Yesterday November 12th, 2020, the GPHG —Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève— awards ceremony took place in Geneva, Switzerland unveiling the winners of this year’s competition in a poetic digital show masterfully hosted by actor Edouard Baer. Watchmaking excellence and vitality were saluted by the Jury and the new GPHG Academy, which handed out 19 prizes and awarded the ‘Aiguille d’Or’ Grand Prix to Piaget for the Altiplano Ultimate Concept watch.
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Watches & Wonders 2020: Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept Watch Regular Production Now Available (Live Pictures Included)
At the SIHH 2018, Piaget unveiled the Altiplano Ultimate Concept, the thinnest mechanical watch in the world. Two years later, Piaget presents the same watch as a regular production watch that you can now finally get to own. You can see our live pictures of the concept watch in this feature. Measuring 2 mm in thinness, the new Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept served as a stage for numerous Piaget innovations, including a case that formed part of the movement, a unique, integrated winding crown, an ultra-thin crystal and, more importantly, new constructions for the barrel and energy regulation.
From the Archives: Revisiting the Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept Watch with Live Pictures
First presented as a ‘concept only watch’ at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie —SIHH—in 2018, it is worth revisiting the world’s thinnest mechanical watch at only 2 mm thin, now that the regular production Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept Watch has been released at Watches & Wonders 2020. This feat of horology is finally now available for purchase and more than one is eager to see live pictures of it. Well, look no further as we have here live pictures of the concept watch that is identical —other than the dial— to the new Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept Watch just unveiled.
Insider: Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept Watch. The Thinnest Manual Wound Watch in the World Only 2 MM Thick.
It was in La Côte-aux-Fées that Georges-Edouard Piaget set up his first workshop in the family farmhouse and devoted himself to producing high-precision movements. This was back in 1874 and marked the start of an ever-growing reputation. In 1943, the company took a decision that would prove crucial to its future by registering its brand name. Faithful to its pioneering spirit, Piaget in the late 1950s set about designing and manufacturing the ultra-thin movements that would become one of the Maison’s signatures and leave a lasting impression on watchmaking.
