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Piaget Polo Date 36mm
Ref. G0A46018
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Stepping up in Piaget's range
The Polo line stretches back to 1979, when Piaget built a sports watch around a movement thin enough to sit almost flush with the case — the cushion-shaped dial set inside a round case was the solution, and that architecture has not changed since. The 36mm version, introduced in 2021, brought that same silhouette to a more compact proportion, with the 500P1 calibre — just 3.63mm thick — keeping the overall case to 8.8mm. That is genuinely slender for an automatic with a date, and it explains why this size works in a way that simply shrinking a larger case would not. The blue dial carries a horizontal guilloché that catches light differently at every angle, and the hour markers are diamond-set in white gold — 36 stones in total, roughly 0.07 carats between them, catching without dominating. On the wrist, the H-link bracelet sits with the easy articulation you want at 36mm, and the quick-release system means a strap swap needs no tools and takes about ten seconds.
- Reference
- G0A46018
- Brand
- Piaget
- Collection
- Polo
- Case size
- 36mm
- Case thickness
- 8.8mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Blue
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- 500P1
- Functions
- Date
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Silver
- Clasp
- Deployant clasp
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- Mappin & Webb
Additional specifications
- Power reserve
- 40 hours
- Warranty
- 2 years
- Strap
- Interchangeable
- Gem set
- Yes
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 7 collections
This watch appears in the Piaget Polo range (7), Stainless Steel Watches (3,398), Watches Under 37mm (1,800), Automatic Watches (1,752), Women's Watches (1,696), Blue Dial Watches (928) and Diamond Watches (111).
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- 36mm suits most wrists
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- Sits in the lower half of Piaget's range as we list it
Worth knowing
- 50m suits rain and handwashing, not swimming
- 40-hour reserve means winding it after a day off
Piaget Polo Date alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | G0A46018 | 80484D11A161-BK6B | H9761 |
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| Price | £13,700 | £14,100 | £13,800 |
| Case size | 36mm | 35mm | 38mm |
| Water resistance | 50m | 30m | 50m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Leather strap | Ceramic bracelet |
| Power reserve | 40 hours | 46 hours | 70 hours |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
Showering yes, swimming no. 50m covers splashes and brief immersion, but a swimming stroke generates well above the pressure that figure describes.
Will the glass scratch?
Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.
Does it need a battery?
No. It is automatic — the motion of your wrist winds it, and there is no cell to replace.
How long does it run for when it's not worn?
About 40 hours fully wound — enough to survive a night off the wrist, but not a full weekend.
Is it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as women's, though at 36mm it sits in the range that suits anyone.
Cheapest place to buy
Mappin & Webb is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference new, at £13,700. There is nothing to compare it against today.
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