Piaget’s New High Jewelry Collection Channels Radical Artistic Energy

By Annie Davidson Watson | June 23, 2025

In its latest high jewelry offering, Piaget looks to the past not for nostalgia but for energy. Shapes of Extraleganza, the second chapter in a three-part Extraleganza series, is the maison’s most conceptually ambitious collection in recent memory, drawing heavily on the bold expressiveness of the 1960s and ’70s but presenting it through a lens of contemporary design thinking.

Comprising 51 jewelry pieces and watches, the collection pays homage to Piaget’s work with artists such as Salvador Dalí, Andy Warhol, and Arman. These historic collaborations grew out of personal relationships rather than marketing initiatives—Yves Piaget, the fourth-generation head of the brand, moved in the same social circles as the avant-garde, and his friendships shaped the creative direction of the house during its most experimental era.

That spirit is alive in Shapes of Extraleganza, which leans into the visual language of op art, pop art, and postmodern design. Its sharp geometries and exaggerated forms recall Ettore Sottsass and the Memphis Group, while references to the Mondrian dress by Saint Laurent and iconic pieces of midcentury furniture like Arne Jacobsen’s Egg chair position the collection at the intersection of fashion, design, and fine art.

Piaget necklace — *Wave Illusion necklace in rose gold with 10.01 ct. oval-cut red Tanzanian spinel, 2.65 ct. cushion-cut orange-pink Tanzanian spinel, diamonds, rubies, and spinels*

The collection is composed of suites, such as Kaleidoscope Lights (necklace pictured at top), featuring inlaid ornamental stones arranged in rhythmic, striped mosaics, and Flowing Curves, which explores organic form through black opals set in hand-hammered white gold, evoking both topography and movement. The Wave Illusion suite uses vivid spinels in saturated pinks and reds, while Curved Artistry revives Piaget’s secret ring watch, a 1940s design updated with a translucent aquamarine cabochon.

Piaget watch — *Joyful Twirls watch with sapphires*

Unlike many heritage houses, Piaget does not keep its horological and jewelry divisions separate. Two standout cuff watches in the Joyful Twirls suite demonstrate this integration: The wide, flexible bracelets are engineered to move like silk yet powered by an ultrathin self-winding movement—a technical feat cloaked in aesthetics.

The collection’s centerpiece is Endless Motion, a kinetic table clock created in collaboration with French sculptor Alex Palenski. Referencing the mobiles of Alexander Calder, the piece blends jewelry, sculpture, and mechanics—underscoring Piaget’s ambition to treat timepieces and jewelry as a form of performance, not just ornament.

Piaget mobile — *Endless Motion kinetic table clock*

In an era when many high jewelry collections look inward for house codes, Piaget’s latest launch feels refreshingly outward-facing. Shapes of Extraleganza positions the company as a cultural interlocutor—drawing a line between 20th-century artistic revolution and today’s appetite for bold, interdisciplinary design.

Top: Kaleidoscope Lights necklace with 3.01 ct. pear-shape diamond, sodalite, jasper, ruby root, chrysoprase, sugilite, and verdite (photos courtesy of Piaget)

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