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Here are some interesting skeletonized versions of Piaget's new Polo 45 (FortyFive) collection timepieces. I spotted these watches at Piaget, though I don't believe there has been any press about them. Piaget may be waiting to announce them, but here they are. There is a chronograph and three-hand version, and they are pretty much the same Piaget Polo 45 you are now familiar with, but with stylized, skeletonized dials. Under the dials is the in-house made Piaget movement with perlage polish. The the dials retain all the necessary markers and numerals, but are otherwise skeletonzied. A liberal amount of red is used adding to the sporty feel of the watch. Many people feel that the Piaget Polo FortyFive watch collection was a mistake to begin with. Being overpriced and under-styled. Others really liked it though - and for those people I think these skeletonized models will be a hit. Piaget uses a large red circle over the date window, which is a nice touch. I don't think these watches have the typical Piaget polish that we are used to, but that isn't really what the Polo FortyFive collection is all about. While the hour markers do a good job of popping out on the dial, the hands need a lot of improvement to be legible enough. I understand that these skeletonized Polo FortyFive watches are going to be commercially available but in limited amounts. Look for them sometime this year at a price that is likely a slight premium over the standard Piaget Polo FortyFive automatic or chronograph models. Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch review site aBlogtoRead.com. Gallery: Piaget Polo 45 Skeletonized Watch

In advance of SIHH 2011, Swiss watchmaker and jeweler Piaget has revealed the Piaget Emperador Coussin Tourbillon Automatic Ultra Thin, the thinnest such watch in the world.Perfectly at home in the slim mechanical watches arena, Piaget already boasts the world's thinnest manual-winding tourbillon (calibre 600P) and the world's thinnest self-winding movement (calibre 1208P) with micro-rotor.In fact, the manufacture's press materials introduce the new watch and in-house movement (calibre 1270P) by referencing the two previous calibres �C both in-house developments of course.Calibre 1270P is 5.5mm thick and the case of this Emperador Coussin model measures 10.4mm. The firm brought this watch to Singapore just to showcase it (the information was embargoed at the time) and we took the opportunity to take a closer look. Keen observers of Piaget’s aesthetic code over the years will immediately notice the contemporary styling, right down to the dial and the movement, heralding an important move for the brand.We shall have much more to say about the watch after the fair in Geneva.