The skeleton movements

The magic of a skeleton watch only emerges after several dozen hours of intricate craftsmanship by an engraver, who painstakingly hollows out the metal with a tiny chisel to obtain the skeleton movement’s delicate balance between gossamer-fine aesthetics and perfect functionality. The extremely fine components of ultra-thin movements make them even more difficult to work. Piaget’s Manufacture has excelled in this extremely demanding art for almost half a century now, through the collaboration of its master artisans, engravers and watchmakers. Their deft hands have given life to magnificent ultra-thin skeleton watches over the years, many of which broke records for thinness while showcasing different complications.

Piaget’s passion to innovate drives it to ceaselessly push forward the limits of skeleton watches, setting the bar higher every time in the realm of luxury watchmaking. Its extraordinary creative ambition led to the world’s first gem-set skeleton movement in 2005 – which, to top it all, was an ultra-thin model. Not content to rest on its laurels, the Manufacture went on to new heights nine years later with the first-ever skeleton movement set with baguette diamonds.