Ref. 80317 K81 Watch Only Specifications Year: Circa 1990sModel: DancerCase Diameter: 23mm Lug to Lug: 23mmCase: Yellow GoldDial: OnyxMovement: Quartz ConditionThe gold case and bracelet are in nice condition with normal wear. The Onyx on the dial is clean with no cracks, and all the diamonds on the pave center and hour markers are intact. The Story Like many references from Piaget, there isn't much information out there about them. The Dancer closely resembles the Polo when it comes to different model shapes and designs. You have the square and round Dancer just as you have with the Polo. Within both models you have a handful of different diamond and stone dial variations. This Dancer features a unique Onyx & Pave dial but also an even better feature. The bracelet has removable links making it one of the most perfect integrated Piagets on the market! The Brand In 1874, Georges Edouard Piaget established the Piaget Company in La Côte-aux-Fées, Switzerland, where he created precise mechanical complications for established watchmaking companies. As his skills became more known, the company became a family-run business. In 1943, the company was officially registered and became a brand, with watches designed and manufactured under their name. The company's grandsons, Gérald and Valentin Piaget helped make the brand more widely known. In 1945, a new facility was built in La Côte-aux-Fées, leading to more complex mechanical movements. Piaget's watchmaking innovations included the Caliber 9P, a thin manual watch movement, and the Caliber 12P movement, the slimmest self-winding movement in the world at only 2.3 millimeters thick. This innovation opened up the doors for creating popular jewelry watches. Piaget became known for their timepiece mechanics and as master jewelers, creating pieces such as jewel watches, coin watches, ring watches, brooch watches, cufflink watches, and matinee necklaces. In 1988, Piaget joined the Luxury Group, now known as Richemont, which owns several leading luxury brands. This allowed Piaget to grow and develop as a leading luxury brand. In 2001, Piaget opened its Manufacture de Haute Horlogerie outside of Geneva, Switzerland, to respond faster to their expanding customer base's demands. Just one year after opening the Geneva workshop, the master watchmakers developed the Caliber 600P, the thinnest Tourbillon movement in the world at just 3.5 millimeters thick. In 2005, Piaget entered the small circle of brands with their own chronograph movement, creating a 5.6 mm-thick dual-time flyback caliber. In 2010, Piaget introduced the 1200P and 1208P, ultra-thin self-winding movements similar to the 12P launched 50 years prior. Over the years, Piaget has built a strong business and a reputation as a leading luxury brand, with the company expected to continue growing as a brand for many years to come.
