Watch Review | Piaget

In SIHH 2010 Piaget has presented a true ,masterpiece the Limelight Jazz Party collection . The captivating Piaget Polo Tourbillon watch swings to the beat of technical challenge and creative genius. This one of a kind piece in champleve enamel springs from the age old expertise of enamellers and engravers who work with watchmakers in a celebration of technique and beauty . Indicated by a central disc , the hours become musical notes . The black enamel dial is like the grooves of a vinyl record, and is graced with a flurry of quavers. A jazz player takes shape on the caseback while musical instruments like a Limelight Jazz Party drum kit at the crown, a drum kit and a trumpet at the 3 o'clock position, and a piano and a double bass at the 9 o'clock position.

A true horological tribute to jazz this exclusive timepiece features a circular Côtes de Genève, main plate and bridges circular-grained by hand, beveled and hand-drawn bridges and carriage, blued screws of 18carat white gold and a black Grand Feu enameled case-back. The movement of the watch is a Piaget 608P mechanical hand-wound tourbillon movement featuring 27 jewels, at 21,600 vph and has a 68-hour power reserve. The tourbillon carriage delights the eye with a magic of perfect balance ,which is suspended at the tips of the minutes hand making it looks like free flight, as if disconnected from the movement that drives it. This carriage comes with three titanium bridges and has a weight of 0.2 grams.

Piaget Polo Tourbillon Relatif
18-carat white gold watch with grand feu enamelling according to the champlevé technique
18-carat white gold case and dial, black grand feu enamelling depicting jazz music instruments
Manufacture Piaget 608P mechanical hand-wound tourbillon movement
Movement thickness: 3.28 mm
Movement thickness including hand fitting: 9.14 mm
Casing diameter: 11 1/2''' (ø 25.60 mm)
Number of jewels: 27
Frequency: 21,600 vph
Oscillating organ - diameter of balance: 7.75 mm
Power reserve: approximately 68 hours (double barrel)
Flying tourbillon: the minute hand, which has its center of rotation at the center of the watch, performs one complete rotation per hour. The tourbillon carriage, suspended from the minute hand, spins once per minute on its own axis
Tourbillon carriage: 3 titanium bridges
Weight of the tourbillon carriage: 0.2 g
Finishing: circular Côtes de Genève, mainplate and bridges circular-grained by hand, bevelled and hand-drawn bridges and carriage, blued screws
18-carat white gold and black grand feu enamelled case-back portraying a jazz man
18-carat white gold folding clasp
Black alligator leather strap