Piaget has celebrated the Chinese New Year for ten years in a row now, and this year has released a unique limited edition to do so.
It has featured the year’s zodiac animal, the tiger, in grand feu enamel.
Crafted by master-enameller Anita Porchet, this limited edition of 38 timepieces depicts the tiger in all its splendour, roaring across the dial.
The timepiece is housed in a 38mm 18K white gold case set with 78 brilliant-cut diamonds and is powered by the Maison’s ultra-thin, manual-winding 430P movement.
Ms Porchet has been collaborating with Piaget since 2006, and is renowned for her mastery of all the enamelling techniques.
The cloisonné technique used for this Altiplano watch is a 4000-year-old decorative art and starts with a transfer of the design onto the surface of the dial using gold ribbons to create miniature partitions, or cloisons, in which the different enamel pigments are placed.
The dial is then fired in the kiln multiple times at temperatures between 820oC and 850oC.
Once finished, the dial is varnished, capturing the image forever.