At Watches and Wonders, Piaget presents a new series of trapeze watches that are deeply tied to the history of the Maison. The Sixtie watch captivates with its bold and avant-garde style, evoking the freedom of the late 1960s when Piaget redefined the shape of its jewelry and ladies’ watches.
1969 was a turning point for Piaget in particular and the watch world in general: faithful to the family motto “Do what no one has done before”, the Piaget family launched the 21st Century collection at the Basel Fair. By redrawing the lines between watches and jewelry art, Piaget innovated jewelry watches, under the guidance of the talented in-house designer Jean-Claude Gueit. In his hands, from timekeeping devices, watches transformed into design works throughout the 1960s and 1970s. They took the form of bracelets or sautoir necklaces with a daring appearance. A new way of wearing time was born. Among those pioneering creations, the trapezoid gradually took its place as a beloved design. This unconventional shape went against tradition and embodied the unexpected, just like what Yves Saint Laurent’s legendary trapeze dress did.
After almost 60 years, Piaget is celebrating the creativity of its heritage with the exacting standards of its past, paying tribute to the golden age of the past. From the Workshop of the Extraordinary, this creation brings together all aspects of Piaget’s expertise and draws on a rich imagination. Sixtie adorns the wrist like a precious stone, as delicate as a jewel, and reveals a free-spirited femininity that is both natural and inspiring. Standing out from the crowd, the trapeze shape of the watch cleverly brings the Maison’s heritage closer to the present day, balancing geometry and refinement. A jewelry watch – or a timepiece – that represents a journey back in time, but also carries the Maison’s thinking into the future. Its sophistication creates a metamorphosis, redefining the allure, the fluidity and elegance that make the everyday no longer everyday.
A watch with a personality
The proportions are reinterpreted through a monochromatic yet intense play of surfaces: gold trimmed to the last detail, the soft strap interwoven with trapeze links drapes over the skin, immersing the hands in light. The gadroons meticulously accentuated on the bezel undisguisedly echo Andy Warhol’s legendary Piaget watch. On the sunburst dial, the gold baton hour markers and hands harmonize with the clean lines of the Roman numerals. Sixtie is more than a watch: it is a jewellery watch that exudes refined luxury, a silent yet eloquent statement of accessories that rejects old conventions and proportions. Worn alone or with other everyday treasures, Sixtie gives time a new shape, symbolizing an unusual luxury style reserved for sophisticated ladies. Its asymmetrically rounded shape crystallizes timeless qualities and adventurous spirit, with a special beat: a movement that reveals a surprise every second.
“At Piaget, the watch is first and foremost a piece of jewellery,” Yves Piaget once declared. Here, a unique jewellery watch breathes a subtle movement into every gesture. Rich details and luminous lines recall the spirit of freedom and emancipation of a golden age that the Piaget Society continues to pioneer today. Sixtie is the singular vision of the woman who wears it, the multifaceted femininity of an aesthete. Confident and assertive, the watch transforms every moment into an unforgettable memory, its presence as light as a feather, its daring aura shining with every step. Soft, flexible, this iconic accessory curates its own history like its owner, becoming legendary while still holding the essence of its time. A promise that destiny places in the hands of the women who will shape our times.