Secrets & Lights – A Mythical Journey by Piaget is the title of the new Piaget Haute Joaillerie and Haute Horlogerie collection, celebrating the history of the silk route and the wide expanse of cities and cultures that the ancient route encompasses.
The new collection is inspired by two legendary cities, Venice and Samarkand.
Chosen for their cultural wealth, architecture and creativity, each place provides a remarkable field of expression from which the exceptional artisans in the workshops of the Piaget Manufacture have been inspired.
Venice, a serene and priceless cultural gem perched on the water inspires a collection imbued with a mysterious magic: entitled "Secrets of Venice".
Magnified by virtuous exponents of feather art, enamelling and engraving, the timepieces in the collection evoke the architectural splendours of the Clock Tower, restored by Piaget in 1997, the Bridge of Sighs, St. Mary’s Basilica and the city's emblematic lion.
Samarkand, meaning "queen of the Earth", nestled on the plain of Zarafshan in Uzbekistan, is the historical city that inspires the enchanting "Lights of Samarkand" creations.
The vibrant colours of the Registan and the infinite expanses of the desert with its star- studded skies are revealed in the pieces with the rarest and purest gems.
Eggshell-inlaid lacquer, bulino engraving and micro-mosaic are artistically employed in the horological creations to capture the majesty of the architecture and the desert animals.
Overall, the collection comprises of 93 jewellery creations, with 38 watchmaking creations to be revealed in September 2015.
