Piaget Perpetual Calendar

Complicated watches such as this one — particularly ones finished in precious metals and packing a lot of horological heat for their size — are passed over by most collectors today. But those in the know will recognize that the craftsmanship and materials amount to worlds beyond their current market value, and will snatch them up in advance of an inevitable stylistic turn in their direction!

This particular watch, a reference 15958, is a gorgeous perpetual calendar from Piaget, one of the world’s foremost experts in ultra-thin watchmaking. Dating to the 1990s, it’s housed in a 33mm yellow gold stepped case with a sapphire crystal. Featuring a handsome white dial with silvered radial subdials, it has a day indicator at 3 o’clock; a moonphase at 6 o’clock; an Italian-language day indicator at 9 o’clock; and an Italian month indicator at 12 o’clock. With its stepped bezel, stick handset, simple, and black leather strap with signed yellow gold pin buckle, you’d be forgiven for thinking this is a watch from the 1950s —  but no! It’s a neo-vintage masterpiece that merely echoes the best in vintage watchmaking.

Further differentiating this piece from the quantieme perpetual of the mid-20th century is that this one is powered by an automatic movement. Originally launched within the Gouverneur line, the reference 15958 debuted in storied company, alongside a chronograph, an automatic chronometer, a petite sonnerie and a grand sonnerie. While some of these other complicated members of the Gouverneur line have become six-figure watches, the Perpetual Calendar ref. 15958 is still highly affordable by any standard.

Don’t sleep on what’s certainly a sleeper hit!

Piaget is perhaps the foremost player in ultra-thin watches and watch movements in the world. Established in 1874 in Geneva and currently under the Richemont Group umbrella, the maison began producing wristwatch movements in 1911, manufacturing the Calibre 9P, its first ultra-thin, hand-wound mechanical movement, in 1957.

In 1960, Piaget released the Calibre 12P, the thinnest automatic movement in the world at the time, at just 2.3mm. It fitted many of its miniature movements into innovative timepieces hidden in coins, brooches, and cufflinks, becoming known equally for its jewelry.

The Piaget Altiplano Ultimate, released as a concept in 2018, became a full production model in 2020. At just 2mm thick, it took the record for thinnest watch on Earth. Today, Piaget continues to innovate in the realm of ultra-thin watchmaking, creating ultra-thin tourbillons, retrograde movements, and more.

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