Credits: Article and images by Martin Green @ Quill & Pad. See the original article here - https://quillandpad.com/2023/09/21/piaget-polo-skeleton-in-pink-gold-the-power-of-a-sublime-blue-gold-contrast-reprise/
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Piaget Polo Skeleton in steel and pink gold (photo courtesy Alex Teuscher)
Thin but not the thinnest
While I think the battle between Piaget and Bulgari – with Richard Mille recently joining in as well – for having the thinnest watch is significant for the industry; we can best compare these watches to hypercars. They offer incredible performance and engineering excellence, but in everyday life a degree less is still a whole lot of awesome.
Automatic Caliber 1200S1 of the Piaget Polo Skeleton
The Polo Skeleton delivers in everyday life: a 2.4 mm height for an automatic movement might not be record-breaking these days, but it will never cease to impress. On top of that, Piaget has decades of experience in making reliable ultra-thin movements, and that counts for a lot, especially in regular-wear watches.
View through the display back to the micro rotor and skeletonized movement of the Piaget Polo Skeleton
As is traditional with Piaget’s ultra-thin movement, Caliber 1200S1 runs at a lower frequency than you might expect – 3 Hz/21,600 vph – and offers a (healthy for its size) 44-hour power reserve. I am a big fan of peripheral rotors, but I am an even bigger fan of micro rotors. Particularly in this watch because its movement is an ode to the Piaget caliber that started it all: the legendary 12P.
Piaget Polo Skeleton
The Polo Skeleton is Piaget’s entry into the very competitive category of men’s watches in the 2022 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève. While winning this category will be a tough nut to crack, the Polo Skeleton has the advantage of representing what Piaget has been doing so well for so long: making luxurious watches with a contemporary edge powered by delightful ultra-thin movements.
For more information, please visit www.piaget.com/watches/piaget-polo/rose-gold-automatic-skeleton-watch.
Quick Facts Piaget Polo Skeleton
Case: 42 x 6.5 mm, pink gold, 3 ATM water resistance
Movement: automatic Caliber 1200S1, 2.4 mm in height, 3 Hz/21,600 vph frequency, 44-hour power reserve, skeletonized
Functions: hours, minutes
Price: $47,100
* This article was first published 01 September 2022 at Piaget Polo Skeleton In Pink Gold: The Power Of A Sublime Blue-Gold Contrast
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Credits: Article and images by Martin Green @ Quill & Pad. See the original article here - https://quillandpad.com/2023/09/21/piaget-polo-skeleton-in-pink-gold-the-power-of-a-sublime-blue-gold-contrast-reprise/
