Gold, mystical and mesmerizing, has always been a preoccupation for Piaget, as the Maison reveres and celebrates the noble art of the goldsmith.
Now the masterworks unveiled at Watches and Wonders, inspired as they are by Piaget icons and signatures, pay homage to these gold-working traditions and superb hand-skills, the Métiers d’Or, most notably of chain-making and engraving. Inspired by an original 1969 model in Piaget’s daringly avant-garde 21st Century collection, this pendant watch features a horizontal oval case, rimmed in diamonds within a gold ropework surround, the dial decorated with Palace Decor, suspended on an intricate, hand-made chain, draped through diamond circular links.
For the chain, the gold thread, custom-milled to the exact thickness, is meticulously worked by hand, twisted and intertwined into delicate links.
The tassels of unequal lengths, a Piaget signature from the 1960s and 70s, are composed of the same gold chain, accented with diamonds, to echo and balance the case. Supremely fluid and flexible, the sensual, seductively playful tactility of the tassels is made possible by unrivalled expertise.