The Altiplano Ultimate Concept was first presented in Geneva at the Watches & Wonders fair in 2018 to huge acclaim from the watch community and the world’s press as the world's thinnest mechanical watch.
A watch only 2 mm thin! A new watch construction, 5 patents... an ultimate recognition by winning the prestigious Aiguille d’Or prize from the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève in 2020.
The new Altiplano Ultimate Concept unique piece is a celebration of the first beat of the first AUC. Discover several stylistic details that recall this incredible journey. Starting at the top of the dial, the Piaget logo is in a historic font that is the same typeface used in the logo above the manufacture in La Côte-aux-Fées, the village where Piaget was born and remains today. Two enlarged circles sit among the dots of the minute ring, marking the time – 7:47pm – when the AUC first came to life. At 2:30, the birthday of the AUC – 7th February 2017, is inscribed in a small window. And a “La Côte-aux-Fées” inscription has also been engraved onto the ratchet wheel along with the manufacture’s GPS coordinates. Completing the tribute, the mainplate features stars illuminated with Super-LumiNova® that replicate the sky above La Côte-aux-Fées on that special day in Piaget's watchmaking history.