Hot on the heels of the October launch of the Andy Warhol ‘Clou de Paris,’ a modern take on the 1972 Black Tie watch that became synonymous with the artist and pop culture icon, Piaget has introduced two new gem-centric versions of the piece: one bearing an opal dial framed by three concentric rows of baguette-cut and round-cut blue sapphires and the other bearing a tiger’s eye dial in a minimalist execution. “Everyone must have a fantasy," Warhol once said. Here are two!
Case Size: 43 mm x 45 mm
Case Material: 18-karat white gold
Power Reserve: 40 hours
Strap: Dark blue and brown alligator straps
Price: $421,000 for the blue sapphires edition and $51,000 for the tiger’s eye
From the article by Paige Reddinger, Oren Hartov, Victoria Gomelsky, Carol Besler, Justin Fenner