18ct white gold and diamond set Piaget ref. 9706 bracelet watch. Made 1970's

18ct white gold and diamond set Piaget ref. 9706 bracelet watch. Made 1970'sAlthough 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

These straps could be changed easily using a key which was produced with the watch

the British military entered into a substantial contract with Omega to manufacture chronometer-rated timepieces for their soldiers

Dial: Yellow gold dial with outer minute track featuring black printed hour markers  with baton shaped hands

based in Rio de Janeiro

Case dimensions: 35mm

Dial: Dial with outer minute track and Tachymetre scale featuring subsidiary dials for the constant seconds

Dial: black dial with applied silvered baton hour markers with luminous dot tips

It is considered by many to be the pioneer of modern wristwatch design

An inner rotating bezel was also incorporated into the case which could assist with multiple timing functions and calculations

SKU: 2937

Reference: Minute repeater

This watch is also the first to reference the moon landing on the case back