Rare & Important: Heavy Emperador Beta21 w/ Warhol Dial
Piaget Beta21 Emperador: Andy Warhol Dial, Heavy PalaceDecor, Limited
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EmailWHY WE LOVE IT? Because it is one of the most beautiful and lavish-made Beta21; has the same dial like the Andy Warhol-owned Beta21 (aubergine-anthracite-morpho with 3D-indexes); and is one of the most wearable Beta21. Besides that: the three-stepped (three, not five) Piaget ref14101 & ref15101 Beta21 is the beginning of the Emperador (THE watch of the 1970s) and later one the Piaget Polo (THE watch of the 1980s).
Made in 1972 according to our books and notes and coming with (fitted) box. The heavy (>200g) icon is in very good condition, the bracelet without stretch or issues and the watch obviously unpolished. The deployant-clasp on the heavy and uniquely-finished bracelet is something exclusive and executed in all 18K gold, of course. The bracelet fits up to almost 20cm and additional links could be sourced.
Derived from the three-stepped Beta21-case, the joint-hinge heavy and all-solid bracelet with its 3mm-links is the beginning of the Piaget Emperador, the watch that dominated the 1970s in various forms; and that was the model for the 1979-presented successor Piaget Polo, which is a simplified version of the outstanding Emperador: every 2nd link doubled in width from 3mm to 6mm, a reduced finishing and a bit weight loss.
The Emperador-bracelet was first used with the three-stepped Beta21 and the connection is obvious as the bracelet basically elongates the stepped case. The first appearances were in 1972 and so we can be sure this is one of the first Emperador.
