Piaget Polo – Ref 8131 C 701 – 18 YG – Quartz – 80’s – Original owner

Beautiful Piaget Polo with reference 8131 C 701 in 18K yellow gold with gold dial and dots marking each hour. At 12 o’clock comes “Piaget”. The watch has gold hands with Dauphine style. It is a Swiss model. It is a screwed 18K yellow gold back case with engraved outside “Piaget Quartz – 8131 C 701 - 424599”. The watch has a Piaget quartz movement. The watch comes with a 18K yellow gold Piaget bracelet and clasp. The length of the bracelet is 7 inches. Original owner.

History

The story of the company started in 1874 by Georges Piaget when he started to produce pocket-watches in a secluded family farm. Sometime after the turn of the century, his sons switched over to wristwatches. Until 1950’s, both production and renown remained limited. Then things changed quickly with Gerald and Valentin when the company started the production of its own movement to become a manufacture. In 1956, Piaget made its firsthand wound caliber, the “9P” movement and then in 1959 the “12P” automatic with a gold mini-rotor, one of the thinnest of its kind. In 1988, the Group Vendome acquired the company with 60% of the shares and in 1993 became the property of the Richemont Group.

Technical details

Piaget quartz movement.

Measurements

Diameter excluding winding crown: 19.50mm


Length including lugs: - - -