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workshop in the family farmhouse and devoted   Swept to new heights of creativity driven by Yves   JEWELLERY
        himself to producing high-precision movemen-  G. Piaget, the Maison’s jewellery collection grew   WATCH FORMERLY
        ts. This was back in 1874 and marked the start   in an original direction with a resolute emphasis   BELONGING TO
        of an ever-growing reputation. In 1943, the com-  on color, giving birth to the iconic Piaget look.   JACKIE KENNEDY:
        pany took a decision that would prove crucial to   Building on over 140 years of history, the ever-  YELLOW GOLD WITH
        its future by registering its brand name. Faithful   bold Maison continues to innovate by offering   24 BRILLIANT-CUT
                                                                                          DIAMONDS (1.3 CT)
        to its pioneering spirit, in the late 1950s Piaget   jewels in motion, elegant and extravagant High   AND 4 EMERALDS
        set about designing and manufacturing the ul-  Jewllery collections, as well as remarkable wa-  (0.17 CT) SET ON
        tra-thin movements that would become one   tches. In a world unconstrained by boundaries,   WHITE GOLD AND
        of the Maison’s signatures and leave a lasting   Piaget the watchmaker-jeweller continues to   JADE DIAL. PIAGET
        imprint on the art of watchmaking. But Piaget   explore unexpected creative possibilities, tur-  9P ULTRA-THIN
        has also always represented a style: a marriage   ning gold, stones and gems into brilliant works   HAND-WOUND
        of gold and an explosion of color, new shapes,   of art.                          MOVEMENT, 1967.
        precious gems, and dials made of hard stones.   www.piaget.com





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