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Piaget Black Tie "Vintage Inspiration" Watch Hands-On
If one could distill a tuxedo into wristwatch form, no doubt it would resemble the Piaget Black Tie “Vintage Inspiration,” one of the brand’s most anticipated offerings at SIHH 2015 – and it didn’t disappoint when the ABTW team got their hands on it. True to its name, the Piaget Black Tie, like many of the most celebrated (and debated) watch releases in recent years, offers a new twist on a vintage model from the brand’s history. But how it contemporizes its retro inspiration in its choice of movement affects the nostalgic impact of what proves one of the most elegant dress-watch offerings we’ve seen this year.Much of the hype around this 2015 Piaget – a very limited edition, with just 28 pieces made available for purchase –? is that, allegedly, none other than iconically iconoclastic artist Andy Warhol favored the original ’70s model the Piaget Black Tie is based on. Indeed, when I showed it to a Swiss vintage-watch fanatic o
Meet The Watch Butler
Those people fortunate enough to own many timepieces have likely found themselves in the unfortunate position of having to take care of many timepieces. The mere act of keeping just a dozen or so mechanical watches wound and accurately set – not to mention cleaned, stored, and serviced – is an almost daily chore unto itself. Watches, in order to be reliably useful, as well as for them to be set with the current time, need regular care and someone to look after them. In most cases, that responsibility falls on the owner, but what if there were a better way? One special person has an answer to this problem, and it might just be the beginning of the next “must-have” service craze for the world of watch owners.Enter a man who prefers to be inconspicuously known as “The Watch Butler.” He sells himself as a watch care and maintenance service provider, offering regular home calls to those with collections they cannot or will not take care of themselves. The