18ct white gold Piaget, reference 12336 bracelet watch with onyx and pavé diamond set dial and diamond set set bezel. Made 1970's

18ct white gold Piaget, reference 12336 bracelet watch with onyx and pavé diamond set dial and diamond set set bezel. Made 1970's

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Information

  • Brand: Piaget
  • Made: 1970's
  • Model: Bracelet watch
  • Reference: 12336 
  • Calibre: 12P1
  • Movement: Automatic
  • Material: 18ct white gold
  • Features/complications: Diamond set bezel
  • Dial: Onyx dial with pavé-set diamond centre featuring applied diamond set hour indices and 18ct white gold Dauphine hands
  • Case dimensions: 34mm
  • Bracelet/strap: Integrated 18ct white gold brushed ridge bracelet, length approximately 185mm
  • Accessories: N/A
  • SKU: 2327

Essay

The BETA 21 was created in 1969 and it was agreed by the 20 Swiss houses to produce 6,000 of these movements. Later that year, a few hundred of the BETA 21 watches were released at Basel, setting a new record at the Fair. The BETA 21 movement was accurate to 5 seconds per month, which was far superior to any automatic and manual-winding watch at the time. The design for the BETA 21 watches were also very characteristic of the era --they were generally thick, angular, and even chunky (partly out of necessity as the first generation of quartz movements were comparatively large.)