At the heart of the new Altiplano watches beats a movement just 3 mm thick, encased in a pink or white gold 6.36 mm “corset” with a slightly slimmer 40 mm diameter.
The new automatic Calibre 1205P, the twelfth movement in the Altiplano collection, adds a date indication to the off-centre small seconds display already enlivening the famous previous generation. On the reverse side of the pure and instantly recognisable three-layered dial, this mechanical work of art reveals its 221 parts through the sapphire crystal case-back, amid a stunning Fine Watchmaking stage-setting.
Entirely crafted in the Manufacture Piaget, the new Altiplano Date sets a double world record (for both case and calibre) in the category of automatic date watches. Its pink or white gold interpretations are topped by a bezel that also comes in a diamond-set version.
Altiplano Date
CASE : 18K white or pink gold, with or without 72 diamonds (1 ct) set on the bezel, sapphire crystal caseback
DIAMETER : 40 mm
MOVEMENT : world’s thinnest automatic date movement (44h power reserve), 221 parts, Fine Watchmaking finishes, engraved pink gold oscillating weight
FUNCTIONS : hour, minute, small seconds, date
DIAL : satinbrushed, black baton-type hour-markers, three levels
WATER RESISTANCE : 30 m
STRAP : black or brown alligator leather, gold pin buckle