Piaget is sometimes regarded as a jeweler first and a watchmaker second. In reality, it's the other way around. The Swiss firm was founded in 1874 as a manufacturer of movements (watch mechanisms) before becoming a dial name in its own right, and this year marks its 150th anniversary with the revival of a watch that epitomizes the golden age of Riviera glamour.
Back in the 1960s and'70s, a wafer-thin Piaget was an essential item in any self-respecting pleasure-seeker's
