’s Possession Creations
Along with these extraordinary timepieces, Piaget is also offering a number of new creations from its Possession collection. Discover an 18-karat white gold timepiece with a mother-of-pearl dial, and a diamond-paved case featuring a turning ring that playfully spins. One Possession ring, two necklaces, and three different-sized bangles all in rose gold also join the festivities. All featuring sparkling diamonds, red carnelian cabochons, and Piaget’s signature turning elements, these Possession pieces bring a sense of joy and playfulness to the Chinese New Year.
Piaget Possession Paved White Gold Ref. G0A44285
- 18K white gold
- 29 mm case
- External ring is turning
- Case set with 162 brilliant-cut diamonds (approx. 1.55 cts) including 1 half-moon set diamond
- White mother-of-pearl dial with 11 diamond-dots indexes (approx. 0.07 ct)
- Piaget manufacture quartz 56P movement
- Functions: hours and minutes
- Red alligator interchangeable strap with 18K white gold ardillon buckle
Possession Open Ring Rose Gold Paved Reference G34P8D00
- small open ring
- 18K roseg old
- two carnelian cabochons
- two turning bands set with 2 0brilliant-cut diamonds (approx. 0.20ct)
Black intense, vibrant red, bright green, deep blue or turquoise, as many colours as facets of a Possession woman.
Piaget Possession Pendant Rose Gold Carnelian Reference G33PA500
- pendant in 18K rose gold
- two carnelian cabochons
- set with 1 brilliant-cut diamond (approx. 0.01ct)
- Length 80/85cm
Piaget Possession Pendant Rose Gold Carnelian Reference G33PC700
- pendant in 18K rose gold
- carnelian cabochon
- set with 116 brilliant-cut diamonds (approx. 1.54ct)
- Length 80/85cm
Piaget Possession Open Bangle Rose Gold Carnelian Reference G36PA600
- medium open bangle
- 18K rose gold
- two carnelian cabochons
- 30 brilliant-cut diamonds set on the two turning bands (approx. 0.38ct)
Piaget Possession Open Bangle Rose Gold Carnelian Paved Reference G36PE200
- medium open bangle
- 18K rose gold
- two carnelian cabochons
- 90 Diamonds set on the two turning bands and on the two sides (approx. 1.03ct)
Piaget Possession Open Bangle Rose Gold Carnelian Reference G36PE500
- large open bangle
- 18K rose gold
- two carnelian cabochons
- 72 brilliant-cut diamonds set on the four turning bands (approx. 1.71ct)
