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PIAGET ALTIPLANO

ULTIMATE CONCEPT TOURBILLON

Regularly breaking its own records when it comes to ultra-thin watches, Swiss brand Piaget is a master at combining elegance and technology. Its newest Altiplano Ultimate Concept watch, created in honor of the brand’s 150th anniversary, is the world’s thinnest tourbillon timepiece. Measuring a scant 2mm in thickness, the 41.5mm-diameter watch has a movement that is integrated into the caseback — as opposed to being freestanding — and inserted into the case. For this watch, the brand turned to a blue PVD (physical vapor deposition) cobalt alloy case. The constantly moving fl ying tourbillon escapement is visible at 10 o’clock on the dial side of this extraordinary feat. Just 15 pieces will ever be made. $650,000, piaget.com