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Piaget Polo Key Dive Watch Available On James List

By on March 13, 2011 in Piaget

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A Piaget dive watch?! Oh yes, and here is the proof. Get ready to go underwater in your black bow tie. I was pretty amazed to discover this watch that was made in the mid 1990s. It is very difficult to find information on this watch by the way. I believe it is called the Piaget Polo Key, but it is Ref. 250020 no. GOA22036. I think it is pretty neat - but how primitive does the case look by today's standards? So would you wear a Piaget diver?

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The case is 38mm wide in 18k yellow gold with elements on the rotating diver's bezel in 18k white gold. That two-toning is rather cool. There is also the reserve version of the watch with a mostly 18k white gold with yellow gold accents. That other model seemed to have a vastly different dial - which makes it clear that this watch was the beginning of the Piaget Polo 45 of the modern era. Did they have CNCs machines for case making back then? Not sure...

The black dialed version is my favorite. It has tasteful applied gold hour markers and dauphine hands. There is a cyclops magnifier lens over the date window at 6 o'clock. The dial actually seems to have been later borrowed by Chopard for their L.U.C Pro One Diver watch - but that is another story.

Piaget Polo Key Dive Watch Available On James List piaget

Piaget Polo Key Dive Watch Available On James List piaget

Piaget case the watch 200 meters of water resistance and it looks as though the in-house made Piaget 191P automatic movement was COSC Chronometer certified, at leas that is what I assume "Chronometre" on the dial refers to. I really wish that the watch was 42mm wide... oh well. I think it is interesting/amusing that Piaget matched the polished gold case with a fabric strap that is meant to look "sea worthy." The watch clasp is back to gold. It is a simple tension clasp like what Cartier uses a lot - certainly not to be used when going under water as it will too easily come undone.

Overall this Piaget Polo diver is a neat watch and certainly rare. How much for one? Well at a Christie's auction in 2005 one went for about $3,400, and another one went for  about the same in 2009 at an Antiquorum auction. One is available on James List here for the high amount of almost $11,000. If you want one, I would contact the seller and school them on the value.

Credit to Antiquorum for the 18k white gold version of the watch.

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A. Steinberg
A. Steinberg

It truly looks like a Chinese knock off sold on the streets of China.

Dean Grant Baker
Dean Grant Baker

*Children should be seen and NOT heard. It was stated that the watch looks like a ten dollar fake; how can you say it looks like a ten dollar fake; yet in the sentence that directly proceeds it say that the quality is obvious. You're contradicting yourself; which brings me back to MY first sentence*. -- good taste is the antithesis of 'invicta'. As to being a "pretend diver"; it has 200m wr; a lumed second's hand; a rotating uni directional bezel that has the last [at least] fifteen minutes marked in one minute intervals and a chapter ring marked in one second intervals; I don't know if it's ISO tested, but ALL of those factors make this a true "diver's" watch; pending the ISO status; "noob": indeed

Dean Grant Baker
Dean Grant Baker

*Children should be seen and NOT heard.
It was stated that the watch looks like a ten dollar fake; how can you say it looks like a ten dollar fake; yet in the sentence that directly proceeds it say that the quality is obvious.
You're contradicting yourself; which brings me back to MY first sentence*.
-- good taste is the antithesis of 'invicta'.

As to being a "pretend diver"; it has 200m wr; a lumed second's hand; a rotating uni directional bezel that has the last [at least] fifteen minutes marked in one minute intervals and a chapter ring marked in one second intervals; I don't know if it's ISO tested, but ALL of those factors make this a true "diver's" watch; pending the ISO status; "noob": indeed

Dean Grant Baker
Dean Grant Baker

What an utter classic. I'll take two please. I'm betting those that think this watch is "fugly" are about fifteen years of age and wear "invicta". As gleaned by the "way back then" comment in regards to the 1990's. This is everything to be desired in a watch; except for the strap. Round case, small integrated lugs, dauphine dagger hands, delta shaped raised indicies and a railroad track chapter ring -- in gold no less; all at the perfect 38mm; anything bigger is just stupid, for those that need to be seen, I laugh at those assclowns on the poker shows with their 55+mm dinner plates; they look like fools; and so do you if you're wearing a saucer. As to the case size; it's perfect; if you need a larger case size then you're compensating. The bezels are a pure work of sculpted art. Anyone that's a true WIS can see the quality in the hands, dial, and indicies. As an aside; having the word chronometre on the watch does NOT mean that it is COSC certified.

kris c
kris c

The watch is hideous, because it's ugly, not because I wear invicta or anything else. This looks like it comes from MC Hammer's estate or something. Dean, I find it funny that you think you are a true WIS. Is this watch quality made? Of course it is - I didn't see any comments about how poorly made it is. Being well made does not make it attractive though. It is a very well made and completly tacky pretend diver.

Ulysses
Ulysses

To be fair, I said that it "looked" poorly made - which it does, like those $10 Chinese knock-off watches that have those glued-on non-functional hands, to be found at every flea market. Those lugs look like they should be on antique furniture rather than a watch, and the strap appears to have been made from recycled straps torn off a ruck-sack. As for the "noob" accusation, I don't know about anyone else here but i'm thirty-one. Good taste is not a factor of age, but if your watch can't match the look of something you can pick up at a market stall or takes visual cues from a door-handle, it's time to step away.

Dean Grant Baker
Dean Grant Baker

What an utter classic.
I'll take two please.
I'm betting those that think this watch is "fugly" are about fifteen years of age and wear "invicta". As gleaned by the "way back then" comment in regards to the 1990's.
This is everything to be desired in a watch; except for the strap. Round case, small integrated lugs, dauphine dagger hands, delta shaped raised indicies and a railroad track chapter ring -- in gold no less; all at the perfect 38mm; anything bigger is just stupid, for those that need to be seen, I laugh at those assclowns on the poker shows with their 55+mm dinner plates; they look like fools; and so do you if you're wearing a saucer.

As to the case size; it's perfect; if you need a larger case size then you're compensating.
The bezels are a pure work of sculpted art. Anyone that's a true WIS can see the quality
in the hands, dial, and indicies. As an aside; having the word chronometre on the watch does NOT mean that it is COSC certified.

kris c
kris c

The watch is hideous, because it's ugly, not because I wear invicta or anything else. This looks like it comes from MC Hammer's estate or something.
Dean, I find it funny that you think you are a true WIS. Is this watch quality made? Of course it is - I didn't see any comments about how poorly made it is. Being well made does not make it attractive though. It is a very well made and completly tacky pretend diver.

Ulysses
Ulysses

To be fair, I said that it "looked" poorly made - which it does, like those $10 Chinese knock-off watches that have those glued-on non-functional hands, to be found at every flea market. Those lugs look like they should be on antique furniture rather than a watch, and the strap appears to have been made from recycled straps torn off a ruck-sack. As for the "noob" accusation, I don't know about anyone else here but i'm thirty-one. Good taste is not a factor of age, but if your watch can't match the look of something you can pick up at a market stall or takes visual cues from a door-handle, it's time to step away.

Dangeruss
Dangeruss

That looks like a poor Canal Street fake to me. Good Lord, that thing is cheap looking and ugly.

Brandon
Brandon

Piaget redefining FUGLY.

pat I.
pat I.

More than likely the numbers are either cast or forged. I think the problem is with the gold, scratches, smudges lighting and fit and finish. But then look at a Mercedes from that era and look at one made today. The new ones are far superior due to technology that allows for closer tolerances.

pat I.
pat I.

More than likely the numbers are either cast or forged.

I think the problem is with the gold, scratches, smudges lighting and fit and finish.

But then look at a Mercedes from that era and look at one made today. The new ones are far superior due to technology that allows for closer tolerances.

Ulysses
Ulysses

Is it just me, or does this watch look poorly made? Those blurry numerals on the outer ring look like they've been stamped rather crudely. Overall, quite hideous.

Ulysses
Ulysses

Is it just me, or does this watch look poorly made? Those blurry numerals on the outer ring look like they've been stamped rather crudely. Overall, quite hideous.

IS3515
IS3515

I can see where Invicta got their Ocean Ghost design.