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Piaget Polo Date 36mm Ladies Watch White
Ref. G0A48026
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Stepping up in Piaget's range
The Polo has been Piaget's case for doing two things at once since its introduction in 1979: running a manufacture movement of serious thinness inside a bracelet watch that reads as jewellery first. This 36mm iteration continues that logic, pairing stainless steel with 18k rose gold throughout the case and bracelet, then setting the cushion bezel with 60 brilliant-cut diamonds and scattering a further 36 into the baton markers on the white dial. The rose-gold hands and the warm metal of the hour indicators pull the two materials into a coherent whole rather than leaving them as a contrast. What makes the construction genuinely interesting is under the dial. The 500P1 is a manufacture calibre measuring 3.63mm in its own right, which goes a long way to explaining how an automatic watch arrives at 8.8mm total. The movement is finished with Côtes de Genève, a circular-grained mainplate and an engraved coat of arms on the rotor — details visible through the exhibition caseback that have nothing to do with how the watch sells and everything to do with how Piaget thinks about what sits behind the dial. The bracelet carries an interchangeable system, so the watch is not locked into a single configuration over its life.
- Reference
- G0A48026
- Brand
- Piaget
- Collection
- Polo
- Case size
- 36mm
- Case thickness
- 8.8mm
- Case material
- Two-tone
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- White
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- 500P1
- Functions
- Date
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Two-tone
- Clasp
- Folding clasp
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- Mappin & Webb
Additional specifications
- Power reserve
- 40 hours
- Origin
- Swiss made
- 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 5 collections
This watch appears in the Piaget Polo range (10), Watches Under 37mm (1,802), Automatic Watches (1,755), Women's Watches (1,698) and Two-Tone Watches (504).
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
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 | G0A48026 | 3661A-2954-55A | 80484D52A401-CK4E |
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| Price | £26,000 | £28,900 | £29,400 |
| Case size | 36mm | 34.9mm | 35mm |
| Water resistance | 50m | 30m | 30m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Leather strap | Leather strap |
| Power reserve | 40 hours | 100 hours | 46 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 £26,000. There is nothing to compare it against today.
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