Piaget 9251 Bamboo 18k 1970s

Name: Piaget 9251 Bamboo 18k 1970s
Brand: Piaget
SKU: #890
Price: 8900.00 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

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Description
BRAND HISTORY

A golden icon of elegance and innovation.

This rare Piaget 9251 from the 1970s showcases the brand’s signature fusion of mechanical finesse and artistic design. At its heart beats the legendary Piaget Calibre 9P, the ultra-thin movement that redefined manual-wind watchmaking in 1957. Slim at just 2mm, it allowed Piaget to craft larger, flatter cases with unparalleled elegance — like this exquisite 26mm piece.

The dial is a minimalist dream: a flawless gold sunburst finish with a crisp outer minute track, paired with slender hands and a sapphire-cabochon crown. But what truly sets this model apart is the integrated 18k yellow gold “bamboo-style” bracelet — a rarely seen and highly collectible detail that elevates the entire piece into a work of wearable sculpture.

With its lightweight feel and sculptural lines, this Piaget is more than a dress watch — it's a statement in sophistication.

- wrist size in our picture is 18 cm circumference -

DIAL:

original never touched golden colored sunburst dial in flawless condition
original hands & crown with blue sapphire cabochon

STRAP & BUCKLE:

original 18k yellow gold bracelet in "bamboo-style" is fitting up to 18 cm wrist size (2 links can be removed to shorten it by around 1 cm) / 2.3 mm thick
original 18k yellow gold Piaget buckle

CASE:

great overall condition, showing very minor traces of use
3- body 18k yellow gold case with screw-down case back
26 mm (without crown) / 31 mm (lug-to-lug) / 17 mm (between lugs) / 4.8 mm thick
year: 1970s
reference: 9251 G1
total weight: 73 g

MOVEMENT:

Piaget Cal. 9P - manual wind
17 jewels, 18000 A/h, 52 hours power reserve
professionally serviced 05/2025
-2 sec/d / 280°

BOX & PAPERS:

GOLDAMMER certificate of authenticity & service documentation card
comes with blue Piaget box and carton

GOLDAMMER REFERENCE: #890

Piaget

Elegance. That’s the word that echoes through every creation by Piaget. Since its founding in 1874 in the quiet Swiss village of La Côte-aux-Fées, Piaget has always done things with a sense of grace and refinement that feels almost effortless — yet is anything but.

Originally a specialist in ultra-precise movements, the maison rose to fame not only for its engineering, but for making the thinnest mechanical calibers the world had ever seen. What began as a pursuit of slimness became a philosophy — watches that disappear on the wrist, but leave a lasting impression.

In the golden decades of the 50s, 60s, and 70s, Piaget blossomed into a symbol of bold creativity and jet-set sophistication. This was the era of malachite and lapis lazuli dials, intricate gold bracelets, and case shapes that blurred the line between jewelry and timekeeping. Their vintage watches from this time remain among the most artistic and distinctive ever made — unapologetically elegant, wildly imaginative, and deeply collectible.

To own a Piaget vintage watch is to wear more than time. It’s to carry a piece of mid-century glamour, captured in solid gold and stone. It’s to appreciate the rare intersection of haute horlogerie and haute couture.

But beneath the beauty lies brilliance. Every Piaget movement, no matter how thin, is crafted entirely in-house — a testament to their quiet mastery. No shortcuts. No compromises.

A Piaget is for the collector who moves with subtle confidence. Someone who understands that real luxury is never loud — it whispers in gold tones and polished stone, in hand-finishing and harmony.

It’s a vintage watch not just to wear, but to be seen in. Timeless, bold, and eternally refined.