On October 24, 2014, in Geneva, Piaget won the first prize of the ‘Best Watch 2014’ by Montres Passion magazine for its Altiplano 900P, the world’s thinnest mechanical watch. . One year after winning the same award with the Altiplano Date 40mm automatic watch, Piaget continued to become the undisputed master of watchmaking in the ultra-thin watch industry.
Win by style
At the ‘Watch of the Year’ evening hosted by Piaget, the brand’s sense of pride exploded. This year marks the 140th anniversary of Piaget and also witnessed how Piaget’s expertise in ultra-thin watchmaking has once again become the most prestigious brand One of the features. Piaget has won this award for two consecutive years with its Altiplano watch, which moves beyond the ultra-thin limit. It is the first in the complex watchmaking industry and has become a leader in ultra-thin watchmaking.
Ultimate record
Selected as the ‘Best Watch of 2014’, the Altiplano 900P ultra-thin watch condenses the painstaking efforts of the brand in the field of watchmaking, history and humanities. In fact, in order to match the brand’s consecutive championship awards, Piaget’s two integrated watchmaking workshops in La Côte-aux-Fées and Plan-les-Ouate were developed after 3 years of research and development. An ambitious project like the Altiplano 900P. It is neither a movement nor a case. Instead, it fuses the two into one, and uses the bottom of the case as the main splint. This new watch structure design enables Piaget to set an ultimate ultra-thin record in the field of mechanical watches with a watch that is only 3.65 mm thick.
Watchmakers, watchmakers and designers work closely together at any time. Any technical choices will have an impact on the design and even change the original design.
Slim and elegant
In addition to continuous technical exploration, the Altiplano 900P luxury watch’s time-honored elegant design also impressed the jury. Piaget uses the classic design elements of this series to show the delicate and complicated mechanical beauty on the dial side of the watch. And pure simplicity and contrasting design make this world’s thinnest mechanical watch even more perfect.
Montres Passion’s award to Piaget marked the end of the 140th anniversary of the brand. During the 140 years of brand development, Piaget has always practiced the founder’s motto: ‘Always do better than required better’.