18ct white gold Piaget Pocketwatch with pavé diamond set and opal dial. Made 1970

18ct white gold Piaget Pocketwatch with pavé diamond set and opal dial. Made 1970Although best known for their haute joaillerie timepieces, the history of the House of Piaget lies in fine watchmaking with an emphasis on ultra thin mechanical movements, the most famous being the Calibre 9P. Released in 1957, the 9P was only 2mm thick and allowed Piaget to create watches where the size of the movement was negligible and the focus could be solely on design. This was most famously the demonstrated in the 21st Century collection from

Case dimensions: 26 x 24mm

acquired the company

as the Railmaster name carried negative connotations due to the colonial history

made in both stainless steel or gold

Accessories: Box

Dial: Double sided gilt and silvered dials

paired with a clean white dial adorned with Cartier’s signature black Roman numerals and a classic minute track

the pinnacle of design for the fledgling wristwatch market was the cushion case

SKU: 1460

Movement: Manual mechanical

Dial: White enamel dial with outer minute track featuring black printed Roman numeral hour markers and inner date register with gold ‘beetle and poker’ hands and date hand

Reference: 9330 D2