Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, May 10, 2020

LOT 401

Piaget white gold and sapphire

HKD 344,000 - 690,000

USD 44,000 - 88,000 / EUR 40,000 - 80,000 / CHF 44,000 - 88,000

Fine and rare lady's 18k white gold and sapphire set rectangular manual winding wristwatch with mother of pearl dial and 18k white gold and sapphire set bracelet by piaget


Grading System
Grade:
Case: 2-8

Very good

Slightly scratched

Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Brand Piaget, Switzerland

Year Circa 1970

Movement No. 795082

Case No. 277

Material White gold and sapphire

Bracelet Grey gold setted with sapphire, signed Piaget

Length 37

Width 28

Signature Case, dial, movement

Notes

Born at the end of the 19th century, in 1874, Piaget was founded by Georges-Édouard Piaget. During the 1970’s, a taste for extravagant colours combined with the quest of the manufacture to « always do better than necessary » brought to life a collection of wristwatches with dial made with precious gemstone such as lapis, malachite, coral… This technique is highly difficult and required a lot of experiments. Lot of these dials were broken during the production. Here the lot presented has a marvellous mother of pearl dial. Exceptionally well preserved, it shows the boundless and exuberant know-how of Piaget in the 1970’s.