{"id":49166,"date":"2024-06-02T09:45:49","date_gmt":"2024-06-02T07:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/?p=49166"},"modified":"2026-01-02T09:29:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T08:29:34","slug":"piaget-polo-79","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/en\/piaget-polo-79\/","title":{"rendered":"The Piaget Polo 79 watch hands-on"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"introduction\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Piaget Polo 79 is a stunning full gold watch and, without a doubt, <strong>the 2024 brand\u2019s flagship<\/strong>. Piaget turns 150 years old in 2024, and we will not expect anything less than the extraordinary throughout the year. Also, <strong>the Piaget Polo 79 tells a nice story<\/strong>: a timepiece turned into a collection, bringing the brand to new heights as the eighties began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-game-of-polo-as-a-source-of-inspiration\">The game of Polo as a source of inspiration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite being contemporary and utterly different from the original, the current collection <strong>owes its name to the game of Polo<\/strong>, whose popularity grew considerably towards the end of the seventies; also, Piaget was the competition\u2019s main sponsor.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-49151 size-full\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/piaget-polo-palm-beach-1983.jpg\" alt=\"piaget polo palm beach 1983\" class=\"wp-image-49151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/piaget-polo-palm-beach-1983.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/piaget-polo-palm-beach-1983-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/piaget-polo-palm-beach-1983-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/piaget-polo-palm-beach-1983-480x317.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Palm Beach 1983<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Back then, the sports watch in steel shook the industry, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/en\/the-patek-philippe-nautilus-history-models-evolution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>thanks to the genius of Gerald G\u00e8nta<\/strong><\/a>, whereas <strong>Piaget was popular among ultra-thin watch lovers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/piaget-polo-1979.jpg\" alt=\"piaget polo 1979\" class=\"wp-image-49123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/piaget-polo-1979.jpg 684w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/piaget-polo-1979-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/piaget-polo-1979-480x632.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>At the dawn of the eighties<\/strong>, the quartz watch industry began to plummet, and Piaget customers started asking for a more versatile, multi-purpose sports watch, too.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"636\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/piaget-polo-day-date-1983.jpg\" alt=\"piaget polo day date 1983\" class=\"wp-image-49153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/piaget-polo-day-date-1983.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/piaget-polo-day-date-1983-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/piaget-polo-day-date-1983-480x679.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Piaget Polo was <strong>Yves Piaget\u2019s recipe<\/strong> and came as a full-gold watch where the integrated bracelet is form and function.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-uno.jpeg\" alt=\"piaget polo 79 uno\" class=\"wp-image-52085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-uno.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-uno-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-uno-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-uno-720x480.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-uno-480x320.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>It is the quintessential eighties-gold sports watch as gold became extremely popular across Europe and the United States. <strong>The Piaget Polo 79 is a welcomed new model<\/strong> that builds, 45 years after its debut, on the brand\u2019s rich heritage and reaffirms Yves Piaget as a genius and a trendsetter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-new-piaget-polo-79\">The new Piaget Polo 79<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Laconically named Piaget Polo 79<\/strong>, it offers a case into a bracelet and the other way round, whose integration also involves the dial. The brushed and thin <em>\u201cgadroon\u201d<\/em> intermingled links create a unique, seamless pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-quattro.jpeg\" alt=\"piaget polo 79 quattro\" class=\"wp-image-52088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-quattro.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-quattro-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-quattro-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-quattro-720x480.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-quattro-480x320.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>You get the illusion of not knowing where the bracelet stops<\/strong>, becoming a bracelet and vice versa. Kudos to the brand\u2019s designers for bravely reproducing the exact original design, which takes on the nostalgia factor as no other brand has ever attempted.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79.jpeg\" alt=\"piaget polo 79\" class=\"wp-image-52078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-720x480.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-480x320.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Turn your eyes to the logo on the crown or the see-through case back to ensure it is the contemporary model and not its vintage sibling.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-sei.jpeg\" alt=\"piaget polo 79 sei\" class=\"wp-image-52092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-sei.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-sei-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-sei-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-sei-720x480.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-sei-480x320.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>The case size measures 38 mm across<\/strong>, and the new model debuts as a one-sized (commemorative) model powered by the ultra-thin self-winding micro-rotor powered 1200P1 calibre, beating at 3 Hz movement and running for 44 hours when fully wound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"piaget-calibre-1200p1\">Piaget calibre 1200P1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The 1200P family equips the Altiplano collection, and such a choice proves that Piaget has entered the ultra-thin sports watch arena with the new Polo 79.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-sette.jpeg\" alt=\"piaget polo 79 sette\" class=\"wp-image-52095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-sette.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-sette-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-sette-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-sette-720x480.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-sette-480x320.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>It offers excellent finishes<\/strong> like circular C\u00f4tes de Gen\u00e8ve and bevelled angles and measures 2,35 mm, ensuring a 7,45 mm watch\u2019s overall thickness. The Piaget Polo 79 weighs 200 grams, which is excellent for a full-gold watch (dial included).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"final-thoughts\">Final thoughts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Love it or hate it, the Piaget Polo 79 is a superb reissue and of the same league <strong>as the reissued 222 by Vacheron Constantin<\/strong>; it\u2019s mainly about watch culture and touching the hearts of admirers of the finest forgotten timepieces.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-cinque.jpeg\" alt=\"piaget polo 79 cinque\" class=\"wp-image-52091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-cinque.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-cinque-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-cinque-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-cinque-720x480.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-cinque-480x320.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>While its style might break your heart or not, it is <em>\u201cvery Piaget\u201d.<\/em>\u00a0<strong>It brings back the essence of Piaget<\/strong> and confirms the brand is \u201calive and kicking\u201d as an unexpected contender in such a competitive category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We love the outcome and can\u2019t wait to discover what\u2019s next. Is Piaget opening a new chapter and ready to produce an equally ultra-thin Piaget Polo 79 in steel anytime soon? For further information, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.piaget.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>official Piaget website<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-uno.jpeg\" data-pswp-width=\"900\" data-pswp-height=\"600\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"52085\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-uno.jpeg\" alt=\"piaget polo 79 uno\" class=\"wp-image-52085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-uno.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-uno-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-uno-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-uno-720x480.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-uno-480x320.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-sette.jpeg\" data-pswp-width=\"900\" data-pswp-height=\"600\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"52095\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-sette.jpeg\" alt=\"piaget polo 79 sette\" class=\"wp-image-52095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-sette.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-sette-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-sette-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-sette-720x480.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-sette-480x320.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-top.jpeg\" data-pswp-width=\"1200\" data-pswp-height=\"800\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"52077\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-top-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"piaget polo 79 top\" class=\"wp-image-52077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-top-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-top-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-top-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-top-720x480.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-top-480x320.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-top.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-sei.jpeg\" data-pswp-width=\"900\" data-pswp-height=\"600\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"52093\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-sei.jpeg\" alt=\"piaget polo 79 sei\" class=\"wp-image-52093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-sei.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-sei-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-sei-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-sei-720x480.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-sei-480x320.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-cinque.jpeg\" data-pswp-width=\"900\" data-pswp-height=\"600\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"52091\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-cinque.jpeg\" alt=\"piaget polo 79 cinque\" class=\"wp-image-52091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-cinque.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-cinque-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-cinque-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-cinque-720x480.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-cinque-480x320.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-dieci.jpeg\" data-pswp-width=\"900\" data-pswp-height=\"600\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"52101\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-dieci.jpeg\" alt=\"piaget polo 79 dieci\" class=\"wp-image-52101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-dieci.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-dieci-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-dieci-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-dieci-720x480.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-dieci-480x320.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-otto.jpeg\" data-pswp-width=\"900\" data-pswp-height=\"600\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"52097\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-otto.jpeg\" alt=\"piaget polo 79 otto\" class=\"wp-image-52097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-otto.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-otto-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-otto-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-otto-720x480.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-otto-480x320.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-due.jpeg\" data-pswp-width=\"900\" data-pswp-height=\"600\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"52083\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-due.jpeg\" alt=\"piaget polo 79 due\" class=\"wp-image-52083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/piaget-polo-79-due.jpeg 900w, 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Piaget turns 150 years old in 2024, and we will not expect anything less than the extraordinary throughout the year. 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