Description

The design of the Black Tie is an important landmark in Piaget’s history. Back in the 1960s / 70s, Piaget was demonstrating incredible creativity, with unconventional case designs and materials. The brand’s expertise in high-end jewelry design was evident in the watches they made in that era. Piaget’s atypical yet sophisticated timepieces became favorite among the celebrities. One of the most popular models from this era is the Black Tie – a cushion shaped beauty featuring dials made of semi-precious stones such as Malachite, Lapis Lazuli, Onyx and Tiger Eye.

In 2015, Piaget revisited these glorious designs by introducing the Black Tie Vintage Inspiration. As the name suggest, the watch featured the iconic cushion-shaped stepped case in white gold and a polished Onyx dial.

The present reference G0A43236 is an extension of this re-issue, and was launched in 2018. It features the same cushion-shaped case, but this time in high-polished 18K pink gold. It is fairly large in size measuring 43mm X 45mm, but pretty slim at just 7.6mm in height. Bringing back the nostalgia is the Lapis Lazuli dial. The starry blue effect of the stone beautifully compliments the stepped pink gold case. The pink gold baton hands appear to be floating in the sky on a blue starry night.
In a world of hyped, iconic watches, this Black Tie re-edition holds its own. The unique case design and the combination of materials is inimitably Piaget.

On the inside is the self-winding Caliber 534P beating at 3Hz and offering a 42hr power reserve.
Although it is caged in a solid gold case back, the movement is finished to the highest standards featuring Circular Côtes de Genève, beveled bridges and blued screws.

This bold and iconic timepiece comes on a hand-stitched blue alligator strap and a matching 18K rose gold tang buckle.  The international warranty on this Piaget watch was extended to 8 years !

Piaget – bio

In 1874, Georges Edouard Piaget setup a small workshop on his family farm in the Jura Mountains, dedicating his life to the development and manufacturing of high-precision mechanical movements. His popularity traveled beyond the mountains and Piaget soon started supplying movements to some prestigious brands in the region.
But it was in 1943, that the manufacture launched a watch under the Piaget brand and has been making ultra-thin timepieces since 1955.
In 1957, the brand introduced the Caliber 9p, a 2mm thick hand-wound movement and in 1960, they launched the world’s thinnest self-winding movement measuring just 2.3mm.

Currently under the Richemont portfolio of brands, Piaget continues this tradition of setting new world records with over twenty in-house ultra-thin movements.