Classic Piaget

Piaget continues to offer classically minimalist thin watches in its Altiplano range of timepieces. New for this year is a record setting homage to a prior Piaget watch from half a century ago. The new Altiplano Automatic Ultra-Thin watch comes equipped with the brand new Piaget Caliber 1208P automatic. The in-house made movement is an automatic with a mico-rotor (in 22k gold) and is the world's thinnest automatic mechanical movement at just 2.35mm thick.

The watch that contains the movement is very svelte as well. The Altiplano Automatic Ultra-Thin comes in a 43mm wide 18k white or pink gold case that is just 5.25mm thick. Incredibly thin for a full-features automatic movement. The dial is simple and easy to read in the spirit of Piaget's history - but now with an eccentric subsidiary seconds dial. Still, even though it is modeled after a classic from 1960, the watch hands feel too short. The larger sized Piaget logo feels quite modern though. The watch will be released soon at SIHH 2010.

(Luxist)