18ct yellow gold Piaget, reference 1401/1 BETA 21 wristwatch with lapis lazuli dial. Made 1972
18ct yellow gold Piaget, reference 1401/1 BETA 21 wristwatch with lapis lazuli dial. Made 1972
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Information
- Brand: Piaget
- Made: 1970
- Model: BETA 21
- Reference: 1401
- Calibre: B 21
- Movement: Quartz
- Material: 18ct yellow gold
- Features/complications: Cushion shaped case
- Dial: Lapis lazuli dial with baton hour and minute hands
- Case dimensions: 33 x 40mm
- Bracelet/strap: Leather strap
- Accessories: N/A
- SKU: 3049
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.)