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Altiplano White Gold Ultra thin

7,500.00 € 7,500.00 €

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Brand: Piaget
Model: Altiplano
Year: 2010
Reference: P10522
Original Box: Included
Original Papers: Included
Overall Condition: Very Good
Case: Barely visible
Caseback: Barely visible
Dial: None
Crystal: None
Bezel: Barely visible
Bracelet Clasp: Barely visible
Movement Type: Manual winding
Caliber: 838P
Power Reserve: 60 hours
Case Material: White gold
Case Thickness: 6.5 mm
Crystal: Sapphire crystal
Dial Color: Silver
Bracelet Material: Leather
Bracelet Color: Blue
Clasp Type: Buckle

The Piaget Altiplano ref. P10522 is a pure expression of what Piaget does better than almost any other maison, namely the transformation of extreme thinness into a complete aesthetic language. Everything about the watch is reduced to line, proportion, and balance. The 40 mm white gold case is remarkably slender, yet it never feels fragile or insubstantial. Instead, it gives the watch a kind of quiet authority that only a truly successful ultra thin dress watch can achieve. In the black dial execution, that character becomes even stronger. The dark surface sharpens the contrast of the dial furniture and makes the offset small seconds at ten o’clock feel like a deliberate design gesture rather than a simple functional detail. The result is elegant, restrained, and unmistakably Piaget. What makes the P10522 especially appealing is that its refinement is supported by a movement with real historical legitimacy within the maison. The calibre 838P belongs to Piaget’s long tradition of ultra thin manual movements and gives the watch the kind of mechanical coherence collectors always value in an Altiplano. With a power reserve generally cited in period literature at around 60 hours, the movement remains impressive not because it is complicated, but because it is so disciplined. The small seconds display adds just enough animation to the dial without disturbing its calm. More than many dress watches of its era, the P10522 feels like a watch designed around an idea rather than a trend, and that is precisely why it remains so compelling. Offered as a full set with original box and papers from 2010.