Piaget is one of the hottest brands of the year, and we've proud to offer this exceptional example, alongside several other special Piagets in our carefully curated collection.

Today's offering showcases this rare, beautiful, and very refined ladies Piaget "joaillerie" backwinding watch.

The elite Swiss firms usually encased their high-end backwind watches in tiny cases, to accentuate the small size of there movements, as I'll write about below, but that's not the case with this watch. It has a pleasingly wide bracelet with presence on the wrist.

Hiding inside the case is a miniature masterpiece that showcases incredible watchmaking skills. In a day an age when watches have become bigger and bigger, it's often forgotten that the truest test of elite watchmaking skill is going small.

Of the many luxurious ladies watches manufactured during vintage times, the backwind models were usually a company's top-of-the-line mechanical offering for women, often decorated or covered in jewels, and often costing the equivalent of many thousands of dollars or tens of thousands in today's valuation. These watches also possessed a great level of artistic refinement, concealing their winding crowns beneath the case back to avoid disrupting the watch's perfect purity and full symmetry.

Much more than just an object d'art, this luxurious accessory also showcased the state-of-the-art in miniaturization technology at the time.

Crafted from 18K white gold and exquisitely hand-decorated by Piaget's master jewelers, its case and bracelet radiate elegance and refined taste.

Sparing no expense on the details, even the sides of the bracelet are decorated matching the tops to give it greater interest from all angles.

Its silver bark textured dial repeats the handwrought design of the case and bracelet and gives the watch a monochromatic style.

We were fortunate to acquire this with its original parts, including the tiny screw on the back which is often lost or replaced.

Early on in its life this watch had developed an internal flaw that kept it from working properly ended. It ended up being a huge blessing for it - rather than being worn, it appears to have spent nearly all of its life stored away and only worn very carefully with an appreciation for its value and rarity.

Its gorgeous, unpolished case is mint. Its textured silver dial is 100% original and untouched, also mint. And its bracelet is just short of perfect mint with the slightest bit of wear to the underside. On the wrist is presents as mint.

Three of our Master Watchmakers worked for the last five years restoring the movement of this special watch to breathe new life into it which even included custom fabricating parts to the original factory functional quality and factory quality decorated finish. The final servicing was performed by our Master Watchmaker who used to be the watchmaker for an authorized Rolex dealership and was given special training by Rolex at their Beverly Hills Service Center and has done authorized work for the Cartier Service Center and the Richemont Group, the owners of Piaget (restoration value $1895).

Amazingly, despite its small size, after our servicing it is keeping time essentially on par with a new Piaget in our testing recording position.

Included with the purchase is a one-year C.O.T. warranty on the movement and its function, a custom printed Connoisseur of Time Certificate of Authenticity, and a new timing certificate.

Retail price for a comparable new Piaget: Approx. $45,000.00 USD

The weight of the watch is approx. 57.1 grams. Our price does not reflect even much of a premium over the gold value of the watch.

Your watch is important to us, and we will take care of it for its lifetime. We provide the best after sale care in the business with an extremely experienced team of four Master Watchmakers all of whom each have over thirty-five years of experience and a large number of parts.

Manufacturer: Piaget
Case no.: 79,857
Model: Ref. 3831H5
Functions: Hours and Minutes
Designed for: Ladies
Case material: 18K white gold and original near flawless Piaget factory diamonds
Case condition: Mint unpolished original condition
Case markings (outside): 112,958, 1018 with 18K gold hallmark
Dial: Signed Piaget, textured, white gold color with black painted baton indices, original, mint condition
Dimensions: 13.5 mm diameter (excluding crown) b y 19mm long lug tip to tip
Weight of watch: 57.1 grams
Movement type: Piaget, very high grade, 17 jewels, handwound, backwind, rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, straight line lever escapement, shock resistant, self-compensating balance spring
Band: Original, signed, integrated into the case, substantial brick link design with textured finish, 18K white gold, safety chain, sized to fit a wrist up to approx. 6.2 inches, just short of mint, presents on the wrist as mint, length can be adjusted by a jeweler
Crystal: Glass, mint condition
Serviced: Three of our Master Watchmakers worked for the last five years restoring the movement of this special watch to breathe new life into it which even included custom fabricating parts to the original factory functional quality and factory quality decorated finish. The final servicing was performed by our Master Watchmaker who used to be the watchmaker for an authorized Rolex dealership and was given special training by Rolex at their Beverly Hills Service Center and has done authorized work for the Cartier Service Center and the Richemont Group, the owners of Piaget (restoration value $1895).
Timed: Timed to precision on a state-of-the-art computerized system. Amazingly, despite its small size, after our servicing it is keeping time essentially on par with a new Piaget in our testing recording position.
Warranty: 1-year international C.O.T. warranty. Your watch is important to us, and we will take care of it for its lifetime. We provide the best after sale care in the business with an extremely experienced team of four Master Watchmakers all of whom each have over thirty-five years of experience and a large number of parts.
Box/Papers: BOX - Connoisseur of Time watch presentation box; PAPERS - Custom printed Connoisseur of Time Certificate of Authenticity; New timing certificate
Returns: 7 days full refund. 100% satisfaction guarantee

We offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee for all of our watches. If you are in any way unsatisfied with the watch we will fully refund the purchase price anytime within 7 days after the watch has been received. Our goal is to exceed our client's expectations throughout the buying experience.

All watches are packaged carefully and mailed double boxed in specially constructed, reinforced shipping boxes designed for high value items. All watches are sent fully insured with signature required. Most of our domestic shipping is done through FedEx. At times we will also use USPS Express Mail, and we can accommodate most requests for your preferred carrier. International shipments are sent USPS International Express Mail or FedEx.

The purchase price will be the declared value of the merchandise on any required customs forms. The payment of all customs duties, tariffs, and taxes are the responsibility of the buyer.

Also note that water resistance of vintage watches can no longer be guaranteed and is not covered under the watch's warranty. We do not recommend getting a vintage watch wet, even one that was originally designed to be waterproof.

To get an idea of how this watch will look on the wrist, please use the Watch Sizing Guide

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