PRESS RELEASE -- Among the dazzling and daring watch creations dedicated to Paris and New York, two Piaget Polo Tourbillon Relatif models are issued in limited editions of three. They combine the complexity of a Piaget 608P flying tourbillon movement with the extreme sophistication of a stunningly beautiful enamelled and chased décor. For Paris, the twelve avenues radiating from the aptly named Place de l’Etoile are engraved on the dial, while the sides feature the city’s major landmarks. For New York, the outlines of its twelve highest skyscrapers are engraved on the dial and the sides depict two views of the city. Paris and New York: two extremely powerful urban identities, two extraordinary worlds of aesthetic and architectural intensity. Famed the world over for their rich past, present and future, their inimitably glamorous style and their legendary monuments, these two international capitals of glittering nocturnal festivities are now brilliantly interpreted by Piaget through a dream collection of gorgeous jewellery and watches.
18-carat white gold case and dial with black grand feu enamelling according to the champlevé technique
Manufacture Piaget 608P mechanical hand-wound tourbillon movement
Movement thickness: 3.28 mm
Movement thickness including hand fitting: 9.14 mm
Casing diameter: 11 1/2''' (ø 25.60 mm)
Number of jewels: 27
Cadence: 21,600 vph
Oscillating organ - diameter of balance: 7.75 mm
Power reserve: approximately 70 hours
Flying tourbillon: the minute hand, which has its centre of rotation at the centre of the watch, performs one complete rotation per hour. The tourbillon carriage, suspended from the minute hand, spins once per minute on its own axis
Tourbillon carriage: 3 titanium bridges
Weight of the tourbillon carriage: 0.2 g
Finishing: circular Côtes de Genève, circular-grained mainplate, bevelled and hand-drawn bridges and carriage, blued screws
18-carat white gold and black enamelled case-back with “New York” engraving
18-carat white gold folding clasp
Black alligator leather strap
Numbered and limited edition of 3 pieces
The dial represents a silhouette view of the 12 highest buildings of New York. The name of each building is hand-engraved on them, completed by superlative hand-engraved finishing (more than 190 hours of work).
The profile at 3 o’clock represents a close-up view of New York from Liberty Island. The winding crown is set with a diamond (0.04 cts) in the middle of yellow gold flames. It represents the torch of the Statue of Liberty. The profile at 9 o’clock shows a view of Manhattan with its two main bridges (Manhattan and Brooklyn bridge) on either side.
Ref. G0A33045