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Piaget Polo Skeleton 42mm Mens Watch
Ref. G0A45004
Sits in Piaget’s upper tier here — more premium than three quarters of the Piaget watches we list, which start at £5,150.
Price range £5,150 to £44,100 across 31 Piaget watches in stock.The Polo Skeleton sits at the point where Piaget's long obsession with thinness meets a sports-watch brief. The 1200S1 inside is a manufacture skeletonised automatic running a slate-grey off-centre micro-rotor, its bridges and plates treated in blue PVD — so the colour of the dial and the colour of the movement are the same thing, the architecture visible straight through. At 6.5mm, the case is remarkably flat for a 42mm integrated-bracelet watch, and the short lug-to-lug distance of 46.6mm keeps it from floating on the wrist the way a case this wide might. The bracelet alternates brushed and polished H-links and locks via a twin-trigger double folding clasp; the whole assembly connects through a tool-free quick-change system, with a blue alligator strap included for the same reason the movement is blue — so the two configurations read as a considered pair rather than an afterthought.
- Reference
- G0A45004
- Brand
- Piaget
- Collection
- Polo
- Case size
- 42mm
- Case thickness
- 6.5mm
- Lug width
- 21mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Blue
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- 1200S1
- Functions
- Skeleton dial
- Water resistance
- 30m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Silver
- Clasp
- Folding clasp
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- Mappin & Webb
Additional specifications
- Lug-to-lug
- 46.6mm
- Power reserve
- 44 hours
Learn more about Piaget
Georges Piaget set up a workshop on the family farm in La Côte-aux-Fées in 1874, producing movements for other houses. The name did not appear on dials until 1943, and the decision that defined the company came a decade later.
In 1957 Piaget released the calibre 9P, a hand-wound movement two millimetres thick. The 12P automatic followed in 1960 at 2.3mm, then the thinnest automatic in the world. Thinness became the house obsession and its competitive territory, pursued through decades of records and continuing in the Altiplano line — including complete watches, case and all, under four millimetres.
Extreme thinness forced Piaget into a distinctive aesthetic. There was no room for conventional dials, so the company used hardstone: lapis, opal, turquoise, tiger's eye. The 1960s and 70s cuff watches, with woven gold bracelets and gem-set bezels, made Piaget as much a jeweller as a watchmaker, and the Polo of 1979 gave it an integrated gold sports watch of its own.
The company remained family-run until 1988, when it was acquired by Cartier — later folded into Richemont — and it continues to manufacture ultra-thin calibres at La Côte-aux-Fées while assembling and gem-setting in Geneva.
- 1874
- Georges Piaget founds the workshop at La Côte-aux-Fées.
- 1943
- The Piaget name is registered as a brand.
- 1957
- The 9P sets an ultra-thin benchmark at 2mm.
- 1960
- The 12P becomes the thinnest automatic movement.
- 1979
- The Polo launches.
- 1988
- Acquired by Cartier, later Richemont.
Also in 6 collections
This watch appears in the Piaget Polo range (12), Stainless Steel Watches (3,450), Back in Stock (3,363), Automatic Watches (1,783), Blue Dial Watches (938) and Skeleton Watches (326).
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- 6.5mm is unusually slim for a 42mm case
- 46.6mm lug-to-lug keeps the 42mm case wearable
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- One of Piaget's more premium watches
Worth knowing
- 30m means keeping it away from water
Piaget Polo Skeleton alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | G0A45004 | 414217440 | 1-36-12-03-02-71 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £26,700 | £26,054 | £21,400 |
| Case size | 42mm | 42mm | 42mm |
| Water resistance | 30m | 30m | 50m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Leather strap | Stainless steel bracelet |
| Power reserve | 44 hours | 52 hours | 100 hours |
| This watch | Closely matched |
|
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
No. At 30m it will survive rain and handwashing, but not submersion of any kind.
Water resistance explainedWill the glass scratch?
Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.
Sapphire, mineral and acrylic comparedDoes it need a battery?
No. It is automatic — the motion of your wrist winds it, and there is no cell to replace.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedHow long does it run for when it's not worn?
About 44 hours fully wound — enough to survive a night off the wrist, but not a full weekend.
What size strap does it take?
21mm. Any strap of that width will fit, and on most modern watches quick-release bars make the swap a two-minute job with no tools.
Will it fit my wrist?
Lug-to-lug is 46.6mm, which suits wrists from roughly 16cm (6¼ inches) upward.
Lug-to-lug decides fit more than case diameter does.
How to size a watch to your wristIs it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as men's.
Cheapest place to buy
Mappin & Webb is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
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