The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak is one of the world’s top three most iconic watches (the other two being the Rolex Sub and the Omega Speedy), known for its octagonal bezel, tapisserie dial and complex steel bracelet. This year the brand celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Royal Oak by introducing several commemorative versions […]

  When the Swiss watchmaker introduced the Altiplano Skeleton 1200S, it came with a $53,000 price tag and record breaking title of the world’s thinnest automatic skeleton movement watch. The Altiplano Skeleton timepiece possesses a 2.40mm Caliber 1200S movement and an entire case of just 5.34mm thickness, housed within a 38mm 18-carat white gold case. Skeleton movement […]

It was a glamorous affair at The Museum of Modern Art last night, as Piaget presented a special VIP screening of Madonna’s directorial debut, ‘W.E.’. Famous friends and fans came out to celebrate her and the film’s star, Andrea Riseborough, including celebrated artists, Julian Schnabel, Patti Smith, Marina Abramović, Marilyn Minter, photographers, Steven Meisel and […]

Piaget has debuted its new Limelight Dancing Light model which highlights its creator’s talent and heritage in its feminine and concept watches. The creative heritage was showcased in the Limelight Magic Hour and Limelight Twice watches in 2007 and 2009 and have become the iconic feminine watches of the brand. The 2010 Limelight Dancing Light […]

What goes around, comes around –call them ultra thin or extra flat, thin dress watches are back, and a rose by any other name would be just as elegant.  Though a newcomer to fine watchmaking in recent years might be forgiven for not knowing it, making a thin watch (and wearing one) was for decades […]

There’s no company better known than Piaget for making the kind of watch that was once the last word in elegance: thin, gold, and automatic.  Piaget originally made its name and reputation for both ultra luxurious jewelry watches for ladies, and for creating some of the thinnest movements –and thus, thinnest watches –ever made.  Now […]

The extra flat watch is enjoying something of a comeback this year, driven both by the explosion of a market that prefers thin, classically styled watches –China, we’re looking at you –and by a growing appreciation for watches that embody some of the classical expertise in watchmaking connoisseurs have always craved and that a wider […]

There exists in psychology a concept known as the hierarchy of needs. This forces us to have a set of wants and desires no matter how comfortable our lives are. The idea is that after a person has satisfied basic elements of life and subsistence, their needs move up the ladder to things such as […]