Description

The present watch is the Piaget Black Tie “Andy Warhol” ref. G0A43238, a bold and elegant revival of one of Piaget’s most recognizable creations of the 1970s. Instantly defined by its monumental cushion-shaped case and stepped bezel, this reference captures the exuberant design language of the era while pairing it with a richly organic malachite dial and a refined automatic manufacture movement.

The design traces its origins to Piaget’s celebrated Beta 21 watches of the early 1970s—groundbreaking quartz creations whose distinctive architecture became closely associated with Andy Warhol, a noted Piaget collector. Warhol owned an original yellow-gold example, and the enduring connection led Piaget’s modern reinterpretation to become widely known as the “Andy Warhol.” The ref. G0A43238 preserves the original’s remarkable visual identity: a broad, sculptural form with a series of stepped gadroons surrounding the dial, at once monolithic, glamorous, and unmistakably Piaget.

Crafted in rhodium-finished 18k white gold, the case measures approximately 45 mm by 43 mm. Despite its substantial wrist presence, its slim construction maintains the elegant profile expected of a formal Piaget watch. The polished white gold offers a cool, contemporary contrast to the natural green stone dial, while the sapphire crystal protects the display and a solid caseback preserves the model’s clean, architectural silhouette.

The dial is cut from natural malachite, a stone prized for its vivid green colour and individual banding. No two malachite dials are exactly alike, giving each example a uniquely expressive character. The pared-back dial is intentionally free from excess: slender gold hands and the Piaget signature allow the stone’s concentric patterns and tonal variations to become the watch’s central focus. It is a highly successful expression of Piaget’s long-standing expertise in ornamental-stone dials.

Inside is the self-winding Piaget Calibre 534P, a mechanical automatic movement with 25 jewels and approximately 42 hours of power reserve. Beating at 21,600 vibrations per hour, the calibre provides hours and minutes with dependable elegance, fitting the Black Tie’s design-led but genuinely horological character.

Completed by a green alligator leather strap with an 18k white gold Piaget pin buckle, the Black Tie Andy Warhol is a watch for collectors drawn to Piaget at its most confident and creative. More than a reissue, it is an evocative continuation of a defining 1970s form—combining white gold, natural malachite, and the cultural allure of its Andy Warhol association into an exceptionally distinctive dress watch.

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.