The gold-on-gold 1979 Piaget Polo rides again
Sports watches are often sold on some pretty hifalutin claims. Diving watches that can dive deeper than any human being. Racing watches with Brands Hatch-proven G-force resistance. A chronograph that’s been to the Moon.Piaget’s Polo, on the other hand, was a sports watch with an intent it was easier to get behind. The Polo arrived in 1979 and was a product of its times. Despite its name, it was not designed to be worn while playing polo.
People would say ‘Oh, you’re wearing Piaget, in the same way they might say ‘Ah, you’re wearing Chanel .”Today Piaget is still better known for its jewellery than its watches. But that is beginning to change. “When Timothée Chalamet started wearing that tiny little Cartier Tank Panthère , it started to feel like it was following through to Piaget,” says Christy Davis, founder of UK-based preowned watch specialists Subdial. “Their stone dials feel like the next trend.
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