Piaget Watches flaunt their Altiplano at SIHH 2017

Piaget Watches have been known for their innovation in craftsmanship and jewelry and made waves this year yet again at SIHH. The Altiplano by Piaget Watches was one of the 2017 novelties and luxury lovers couldn’t help but admire its eternal beauty. Piaget Watches have always been known for their slim timepieces and have been revolutionary in launching many of the world’s thinnest luxury watches from time to time. 

Here is everything about the Altiplano that you should be aware of, considering it is the 60th anniversary of this majestic collection by Piaget Watches.

Piaget- The Altiplano

· The first from the Altiplano collection of luxury watches was unveiled at Baselworld way back in 1957. It had a 2mm thick 9P manual winding movement.

· Piaget Watches are releasing two new models in the Altiplano collection to mark the 60th anniversary of this legendary collection. It is among the 2017 novelties for sure and commands admiration.

· One is a hand winding model while the other is self-winding. Piaget Watches has a signature cross on the dial of all its luxury watches and that can be seen in these two models by Piaget Watches as well. 

· The Altiplano manual winding timepiece is 38 mm wide and is powered by 430P movement. The dial, hour markers and the cross are in white gold and this model is truly one of the most mesmerizing luxury watches you will see among other 2017 novelties.

· The self winding model by Piaget Watches boasts of a sapphire case back with its 1200P Calibre. It took 3 years for this Calibre to be developed by Piaget Watches and was launched in 2010.

· In this magnificent model by Piaget Watches, the movement comprises of 180 components in all, of which 25 are jewels.

· The Altiplano model by Piaget Watches is a limited edition in the world of luxury watches and is 43mm in width. It has a power backing of 44 hours and flaunts a blue alligator leather strap which certainly makes it one of the most incredible 2017 novelties around. This self-winding Altiplano model by Piaget Watches also has an 18K gold pink buckle which makes it a winning model among other luxury watches.

· Piaget Watches have put in a lot of effort to bring back the panache of the Altiplano collection. The 38 mm model will cost you $17,900 while the 43 mm model is for $23,900. For true lovers of luxury watches, these Altiplano models by Piaget Watches are worth the price, since they are truly among 2017 novelties and collectibles.

Piaget- The Altiplano Cockerel

There is no denying the fact that Piaget Watches always come up with pleasant surprises in the world of luxury watches. Bringing back the Altiplano on the 60th anniversary of the collection was truly a masterstroke by Piaget Watches to attract luxury timepiece enthusiasts who like heritage products and will not leave any opportunity to collect such luxury watches. And why not? When you have such a brilliant timepiece among your 2017 novelties list, there is no way you should not own one.

Brief Story of Omega Watches and NASA

Omega Watches and their association with NASA

Back in the 1960s, NASA had a problem: To keep track of time while bagging moon rocks, astronauts needed a wristwatch with otherworldly ruggedness. So, a young NASA engineer sneaky walked through a local watch dealer in Houston, Texas, and bought several “wrist chronographs” and used all these high-grade chronograph watches including Omega as base for a test process or can say all these watches were auditioned. After 3 years of testing, in 1965, the Omega Speedmaster was the only watch that succeeded all tests, and became the official space watch. The only watch that NASA astronauts trust with their lives is Omega Speedmaster.

And this is how Omega Speedmaster became the ‘Moonwatch’. 

Omega- The Moon Watch

Omega Speedmaster its particularly robust movement and had the right stuff. The watch has since been strapped to every astronaut’s wrist from Gemini and Apollo to Skylab and the shuttle. The mythic, iconic, timeless and unique Omega Speedmaster ‘Moonwatch‘ thus is a ST105.012, an asymmetrical edition, showing the ‘lyre lugs’, the 42mm case and the Calibre 321 which was later changed to calibre 861. This was replaced with an enhanced version when Omega introduced a high-grade rhodium-plated finish on the movement, resulting in calibre 1861 and the more embellished 1863, both of which are hand-wound. Today, the timepiece is powered by virtually the same hand-wound movement that powered the timepieces NASA’s astronauts wore on the Moon. Moreover, the Speedmaster was not originally designed for space exploration. Instead, it was introduced in 1957 as a sport and racing chronograph following on from the early chronographs of the 1920s and 1930s, including the Omega 28.9 chronograph, which was Omega's first small wrist chronograph, complementing Omega's position as the official timekeeper for the Olympic Games. However, now Omega has a unique place in the history of space exploration as the only piece of equipment used in all of NASA’s piloted space missions from Gemini to the current International Space Station program.

Omega is one of the world’s leading Swiss watch brand. Omega manufactured its first chronograph in 1898, and within 10 years, the timepieces had been used to measure time at more than 16 sporting competitions. After winning 1st place in all six categories at the 1931 Geneva Observatory trials, Omega’s reputation for accuracy led the International Olympic Committee to appoint Omega as the official timekeeper of the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. This was the first time in Olympic history that one brand had been given the responsibility to time all events. On the other hand, to celebrate the brand’s 100th anniversary Omega launched the Seamaster line in 1948 that makes it the oldest line in the current collection, which also includes the Speedmaster, Constellation and De Ville. The Seamaster was loosely based on the watches Omega made for the British military at the end of World War II. 

For this reason, Omega has its own spectacular creation into their beautiful watch design and foremost defining timepieces inspired completely updated and upgraded to include the brand’s innovative technology and materials.