The Piaget Polo Skeleton and the Polo Date Are Evergreen

For decades, Piaget has been a watch manufacture synonymous with elegance — the epitome of ‘if you know, you know’. They are the watches that you are more likely to see upon the wrist of an heiress or some equally fabulous individual, dining blithely in a Michelin Star restaurant or draped over the side of a vintage Riva Super Aquarama as it approaches a Lake Como dock. They are the anti-hype — relentlessly chic, yet understated and perhaps even reserved, if not for their price tags.

This is a brand that, for all its jeweled resplendence, has held horological innovation at its very core for much of the life of the maison. With each passing season, Piaget seems content to follow its own path, marked by its own technical and aesthetic priorities. Where many brands seek to keep up with trends, often trailing at the heels of others, Piaget has always set its own mechanical standards as a central intention before incorporating their technical advancements into contemporary fashions.

Without a doubt, if there is a singular design trait or innovation that Piaget is most synonymous with, it is thinness. Going back to the 1950s with Piaget’s groundbreaking 9P movement, thin, elegant watch designs have been the brand’s seemingly constant pursuit. While there are certainly timepieces within Piaget’s catalog that take thinness to a truly unbelievable extent — we’re looking at you, Altiplano Ultimate Concept — the true intersection of mechanical elegance and luxurious function lies within the bounds of the Polo collection.