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A Piaget watch recently worn by broadcaster Kim Na-young has been drawing attention. The piece belongs to the Sixtie collection, which pairs an 18-karat rose gold case with a deep blue leather strap and is distinguished by a trapezoidal case shape that sets it apart from conventional round watches.
Kim has been spotted wearing the Piaget Sixtie on multiple occasions through her SNS posts, pairing it with relatively understated outfits — a white shirt and navy work jacket, or an all-black look — letting the deep blue strap serve as the focal accent. Vogue Korea has also identified the piece as the Piaget Sixtie.
The model Kim wears matches the configuration of the Sixtie rose gold leather strap version. Listed on Piaget's official website as Ref. G0A51332, the watch features a rose gold case, a blue alligator strap and a silver-toned dial. The case measures 6.5 mm thick and is equipped with quartz movement and 5-bar water resistance.
The Sixtie's most distinctive feature is its case shape: a trapeze — wider at the bottom than the top — with softly rounded corners. Depending on the viewing angle, it reads somewhere between a square and a cushion-shaped case.
Piaget drew the design from its 1969 "21st Century Collection" and the Swinging Soirée pieces. At the time, the maison was actively pushing watches beyond their timekeeping function, reimagining them as jewelry to be worn like necklaces or cuffs. The Sixtie's unconventional case is a contemporary reinterpretation of that same trapezoidal language.
Piaget presents the Sixtie as its first new jewelry watch collection in 13 years, reviving the asymmetric forms and gold craftsmanship the maison favored in the 1960s and 1970s.
The bezel is ringed with gadroon decoration — layered parallel ridges — inspired by Piaget's historic 14101 Beta 21 quartz watch. The repeating lines catch and reflect light along the case edge, allowing the gold material to read prominently even on models without additional stone setting.
The dial is deliberately spare: a silver ground with Roman numerals and bar-shaped indices, carrying only hour and minute hands. The absence of a date window or seconds hand keeps the focus on the case form and materials.
The leather strap model Kim wears measures approximately 29 mm wide, with a case height of about 25.3 mm and a thickness of 6.5 mm — relatively slim. Inside sits Piaget's caliber 57P quartz movement; "57P" is the movement designation, not a diamond count.
The case is crafted in 18-karat rose gold. The strap, which rests against the wrist, uses deep navy alligator leather, and the buckle is finished in matching gold.
Compared with the existing Sixtie bracelet models, the leather strap version reads quite differently. Where the bracelet model flows seamlessly from case to band in an unbroken metallic arc resembling a bangle, the blue leather version plays on the strong contrast between the gold case and the dark strap.
Piaget added the leather strap option to the Sixtie collection this year, presenting it as a style that suits a wide range of wrist sizes. The strap connects flush to the case without protruding beyond its edges, emphasizing the compact case silhouette.
Pricing within the Sixtie collection varies considerably by material and diamond setting. On Piaget's official Korean website, the steel diamond model is listed at 18.6 million won ($13,700), while rose gold diamond models are priced at 64.5 million won and 102 million won. Some white gold and high jewelry models are available by inquiry only.
The rose gold and blue alligator strap model that Kim wears is currently not listed with a price on the official Korean website and is also available by inquiry only.
What sets the Sixtie apart from conventional luxury women's watches is that Piaget has positioned it from the outset as a jewelry watch rather than a timepiece.
Since the 1950s, Piaget has combined ultra-thin mechanical movements with elaborate gold craftsmanship and the liberal use of diamonds and colored stones. In 1963 the maison introduced a watch with gemstones set directly into the dial; in 1969 it launched the 21st Century Collection, which merged the forms of necklaces and bracelets with watchmaking.
The Sixtie sits squarely in that tradition. The collection spans multiple tiers — from a base rose gold model to a two-tone steel-and-rose-gold version, a diamond-set bezel model, and pieces with the entire bracelet adorned in gold and diamonds. Price rises in step with the volume of precious metal and stone setting.
The trend toward smaller case sizes is another shift visible in recent luxury women's watches. After a period when relatively large cases of around 35 to 40 mm were common even in women's fashion, jewelry watches with cases in the 20-mm range — worn on leather straps or metal bracelets like bangles — are making a comeback.
Kim has styled the Sixtie primarily with everyday clothes — shirts, jackets, all-black looks — rather than formal dress. The compact rose gold case functions as wrist jewelry, while the deep blue strap ties naturally into the palette of her outfits.
That is precisely why Piaget describes the Sixtie as jewelry that transcends timekeeping. Functionality is pared back to hours and minutes, while the emphasis falls on the case shape, the gold material, the strap and any diamond accents.
The model Kim wears is no different: 18-karat rose gold, an unconventional case and a deep blue leather strap take center stage over any complex complication. A Piaget design revived from the 1960s and added to her everyday fashion, the watch makes the quiet but unmistakable statement that defines a jewelry watch.
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