New for 2024: Piaget Polo Skeleton Ceramic

Although Piaget isn’t a particularly talked-about brand among Western watch enthusiasts, they’ve been quietly living up to their storied watchmaking history by making well-finished watches that are often among the thinnest in the world. Piaget is historically a leader in the world of dress watches, but they only offer one sports watch: the Polo, featuring an integrated bracelet and 1970s vibes. The Piaget Polo Skeleton, launched in 2021, is particularly impressive. The movement looks excellent from the front or back. And as of August 2024, there’s a Piaget Polo Skeleton Ceramic version in the mix. A more accurate way to describe its case would be “ceramic with an inner titanium cage.” Here are the details of Piaget’s first ceramic watch.

Piaget Polo Skeleton Ceramic Specs

Model	Polo Skeleton Ceramic
Reference	PGG0A49011
Case Material	Black ceramic with DLC-coated inner titanium ring
Case Diameter	42mm
Case Thickness	7.5mm
Movement	Caliber 1200S1 (Automatic, 6 beats per second, skeletonized, only 2.4mm thick)
Functions	Hours, minutes
Power Reserve	44 hours
Bracelet/Strap	Black and blue rubber straps
MSRP (Aug. 2024)	CHF 40,000

First Thoughts

Although ceramic is lightweight, extremely scratch-resistant, and aesthetically appealing, watchmakers increasingly seem to be coming up with ways to deal with the reality that ceramic shatters relatively easily. Panerai‘s Ti-Ceramitech cases are titanium with a layer of ceramic “grown” on top, for instance. For Piaget’s first-ever ceramic watch case, they’ve essentially chosen to put a black DLC-coated titanium ring around the movement (they call it a “titanium container”). I like lightweight watches and I think the Piaget Polo Skeleton Ceramic looks good, but time will tell if this new material choice will pique collectors’ interest, or if the market has started to get “innovative-material fatigue.”

The simple two-hand time-only design lets the wearer focus on the real star of the show–the ultra-thin (2.4mm!) skeletonized movement inside. The proportions of the 42mm cushion case are pleasant, and quick-change strap functionality allows the owner to easily switch between the included blue and black rubber straps. Although it isn’t exactly one of the thinnest watches in the world, its case height of only 7.5mm is very impressive for a sports watch.

Piaget Polo Skeleton Ceramic Gallery

Ambassadors

Famous Thai actor Nattawin Wattanagitiphat and Korean boy band superstar Lee Jun-ho are both long-time Piaget ambassadors. They wasted no time getting photographed with this new ceramic Piaget skeleton watch.

Although Piaget doesn’t seem to advertise particularly heavily in the United States, that doesn’t mean they don’t sell strongly elsewhere. I think Piaget–owned by Richemont, the brand who owns Cartier, IWC, and countless other brands–could use an additional men’s sports watch lineup and some clearer brand positioning. When it comes to horological innovations and watchmaking quality, though, they’re doing just fine.

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