Welcome to my Top Swiss Chronographs Boutique: Piaget SA (French pronunciation: [pja.ʒɛ]) is a Swiss luxury watchmaker and jeweller. Piaget was founded in 1874 by Georges Piaget in the village of La Côte-aux-Fées as a manufacturer of watch movements but began marketing its own line of watches in the 20th century. In 1874, Georges Edouard Piaget set up his first workshop on the family farm, situated in the small village of La Côte-aux-Fées in the Swiss Jura mountains, in the Neuchâtel region, the company was dedicated to crafting pocket watches and high-precision clock movements. In 1911, Timothée Piaget, the son of Georges Piaget, took over the family firm. The company's policy has been to be dedicated to the production of wristwatches ever since. Under the guidance of the founder's grandsons, Gérald and Valentin Piaget, the Piaget brand became a registered trademark in 1943. Since then, the manufacturer at La Côte-aux-Fées has produced its own creations. As a result of this expansion, the family business opened a new factory in 1945, again in La Côte-aux-Fées. In 1957, the manufacture at La Côte-aux-Fées brought out the Calibre 9P, the first ultra-thin (2 mm), hand-wound mechanical movement. Then, in 1960, the Piaget watchmakers developed the Calibre12P, the thinnest automatic movement in the world, with a thickness of 2.3 mm (made official by an entry in the Guinness Book of Records). In addition to coin watches, ring watches, brooch watches and cufflink watches, Piaget created their first pieces of jewellery. In 1957, the Emperador men's watch was launched and since its relaunch in 1999 has become one of the brand's emblematic models. Building on the success of these ultra-thin movements, Piaget continued to innovate throughout the decades. In 2014, they introduced the Altiplano 900P, the world’s thinnest mechanical hand-wound watch at just 3.65mm thick. The Altiplano 900P broke the previous record held by Jaeger-LeCoultre, incorporating the case and movement into a single unit to achieve this remarkable thinness. This watch exemplified Piaget’s commitment to technical innovation and minimalist design, continuing their legacy in setting world records for ultra-thin watches. The company's expansion led to the opening of a new factory in Geneva, dedicated to jewellery and, in 1959, their first boutique. In 2014, Piaget presented the Altiplano 900P. At 3.65 millimeters (around 1/8th of an inch) it is the world's thinnest hand-wound mechanical watch. In December 2018, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) released an official report giving environmental ratings for 15 major watch manufacturers and jewelers in Switzerland. Piaget was ranked No. 3 among the 15 manufacturers and, along with 3 other manufacturers including Vacheron Constantin and Jaeger-LeCoultre, was given an average environmental rating as "Upper Midfield", suggesting that the manufacturer has taken first actions addressing the impact of its manufacturing activities on the environment and climate change. According to Piaget's official document, the company is committed to "preserving natural resources and minimizing its environmental impact". To make a very long story short: find time and read about Piaget yourself, there are plenty of interesting stuff in I-net, you'll have a lot of fun and learn a lot of new and interesting things! Movement: - self-winding manufacture Piaget 880P caliber - column wheel flyback chronograph - 35 jewels - frequency 28.800vph, 4 Hz - 50 hours power-reserve - 277 components Functions: - Flyback chronograph - Second time zone at 09:00 o'clock (24 hours) - Date at 12:00 o'clock - Hours, Minutes - Minutes counter at 03:00 o'clock (30 minutes) - Small seconds at 06:00 o'clock Technical features: - Column wheel -Vertical coupling clutch - Double barrel - Balance with screws - Balance stop Finishing: - Blued screws - Circular Côtes de Genève - Circular-grained main plate - Bevelled bridges - Oscillating weight engraved with the Piaget coat of arms Case: - Titanium, polised/fine brushed - 45mm excl. crown, 48,3mm incl. - length: 49mm lug to lug - 12,4 mm thick - Unique No: 1*****7 (for buyer only), best proof of authenticity Bezel: - special chic shape (see pics) - fixed - fine brushed/polished Anti-reflective sapphire crystal Crown: - screwed down - push/pull - black inlay with "P" logo for Piaget - two chronograph pushers with black inlay Case-back: - see through - screwed-down with 7 screws Dial: - noble black - polished hands and chic hour batons - three chronograph sub-dials (see above) - red central chronograph second hand - big date aperture at 12:00 o'clock - minute markers around the outer rim Strap: - Piaget genuine black rubber with metal inserts - length ca. 20cm incl. wristwatch itself - width: 25mm by lugs, 20mm by clasp Clasp: - original Piaget - double folding "butterfly" - two security pushers Weight: 121 grams High recognition level. Distinctive design. Full set, distributor's stock: the card isn't stamped (see pics). General professional pre-sale service was made in December 2024: the watch is keeping good time and working perfectly. Excellent condition, never worn: the wristwatch comes from luxury watch-shop showcase; every morning the watch was put on the stand in the shop window, every evening it was removed from the window. My personal authenticity and quality warranty: you will get warranty card (as pictured), fully completed and signed on the back. Insured, registered shipping worldwide with DHL Express: it’s not cheap, and yet fast and reliable, two days in Europe, three days for the rest of this world. Everything you see in my pics is included in the package that you'll receive. NO EXTRA COSTS for EU Buyers!