For the first time, the Maison welcomes ceramic into its watchmaking repertoire – marking a new milestone for the Piaget Polo Skeleton collection. Now in Piaget’s hands, ceramic instantly becomes elegant and distinctive, redefining the Maison’s commitment to watchmaking excellence and innovation.
Taking three years to develop, the Piaget Polo Skeleton fuses ceramic with the Maison’s art of skeletonization. With a striking, jet-black finish set in the Polo’s ultra-thin, second skin like signature, the design is an invitation to see beyond the obvious – injecting a bold modernity into Piaget’s most iconic watchmaking collection.
MODER N TIMES
The Piaget Polo collection is the perfect canvas to welcome ceramic. When the design debuted in 1979, Piaget Polo instantly became a byword for sporting elegance, its name a direct reference to its target clientele and the sophisticated, jet-set Piaget Society that came to define 1980s glamour. The truly unisex piece, featuring signature gadroons, was crafted in gold – and over the decades Polo has evolved with new iterations and creative expressions: steel was introduced in 2016 with the contemporary Piaget Polo S collection, complemented by new manufacture movements, complications and innovations for changing times, including a date model, a perpetual calendar and interchangeable rubber straps. Never compromising on the collection’s sleek, ultra-thin proportions and high- end finishes, the Piaget Polo has stayed true to its original spirit: a sophisticated watch for everyday wear – and a design of effortless distinction.
A Maison that embraces the artistry of details and textures, Piaget now celebrates the art of skeletonization with ceramic, all set in the ultra-thin, balanced proportions of the Piaget Polo collection. A tradition that’s rooted in the Maison’s history. Skeleton watches appeared at Piaget in 1948, and continued to be produced in small, exclusive quantities in the 1970s and 1980s. The Piaget Polo collection was an especially fine showcase for Piaget’s skeletonization mastery, among the most famous being Miles Davis’s 1984 Piaget Polo, which celebrated the legendary musician’s regular appearances at the Montreux Jazz Festival. A double diamond bezel frames the stunning openwork dial, and the watch’s case features eye-catching lugs that nod the Polo’s hallmark polished gadroons. There have also been gem-set skeletonised timepieces, and in the early 2000s, graphic, openwork dials combined with the Maison’s horological innovations, like its 600P tourbillon that came to life with skeletonization. All stemming from the 9 and 12P movements breakthrough.
In 2021, the dynamism and lightness of the Piaget Polo Skeleton, powered by the in- house calibre 1200S1, welcomed an unexpected new look: bridges treated with daring blue or grey colour. Highlighting the depth and texture of Piaget’s openwork expertise, the pieces reignited the Piaget Polo’s original creativity and flamboyance, and was followed up in 2024 with the Only Watch unique piece. Featuring striking, multicolour layers of green, blue and rose gold skeletonized brides, the daring piece set the stage for the Polo Skeleton Ceramic.
CER AMIC MEETS ULTRA-THIN
The biggest challenge was the watch’s development, where ceramic is seamlessly fused with Piaget’s ultra-thin DNA and aesthetic. Producing and finishing such slim, waterproof, yet robust ceramic components was a true feat of engineering and design, and a watchmaking first. It required the Manufacture to completely reconsider the watch’s existing constructions and build a new case from the ground up.
Anchoring the new construction is a special titanium container that houses the ceramic case and components. The titanium container is treated with black DLC to match the dark profile of the watch’s ceramic components, which includes a two-part case, crown and bezel. Exuding a strong and powerful, tone-on-tone look with subtle grey shades, the new Piaget Polo Skeleton Ceramic brings everyday extravagance and cool to the wrist – while achieving a thickness of just 7.5mm. This is only 1mm above the existing Piaget Polo Skeleton steel and gold models – and a rare feat for a skeleton model housing an automatic winding system.
Powered by the Manufacture 1200S1 ultra-thin self-winding calibre, the watch’s jet-black aesthetic is contrasted by striking Superluminova accents: on the indexes and hands, and now for the first time, the Piaget logo on the oscillating weight. This brings a unique dynamism to the design, complemented by the added versatility of the SingleTouch interchangeable strap system, first introduced on the Piaget Polo Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin black in 2023. The watch can be fitted with either a black rubber strap with a steel and titanium folding strap, or an additional blue rubber strap.
Audacious, daring and a mark of distinction, the new Piaget Polo Skeleton Ceramic opens a new chapter for the Maison. Rooted in the original codes of the Piaget Polo’s disruptive design – with its refined proportions and joyful mix of everyday sophistication – the Piaget Polo Skeleton Ceramic is a testament to Piaget’s watchmaking savoir-faire and pioneering spirit.
