A ONE-OF-A-KIND TRIBUTE TO
THE ALTIPLANO ULTIMATE CONCEPT
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Piaget unveils a unique Altiplano Ultimate Concept (AUC), a beacon of technology and design which pays tribute to the first “beats” of this ground-breaking timepiece. This one-of-a-kind watch follows last years’ release of the AUC with a green dial in reference to La Côte-aux-Fées, where it all started.
The Concept
The Altiplano Ultimate Concept (AUC) started as an idea, a vision, a dream. Not everyone believed it was possible, but the philosophy at Piaget has always been to always push the limits, to always challenge what exists, and as Valentin Piaget always like to say, “to do what has never been done before.”
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The Journey So Far
The creation of ultra-thin timepieces has been part of Piaget’s know-how since the very beginning. The Maison’s founder, George Edouard Piaget, was supplying famous watch brands with ultra-thin watch components as early as 1874, an expertise that brought him respect and recognition in the watchmaking community in the Jura Mountains – the birth of Swiss watchmaking – and far beyond.
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The AUC Story
The AUC was first presented in Geneva at the Watches & Wonders fair in 2018 to huge acclaim from the watch community and the world’s press. Only two years later, Piaget made it reliable for everyday wear.
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A Feat of Technology
Most timepieces are made up of four layers: 1) the bezel and crystal, 2) the dial and hands, 3) the movement, and 4) the case back.
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An Horological Adventure
The new AUC unique piece is a celebration of the AUC adventure with several stylistic details that recall this incredible journey.
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This
one-of-a-kind timepiece, with its design that honours La Côte-aux-Fées and the
very first beat of the AUC, attests to the Maison’s legitimacy and
inventiveness in pushing the limits of creativity and refinement where design
and technology become one.
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Collection: ALTIPLANO
Model: ALTIPLANO Ultimate CONCEPT (AUC)
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Ref. GOA47505
Movement
Type: Self-winding mechanical ultra-thin skeleron manufacture movement
Calibre 900P-UC skeletonised version movement, in-house
- hand-wound - 45h
power reserve
– 28,800 vibrations/h
- 13 jewels - hours and minutes -
black PVD coating
-167 parts (whole watch)
– Super-LumiNova on the main
plate representing the sky above the manufacture at the date and time
when the first AUC started beating
Functions: Hours, Minutes offset at 12 o'clock
Delivered with an Alligator leather strap and a blue baltimora textile strap, 1.5mm thin with ultra-thin cobalt alloy pin buckle
SuperLuminova constellation on the mainplate representing the sky above the Manufacture at the date and time when the first AUC started beating for the first time
Piaget historical logo on the hour disc, with 2 circles at 7 and 47 and the date “0/fevrier 2017” engraved on a small plat at 2:30, marking the birth of the first AUC.
“La Cote-aux-Fees” and the Manufacture's coordinate engraved onto the ratchet wheel.
Finishing: dark slate blue PVD-treated and satin-brushed bezel and caseback.
Case
Case and movement merged as one
Polished cobalt-based alloy
Dark slate blue PVD finish -
0.2mm thick crystal
Flat crown recessed into the case band
Crystal: Sapphire with double-sided antireflective coating
Back: Screwed with sapphire crystal
Diameter: 41 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Waterproofness: 30 ATM
Dial
Sskeletonised – Super-LumiNova on the main
plate representing the sky above the manufacture at the date and time
when the first AUC started beating
Bracelet
Strap:
delivered with an alligator leather strap and a Baltimore textile strap on pin buckle
Buckle: Folding clasp
Availability: Unique piece
PRICE: Price upon request - in excess of CHF 400,000
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Contact
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Martina Brönnimann
Ameia Communication GmbH
Alte Dorfstrasse 42
8704 Herrliberg
Tel.: +41 44 915 05 43
Mobile: +41 78 601 47 47
E-mail: mbroennimann@ameia.ch
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