18ct yellow gold Piaget ref. 9021 Altiplano wristwatch with jade dial and coin edge bezel. Made 1970

18ct yellow gold Piaget ref. 9021 Altiplano wristwatch with jade dial and coin edge bezel. 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

Brand: Movado

The Patek Philippe Calatrava was first introduced in the 1930s

elaborate precious metal cuff watches and pieces with wafer thin stone dials

Dial: Off-white dial with outer minute track featuring applied mirror polished yellow gold dart shaped hour indices with matching Dauphine hands

Reference: 3950

SKU: 03444

it far exceeded this depth in testing and the submersible used at the time was unable to match the diving capability of the watch

Dial: Silvered dial featuring applied mirror polished baton hour indices and Dauphine hands with date aperture at 3 o'clock

SKU: 02628

Often overshadowed by its more famous counterpart

Model: Oyster Perpetual

François Czapek in 1839