Piaget (1874 - ?)

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Piaget SA is a Swiss luxury watchmakers and jewellers, founded in 1874 by Georges Piaget in the village of La Côte-aux-Fées.The company was founded as a manufacturer of watch movements but began marketing its own line of prestigious watches in the 20th century. In 1874, Georges Edouard Piaget set up his first workshop on the family farm, situated in the small village of La Côte-aux-Fées in the Swiss Jura mountains. Situated in the Neuchâtel region, the company was dedicated to crafting pocket watches and high-precision clock movements for prestigious brands.
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History

* 1874	La Côte-aux-Fées, Switzerland	foundation by Georges Piaget
1943		the Piaget brand became a registered trademark
1957		brought out the Calibre 9P, the first ultra-thin (2 mm), hand-wound mechanical movement.
1960		developed the Calibre12P, the thinnest automatic movement in the world with a thickness of 2.3 mm
1988		is absorbed by Richemont

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Rationalisation, ca. 1920-1950

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