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Piaget Automatic - Falcon Eye & Diamond Pave

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The Blue Stone Statement Piece

The Piaget 12343D2 represents the absolute peak of the brand’s mastery over hardstone and high-jewelry integration. While Piaget is famous for their thin silhouettes, this reference pushes the boundaries of material complexity by combining a Hawkeye stone dial with a factory diamond-pave center. Hawkeye, a blue-grey relative of Tiger’s Eye, provides a deep, silken chatoyancy that shifts from navy to steel grey as it catches the light. It is a configuration that captures the 1980s Piaget ethos: ultra-thin, incredibly dense, and built with a level of decorative ambition that modern watchmaking rarely attempts.

A Masterclass In Material Density

Finding a Hawkeye stone dial with a factory pave inlay is a significant jump in rarity from standard stone-only variants. The construction of this dial is particularly technical; the Hawkeye stone is cut in quadrants to frame the diamond center, a method that allows for the complex pave setting while maintaining the structural integrity of the stone. Paired with a solid 18k white gold case and a fully integrated, woven-link style bracelet, the watch carries a significant 94-gram weight. This was a high-catalog configuration, reserved for a clientele that viewed precious metals as the starting point rather than the finish line.

Integrated Woven Gold And Natural Stone

The 18k white gold integrated bracelet is in great shape, retaining the intricate definition of its woven texture without the typical signs of heavy wear or stretching. The Hawkeye dial is free of cracks or hairlines, which is essential for preserving the value of any vintage stone piece. The crystal shows some light scratches near the 9:30 position. Mechanically, the automatic movement is running strong after passing our test bench.

The High Jewelry Alternative

This is a watch for the collector who values the intersection of natural geology and hand-set jewelry. It offers a cooler, more technical palette than its yellow gold counterparts, allowing the blue-grey tones of the Hawkeye stone to harmonize with the white gold. It is a sophisticated, high-level object that functions as much as a piece of historic sculpture as it does a timekeeper. It is rare, intentional, and represents Piaget’s unique ability to ignore traditional rules in favor of pure aesthetic impact.

Key Specs

Reference: 12343D2

Model: Piaget Dress

Movement: Automatic

Case Size: 34mm

Bezel: 18K WG Integrated

Bracelet: Integrated Woven 18K WG

Dial: Hawkeye and Pave

Wrist Size: 6.75in

Metal: 18K WG

Weight: 94g

SKU: 445

History

Georges Edouard Piaget founded his manufactory in La Côte-aux-Fées in 1874, and for decades the company's reputation rested on its ability to produce movements of exceptional thinness — calibers that other high houses bought and put in their own watches. When Piaget began producing watches under its own name in the late 1950s and 1960s, it brought that ultra-thin expertise directly to the dial.

The Altiplano is Piaget's flagship ultra-thin collection, a direct expression of that founding expertise. The Grenade is a bold gem-set cocktail watch — all pave diamonds, colored stones, and sculptural bezels — occupying the space between watch and jewel without apology. The Limelight Gala, produced from the 2010s onward, is the modern heir to that cocktail tradition: an 18-karat white gold round case set with diamonds, a slim quartz movement, and a leather strap. All three collections reflect the same dual mastery that Piaget has always commanded: the thinnest movements in the world, in cases worth wearing.