"Always do better than necessary." - Georges-Edouard Piaget's moto and that continues to inspire the company today.
In 1874, at only 19, Georges-Edouard Piaget set up his first workshop on the family farm. Here, he dedicated himself to creating high precision movements and components. Even in these early days, his motto "always do better than necessary" is what pushed him to have a self-surpassing attitude that would continue to motivate Piaget today. Piaget evolved at the hands of Timothée Piaget, Georges-Édouard's son. He transformed the company from being a manufacturer of movements to a creator of luxury wristwatches and pocket watches.
In 1943 Piaget became a registered trademark and two years later, a new larger manufacture was set up in their home of La Côte-aux-Fées, laying the groundwork for the Piaget we know today. This acceleration was carried on by the third generation of the Piaget family, Gérald and Valentin Piaget.
The obsession with the ultra-thin started with Valentin Piaget, who pursued this sleek technicality to cement it as a signature of the brand. In 1957, the mechanical hand-wound 9P caliber is what brought Piaget to center stage for ultra-thin movements, causing a splash at the Basel Fair. In 1960, the journey continued with the ingenious micro-rotor concept that enabled Piaget to create the thinnest automatic movement in the world, 12P caliber This established Piaget as the reference for elegance in men's ultra-thin watches." -piaget.com/history
PIAGET Ref. 9687 Art Decor Engraved Bezel 18K GOLD
This stunning and luxury timepiece is a vintage Piaget wristwatch reference 9687, dated from the 1970’s.
It is a mechanical watch with the original Piaget ultra-thin hand-wound movement caliber 9P. It features a central hour and minute functions, 18 jewels, adjusted to five positions, Swiss made and a frequency of 19,800vph.
Launched in 1957, the 9P is a legenday movement, simple, sturdy and ultra-thin measuring only 2 mm thick. “It perfectly exemplifies the attention Piaget accords to its finishes, with the vertical Côtes de Genève, the circular-grained mainplate, the beveled and hand-drawn bridges and the blued screws on the bridges.”
It has a cream color dial (showing a cosmetic flaw on the left side (*)) and gold hands.
(*) PLEASE take note that the dial has a blemish centered around The "9 o'clock" area. View the photos and take note that this is fully disclosed.
Very rare piece, this Piaget is cased in a 28x33mm rectangle case with elaborated Art-Deco engravings on the bezel. The unusual engraved scroll decoration to the bezel with engraved Roman Numerals and hour marks. The case back is secured by four screws. Also, original blue stone Piaget crown.
This watch is coming with a vintage Hirsch black Artisina Leather two-piece strap.
This watch is an incredible piece for any collection. It runs ans keeps excellent time.
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Measurements (mm): Case 28x33 Case with Crown 30 Case Lug to Lug 33 Case Thickness 5 Lug Width 20 Band Widh 20
Vintage watches are traditionally smaller than today's watches. Men’s watches typically measure between 29-36mm wide (some larger, some smaller) excluding the crown. In the listing details we typically try to do our best to list all pertinent dimensions of a watch. If you don't see it, or we failed to do so, please reach out to us. Women’s watches from the 1900s-1970s were also much smaller than today's offerings. Please also feel free to ask any questions you have pertaining to size.
We prefer to shoot photographs outside when weather is permitting. However, when we shoot indoors, please be aware that we shoot our photographs inside of lightboxes that are lit with 360 LED bulbs. This indeed magnifies any flaws. Usually, they are much less obvious to the naked eye. Having said that, we never photoshop any of our photography, remove blemishes, etc. We adjust lighting when necessary, but what you see is what you are getting, and we take pride in that.
The condition is pre-owned.
The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear but is fully operational and functions as intended. Please review the photos and feel free to ask any questions you may have. It will be carefully packed.
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