Piaget: Watches and Wonders Since 1874 [Hardcover]

Franco Cologni (Author), Giampiero Negretti (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1998 | ISBN-10: 0896600971 | ISBN-13: 978-0896600973

In the small Swiss town of La Cote-aux-Fees in 1874, the Piaget family began making watchworks that quickly became the preferred movements of the most pretigious watchmakers in Europe. This book details the characteristics of Piaget movements, both wind-up and automatic; the crafting of quality watches by hand and by computerized machinery; the creation of Piaget's trademark supple watchbands woven entirely of gold; the quartz revolution; and the most recent and unique commissioned creations from the house of Piaget.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

For snob appeal alone, this catalogue of Piaget history and products is worth the steep price. The book is actually a romance--liberally illustrated with photographs--about a four-generation family passionately devoted to luxury and quality. The authors, all journalists, document the company's beginnings, its pioneering technology, its purchase by Cartier, and the evolution of the well-cultivated mystique and image. Somewhat a hype piece, but nonetheless a tribute certain to evoke "oohs" and "aahs" from its readers. Barbara Jacobs --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Franco Cologni was the author (along with Ettore Mocchetti) of Objects by Cartier. Giampiero Negretti is a leading specialist of the history horology and was co-author along with Franco Nencini of Le Temps de Cartier.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 264 pages
• Publisher: Artabras Publishers (January 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0896600971
• ISBN-13: 978-0896600973
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 9.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,820,917 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Piaget and other fine watch collectors delight, September 6, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Piaget: Watches and Wonders Since 1874 (Hardcover)

This is an excellent book detailing the Piaget Company. Anyone who appreciates fine craftmanship in watches would enjoy this volume. The photographs are wonderful and beautiful printing is throughout. As a watch collector, I would hope that the other "top houses" of watchmaking would permit such a work to be published. If nothing else, it is one good ad piece for prospective Piaget customers.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must for collectors and amateurs, March 17, 2005

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This review is from: Piaget: Watches and Wonders Since 1874 (Hardcover)

This is the most comprehensive and the most complete source of information published so far about this worldfamous manufacturer of top class watches. Close to 100 per cent of its contents are due to the former international sales director of the company, Emil Keller, who had worked side by side with Gerald and Valentin Piaget, the owners, as from 1957.