Piaget Emperador

Piaget crafts masterful, unique luxury watches for the Emperador series. These extraordinary pieces belong to the Black Tie collection and range from 42 to 49 mm in diameter. Their cases and movements only feature high-end materials such as titanium, platinum, rose gold, and white gold. Of course, such an exclusive series also includes models with precious gemstones. The top Emperador model is the ref. G0A39020. This exquisite timepiece has an 18-karat white gold case and is encrusted with over 1,000 diamonds.

Piaget equips these watches exclusively with in-house calibers. The Piaget 1270S is made of rose gold, platinum, and titanium and currently holds the record for the world's flattest automatic caliber with a tourbillon. You can find this movement in the ref. G0A40042 with a rose gold case.

The Piaget 700P movement boasts a high-precision quartz generator and a power reserve indicator. This ultra-flat automatic movement ticks away inside the ref. G0A41041 , a limited edition timepiece in 18-karat white gold. The 42-mm ref. G0A32016 houses the Piaget caliber 850P inside its white gold case. This automatic movement comes with a GMT function.

The Piaget caliber 1290P is a remarkably flat movement with a minute repeater. It powers the ref. G0A38019. This timepiece is a wonderful example of Piaget's superlative watchmaking and design abilities.

Prices for Piaget Emperador watches are as diverse as the models themselves and range from several thousand to several hundred thousand dollars. The ref. 18900 serves as this luxury watch collection's "entry-level" model.

This timepiece's rectangular case resembles that of the earliest Emperador watches from the 1950s. It's made of 18-karat rose gold and contains the in-house Piaget caliber 551P. A sapphire glass case back offers a view of the movement at work. There are central hour and minute hands, as well as a small seconds dial at 10 o'clock. You can also see how much of the 42-hour power reserve remains using the indicator at 6 o'clock. The silver-plated dial features Arabic numerals and is partially guillochéed. A brown alligator leather strap with a rose gold pin buckle keeps this watch securely on the wrist. Be sure to have around 8,900 USD on hand to purchase this timepiece.

The case of the ref. G0A32016 measures 42 mm across and comes in 18-karat white gold. This watch uses the automatic in-house Piaget caliber 850P with a GMT function, which you can view through the sapphire glass case back. Dauphine hands display the hours and minutes, while the subdials for the seconds and the additional time zone occupy the lower half of the guilloché dial. There's also an oversize date at 12 o'clock. With 30 m (3 bar, 98 ft) of water resistance, you can keep this timepiece on while washing your hands. Pre-owned, this model sells for around 25,500 USD.

The ref. G0A41041 (Coussin XL) is a 46.6-mm timepiece in 18-karat white gold. It's limited to a run of 118 pieces and features the PVD-coated in-house Piaget caliber 700P with a platinum rotor. This automatic movement is outfitted with a high-precision quartz generator for even higher accuracy. A power reserve indicator on the reverse side lets the wearer know when the watch needs more energy. The two-hand Coussin XL has an off-center time display, with its hour and minute hands in the dial's lower right corner. A black, PVD-coated bezel surrounds the dial. The final watch is water-resistant to 30 m (3 bar, 98 ft), meaning it can withstand splashes. A new timepiece on a crocodile leather strap demands around 66,500 USD, though the official list price is closer to 75,500 USD.

The Piaget Emperador with the reference number G0A40042 is made of 18-karat rose gold and measures 46.5 mm in diameter. The ultra-thin skeletonized in-house Piaget caliber 1270S ticks away inside this timepiece and is also made of rose gold. Every surface of this caliber is finished by hand, from the chamfering to the mirror polishing. At only 5.05 mm tall, it's the world's flattest skeletonized automatic movement with a tourbillon. What's more, the case itself is only 8.85 mm thick, making it the world's flattest case with a skeletonized tourbillon movement. The dial offers an unobstructed view of the tourbillon, the decentralized platinum rotor plated in rose-gold, and the bridges. The tourbillon's cage features Piaget's trademark "P." This cage intertwines with the off-center micro-rotor to form the number 8, a lucky number in some cultures. You can call this stunning timepiece your own for around 222,000 USD.

The Piaget 1290P with a minute repeater is a supremely flat movement, with a total height of 4.8 mm. This automatic caliber is 34.9 mm in diameter and comprised of 407 components, including 44 jewels. It has a 40-hour power reserve and a platinum rotor with rose gold or black plating. Its balance ticks at 21,600 alternations per hour (A/h), the equivalent of 3 Hz. Every element of this movement is made by hand, from the hand-cut and hand-filed base plate with satin guilloché engraving to the tempered and polished black screws.

Piaget equips the caliber 700P with a high-precision quartz generator that buzzes at 768 Hz, thus guaranteeing maximum accuracy. Another advantage of this technology is that it's impervious to gravity and magnetic fields. The generator is reminiscent of the legendary caliber 7P, Piaget's first quartz movement from 1976. At 3.1 mm thick, it was among the flattest quartz movements of its time.

The caliber 700P is made entirely of platinum with a black PVD coating. It measures 34.9 mm in diameter and 5.5 mm in height. The final movement has 298 components, among them 32 jewels. Its balance oscillates at 21,600 alternations per hour. There's an off-center hour and minute display at 5 o'clock, while the quartz generator sits at 1 o'clock. If you flip the watch over, you'll discover an indicator for the movement's 42-hour power reserve. Circular Geneva stripes and generator bridges in black or polished silver adorn the movement's reverse side. On the front, you'll find the base plate with a satin-brushed sunburst pattern, silver-plated screws, and other embellishments.

The Piaget caliber 1270P is only 5.05 mm thick, making it the world's flattest skeletonized automatic caliber with a tourbillon. This movement features a decentralized gold rotor and a flying tourbillon inside a titanium cage. Its balance ticks at 21,600 A/h. All told, the 1270P measures 34.98 mm across, is made up of 225 components, and has 35 jewels. The main time display with the hours and minutes is located at 5 o'clock, while the tourbillon's cage doubles as a small seconds dial at 1 o'clock. This caliber has a 42-hour power reserve. Piaget finishes the base plate with beautiful satin-brushed guilloché engraving in a sunburst pattern. The gears also have sunburst guilloché engraving, though with a pearly finish. Other handmade components include the tourbillon's cage, the satin-brushed bridges, and the black platinum rotor.