Our Ultra-thin Movements
We had always been at the forefront of technical innovation. Since 1957, we had pursued ultra-thin innovation, starting with the 9P hand-wound movement at only 2mm thick. This was soon followed by the 12P in 1960, and ultra-thin self-winding mechanical movements at 2.3mm. During the last decades, more than 25 ultra-thin movements have been developed, each more impressive than the last. Among these is the impressive 1208P caliber, which holds a double record for being the thinnest self-winding mechanical movement on the market at 2.35mm and thinnest watch in its category at 5.25mm. For us, technical innovation is more than just a goal, it is a way of being, a constant part of the Maison.
Movements
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Ultra-thin movements
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Skeleton movements
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Movements with small complications
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Movements with major complications
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Self-winding mechanical movements
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Hand-wound mechanical movements
Ultra-thin – all the finesse of Haute Horlogerie
Only a very small number of luxury watch brands have mastery of all the intricate skills required to design and manufacture ultra-thin movements in-house. The Piaget Manufacture stands firmly within their ranks. Harnessing its astounding know-how accumulated over the past decades, it has created many ultra-slim movements and watches featuring a vast range of complications, from the simplest to the most prestigious – such as the tourbillon or minute repeater, to name but two.
Since 1874, Piaget has constantly sought and found innovative solutions in the domain of slimness. This quest for infinite slenderness shifted up a gear in 1957 with the launch of the manual-winding 9P calibre, one of the world’s thinnest movements of its kind at the time, measuring just 2 mm thick and with the launch of the self-winding 12P calibre in 1960. At just 2.3 mm thick, the 12P calibre was another landmark event in watchmaking history thanks to the use of 24-carat gold micro-rotor integrated within the movement so as to ensure efficient mainspring winding.
Above and beyond the numerous records for thinness that punctuate its history, Piaget has made its mark on the world of Haute Horlogerie with many breathtaking designs. Celebrating its 140th birthday, Piaget released another epoch-making creation: the thinnest manual-winding watch at that time at only 3.65 mm. This new display of virtuosity rested on an ingenious design whereby the case and the ultra-thin movement form one single entity.
