Piaget has quietly updated the Polo S Chronograph range, adding black bezels and strap options. Could this be the most versatile Piaget yet"

By Justin Mastine-Frost

Back in 2017, and with little fanfare, Piaget announced the expansion of its Polo S model range that it had initially refreshed in 2016. The media frenzy the initial launch has created was long over, and the impression left by the way this expansion was handled was that Piaget wasn?t in much of a hurry to refuel the grand debate about design comparisons and similarities to Gerald Genta creations that ran rampant in the collector and enthusiast communities.
What?s unfortunate – in that context – is that this latest, and quite different iteration of the Polo S distinguishes itself even further from those past Genta comparison points, and having spent a bit of hands-on time with the piece it?s easy to argue that this newest Polo S Chronograph is hands-down the most versatile in the collection.
While its case dimensions, materials, and inner workings remain largely unchanged, two relatively small tweaks to the new Polo S make all the difference, starting with its black ADLC-treated bezel. Horizontally brushed to match the striping of its dial, and finished with a high polish beveled edge, this new detail gives the piece significant contrast?not to mention giving the piece the look of wearing slightly smaller on the wrist that its plain steel siblings.
A red-tipped chronograph seconds hand adds ...