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Piaget Polo Date 42mm Mens Watch
Ref. G0A47010
Sits in Piaget’s upper tier here — more premium than three quarters of the Piaget watches we list, which start at £11,400.
Price range £11,400 to £44,100 across 21 Piaget watches in stock.The Polo has always carried a double identity — built for sport in its original 1979 incarnation, finished for the drawing room — and this generation maintains that tension without resolving it. The cushion-shaped dial aperture set inside a round 42mm solid 18k rose gold case is the house's own visual grammar, a shape-within-a-shape that has defined the line for decades. At 9.4mm, the case sits considerably flatter than the 100m water resistance would suggest is possible, and it wears closer to the wrist than most watches of this rating. The green guilloché dial shifts from deep forest to something almost luminous when light catches the horizontal grooves at an angle, and the match between the dial and the alligator strap is precise enough that the two read as a single considered choice rather than a coordination. The openworked "P" on the seconds hand is legible without announcing itself. The 1110P running inside shares its architecture with the Cartier 1904-PS MC, which tells you something about the company Piaget keeps at this level of finishing. Côtes de Genève, bevelled bridges, blued screws, a rotor engraved with the Piaget coat of arms, and a 50-hour reserve — the sapphire caseback earns its place as something to look at rather than simply look through.
- Reference
- G0A47010
- Brand
- Piaget
- Collection
- Polo
- Case size
- 42mm
- Case thickness
- 9.4mm
- Case material
- Rose gold
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Green
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- 1110P
- Functions
- Date, Skeleton dial
- Water resistance
- 100m
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Strap colour
- Green
- Clasp
- Buckle
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- Mappin & Webb
Additional specifications
- Power reserve
- 50 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 7 collections
This watch appears in the Piaget Polo range (10), Back in Stock (2,767), Automatic Watches (1,755), Leather Strap Watches (1,101), Green Dial Watches (445), Skeleton Watches (319) and Solid Gold Watches (164).
What the specifications mean
A slim watch on leather, made for wearing with a shirt.
Strengths
- 100m water resistance covers swimming and watersports
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- One of Piaget's more premium watches
Worth knowing
- Leather does not suit regular contact with water
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 | G0A47010 | pfc915-1020001-100182 | 326238 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £30,700 | £31,700 | £32,950 |
| Case size | 42mm | 42mm | 42mm |
| Water resistance | 100m | 100m | 100m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Leather strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Rubber strap |
| Power reserve | 50 hours | 65 hours | 72 hours |
| This watch | Closely matched | Closely matched |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
Yes. At 100m it is rated for swimming and snorkelling, though not for diving.
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 50 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 men's.
Cheapest place to buy
Mappin & Webb is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference new, at £30,700. There is nothing to compare it against today.
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