Piaget's House of Gold Shines at Homo Faber
Gold, the noblest of metals, possessing the colour of the sun and an everlasting sheen, runs through Piaget's story as a golden thread connecting watchmaking and jewellery, artistry and craftsmanship. In the Maison's "ateliers de l'extraordinaire," skilled artisans hand-work gold to celebrate its extraordinary, emotive, and effulgent qualities. Gold is modeled, sculpted, engraved, woven, buffed, brushed, polished, and articulated to bring out richness and refinement, to play with light, texture, dynamism. Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, Piaget's expertise and evolution from watchmaker to jeweller perfectly embodies the Homo Faber motto: "The Journey of Life."
Contemporary and patrimony Piaget pieces will be exceptionally unveiled at the Homo Faber Exhibition to illustrate our gold craftsmanship mastery and the art of chainmaking. Meticulously hand-made chains have been a Piaget signature since the 1960s, since the first swinging Sautoir watches grabbed the style limelight, swinging on intricately braided chains, finished with lush tassels composed of chain. Chainmaking by hand is a rarefied skill that has been passed down through generations of Piaget goldsmiths and artisans. Today, these hand-craftsmanship skills, refined over decades, are still bringing seductive tactility to tassels, silken suppleness to knitted gold mesh or finely woven Milanese chain. At Homo Faber, vintage and contemporary Swinging Sautoir, Limelight Gala watches or cuff watches create a powerful dialogue between past and present times, between the timepieces and the live demonstration of the know-how of the Piaget master engravers and chainmakers.
The event will take place a few minutes away from the Venice Clock Tower. In the late 1980s, the Maison sponsored the restoration of the Clock Tower's intricate mechanism, and in 2008, the two Moors that strike the hours at the top of the Tower also benefited from Piaget's generosity and expertise. Today Piaget continues to finance and support the maintenance and revision services of the mechanism of the Tower Clock and of the clock in Palazzo Ducale, solidifying its long-lasting relationship with Venice. It is with great pride and excitement that we invite you to discover our craftsmanship on our stand at the Homo Faber Event.
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