About Piaget : Founded in 1874 by Georges-Édouard Piaget in La Côte-aux-Fées, in the Swiss Jura, Piaget began as a workshop crafting movements for other watchmakers. The family name first appeared on its own watches in 1943. In 1957, the house presented Calibre 9P, a hand-wound movement 2 mm thick, followed in 1960 by Calibre 12P, which at 2.3 mm became the thinnest automatic movement of its time. This command of the ultra-thin, paired with a parallel talent for jewellery and hardstone dials, gives Piaget a rare dual identity. Its movements are made in-house, and its pre-owned pieces reward collectors who value discreet refinement.
About the Altiplano: In 1998, Piaget gave its ultra-thin dress watches a name of their own: Altiplano, a fitting image for a watch defined by flat, uncluttered surfaces. The collection carries the legacy of Calibres 9P and 12P: slender round cases, restrained dials and in-house movements such as the hand-wound 430P, only 2.1 mm thick. The line has since grown to include skeleton, tourbillon and automatic models, culminating in the Altiplano Ultimate Concept, a complete watch just 2 mm thin and winner of the Aiguille d’Or at the 2020 GPHG. An Altiplano slips easily under any shirt cuff.