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Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept Watch Hands-On
Piaget used to pride-and finance-itself on its long-term achievements in crafting remarkably thin watches. All was well as long as they could rule in this game, sometimes by greater and sometimes rather minuscule margins. In recent years, however, we have witnessed Piaget lose focus not just of the luxury watch market in general, but also of its true self. The Polo S saw mixed reception at best, the 60th anniversary, totally run-of-the-mill Altiplanos displayed a depressing lack of creativity, with the only pieces in recent memory keeping the faintest positive idea of the brand having been the record-thin automatic Altiplano and these two marquetry stone-dialed tourbillon beauties (hands-on here). Another sparkle of hope for the brand comes in the ultra-delicate shape of the?Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept watch.How does this Ultimate Concept fit into the world of Piaget? What difference will it actually make for them or the luxury watch market? Will we ever see something like this i
Maurice De Mauriac Chronograph Diver Watch Review
The heftier cousin to the Chronograph Modern watch collection is the Maurice de Mauriac Chronograph Diver. These slightly thicker models come in 45mm wide cases with 300 meters of water resistance and rotating bezels. Being the avant-garde brand that Maurice de Mauriac out of Zurich is, not all of the rotating bezels even have indicators on them.This stylish element is either “cool” or “infuriating,” depending on your perspective. Although the lack of indicators of any kind on the bezel removes most of the timepiece’s “tool watch cred,” it does admittedly make for a high-fashion look, with available bezel inserts in colors such as red, orange, and blue. The bezel insert material is something called “HyCeram,” a Swiss-made material that is said to chemically bind high-tech ceramics with polymers for a durable, colorful result. So, can you handle a Swiss watch with a “clean” rotating diver’s bezel? Actually, you can