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How to avoid messing up the Valentine's Day watch gift
There's a cliché that men are often clueless when it comes to choosing the right gift for a woman – especially (weirdly) when she's the Significant Other in their lives. That, combined with the eye-rolling that all of us at Time+Tide do when an email with "Valentines" in the subject line lands in our inboxes (which has been happening quite a bit over the past month), prompted me to ask Nick and James which watch they would offer their SO…
Slim kings – the Piaget Altiplano 40mm Ultra-Thin Date and the Altiplano Chronograph
A few weeks ago we were treated to an evening with Piaget, and their thintastic Altiplano collection. And while we had a bunch of watches in our office, and our excellent photographer Jason Reekie on hand, it would have been a shame not to make the most of it. We've already seen what the mighty meteorite dial looks like in crisp focus under good lights, and now it's time for two others — the 40mm Altiplano Date and the Altiplano…
IN-DEPTH: The Piaget Altiplano Automatic 40mm with meteorite dial
The story in a second: Ultra thin and out of this world, we have to be talking about the Piaget Altiplano Automatic 40mm with meteorite dial. Piaget's Altiplano is a staple in the world of ultra-thin watches, with an elegance that matches its slenderness. This limited edition version dials (if you'll pardon the pun) the elegance up to 11, with a unique meteorite dial that adds a level of flash and panache that's hard for a 'normal' dial to match. We had…
EVENT: Celebrating the slender wonders of Piaget in Melbourne
Piaget is a brand that exudes class, and has style to spare. This was something that Time+Tide and our guests got an up-close lesson in on Wednesday night, when the brand showcased their ultra-thin masterpieces for us. For watches that look so slight, the Piaget Altiplano packs a punch — I had the pleasure of wearing an Altiplano Chronograph for the night, and I've got to say that the stark, slender lines of this watch made a welcome change from…
HANDS-ON: Crashing to earth – Piaget's Altiplano with meteorite dial
Adding variety in the world of ultra-thin watchmaking is tricky. Because in this space, additional complications typically equals extra thickness — and that defeats the aim of the exercise. So instead of working on altering the mechanics, you change the aesthetics, which is just what Piaget has done here with these new additions to the Altiplano family. Before we take a closer look at those spectacular dials, a quick recap on this particular Altiplano. At 40mm across, and with a…