What do Ursula Andress, Roger Moore, Andy Warhol and Bjorn Borg have in common? Besides being icons of their era, they all wore the Piaget Polo, an icon in its own right. The model emerged at the tail end of the 70s and came to be emblematic of the decade that would follow. Originally the brainchild of Yves Piaget, the watch has gone through various iterations in the decades since. Recent iterations – such as the skeletonised model launched in 2021 – ooze elegance.
In 2023, the Piaget Polo collection sees the arrival of the Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin, powered by the 1255P caliber. This new model showcases one of watchmaking’s most emblematic complications, complemented by a moon phase display.
It’s a natural evolution for the watchmaker.Having built its reputation first in the development and manufacturing of ultra-thin components, by the late 1950s Piaget unveiled the ultra-thin movements that would become the Maison’s trademark and the cornerstone of the Altiplano collection.
The Polo Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin features a stunning dark emerald-coloured dial – proof the green dial trend is here to stay – with a gadroon pattern and three subdials for the date, month and weekday at 9, 12 and 3 o’clock, along with the moonphase indication at 6 o’clock. While retaining the gadroons that have been part of the Piaget Polo signature since 1979 on both the case, the aesthetic call-back to the new generation Piaget Polo’s predecessors is reinforced by the reappearance of the gadroons on the bracelet.
The watchmaker has always wanted the Piaget Polo to embody a sort of everyday wearability coupled with sophistication and a touch of extravagance. Looks like they’ve pulled it off again.