Skip the Gold Bars and Buy This New Piaget Instead

In 2024, Piaget marked 45 years since the debut of its beloved Polo watch by releasing an updated yellow-gold version dubbed the Polo 79. Upsized from 34mm to 38mm and equipped with a thin automatic movement to replace the original quartz, the solid gold timepiece was a smash, despite its $73,000 price tag. When 2025 saw the introduction of an equally popular white-gold version, it finally seemed as though the pendulum had swung firmly away from the chunky steel sports watches that have…