This year’s Watches and Wonders Geneva “2021 Watch and Miracle” exhibition lineup is impressive, with many eye-catching highlights, such as the 6 new limited edition pieces from the Piaget Limelight Gala series. The series originates from the renowned “Piaget Society” and includes famous celebrities and artists like Elizabeth Taylor, Andy Warhol, and Jackie Kennedy. This collection pays tribute to their unique artistic lifestyles and brilliant histories.
W&W’s focus includes the limited edition Limelight Gala series watches in blue, yellow, and pink colors – “Precious Zenith,” “Precious Sunset,” and “Precious Sunrise.” The three colored sapphires represent the blue sky of the morning, the brilliant golden sun rising to the sky at noon, and the warm pink glow of the sunset. Through the meticulous setting of gemstones and diamonds, the rich colors gradually blend from the bezel to the sides of the watch lugs, creating an endless swirl of colors and dazzling light. It is worth mentioning that the 18K white gold bracelet of the watch is crafted using the “courtly carving” technique, taking over 8 hours of manual work to complete one bracelet, showcasing extremely fine craftsmanship.
When it comes to the most colorful designs, it has to be the “Precious Rainbow” series. For the first time, the brand has introduced a rainbow bezel design for this series, with multiple bright cut colored sapphires in shades of pink, orange, yellow, light blue, indigo, and purple extending from the bezel to the lugs, creating a perfect gradient effect.
The watch uses complex sunk-inlay craftsmanship, with the gold chain part intricately embedded with hundreds of tiny precious metal chains, making the strap texture softer. The hand-carved patterns on the dial and chain, such as waves, flowers, leaf veins, wood grain, and snake scales, are also a test of craftsmanship.
Yves Piaget’s favorite decorative gemstone, “black opal,” can also be seen in this year’s “Limelight Gala Black Opal High Jewelry Watch” from W&W, showcasing its blue-green hues that change with the light, reminiscent of a vibrant earth. The bright-cut diamonds surrounding the bezel, lugs, and bracelet create graceful curves, while the pear-shaped cut emeralds add a sense of movement to the watch.
In addition, there is also a limited edition of 300 pieces of the “Mother-Of-Pearl Palace”, this 26mm 18K rose gold luxury jewelry watch features a pearl mother-of-pearl dial with court-style carved decoration, each dial is hand-carved, paired with a white top crocodile leather strap, exuding elegance and temperament.
