Centennial Commemorative Tank: Emperador
Piaget Ribbed Tank: 100th Anniversary Emperador, Gadroons
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EmailWHY WE LOVE IT? The watch was made in 1973 (approx) for the 1974-Centenary of Piaget; it is one of the first Piaget using the Gadroons, that have their origin in the 1970s three-stepped Beta21 ("Rectangle a l'Ancienne" & "Black Tie") and later on made the Piaget Polo one of the most characteristic watches -- until today; and even more: it is a beautiful, thin and versatile tank-shaped watch with a story.
The Piaget-Gadroons have their origin in the Jean-Claude Gueit-designed Piaget Beta21: notabene the original 3-stepped case and not the later 5-stepped variation, with its small, fragile-looking levels. And not only they evolved to the two most important lines in Piagets history: the Emperador & the Polo, but also these Gadroons influenced and inspired several watches from Patek (ref3733 & 3603) to Rolex (ref4012, ref4015 & ref4344) -- coincidentally all with the exact same 3mm-ribs (and often hollow bracelets) and from the mid- to late-70s, exactly when the Gadroon-based Piaget Emperador was THE watch: the most expensive (heavy + high goldprice), the most innovative (cal7P & innovative bracelet-system) and the most lavish (Ponti Gennari-finishing, today called "Palace Decor"). The watch-design that loudly said: "I wear Gold!" right when the goldprice was sky-rocketing.
Now, here is the chance to wear this important design-element in tank-shape in an all-solid 18K-gold-case.
The watch is in good and authentic, all original condition: the rare tank-variant of a watch that usually is available on a gold-bracelet. The ref91310 is by design on a leather strap. It comes with its original 18K Piaget-buckle and box. The manual cal9P was serviced, but the 18K-case is left with its minor signs of time and was not polished.
NB: The dial is not Onyx-stone but a black-lacquered dial, which has developed some imperfections over time.
