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Part of what made the quartz movement attractive back in the 1970s was that it could be housed in a monumentally thinner case. In the world of thin mechanical quartz movements, no one does thin better than Piaget. It was Piaget who created the first "ultra thin" movements, both manually replica audemars piguet mens 25940skood002ca01 watches wound and automatic, in the late 1950s and early 1960s. This year at the SIHH, Piaget introduced a 50th anniversary edition of their original ultra thin watch, the Altiplano. This 50th anniversary watch features a brand new ultra thin caliber, the 1200P, is a direct descendent of the legendary Piaget 12P. While Piaget is not a brand we cover often here on Hodinkee, the new Altopino is a watch worthy of our attention from a mechanical point of view. It's not bad looking either. Oh yeah, its movement is only 2.35mm thick too.That said, if were really in the market for an ultra thin, we'd probably look to Jaeger LeCoultre watches. Their own replica audemars piguet mens 25940skood002ca01 watches version of the ultra-thin, the Grand Master Ultra Thin has a movement that is a brobdingnagian 3.98mm thick, but you know what, we'd rather be wearing a Jaeger over a Piaget any day of the week. If you were looking for an ultra thin watch, which would you choose? Us too.In February of last year we introduced you to a watch from Panerai called the Mare Nostrum.
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