Piaget Polo 7661 Jumbo

The Piaget Polo wasn’t born for the boardroom — it was made for the man who played hard, dressed harder, and didn’t think twice about gold on the golf course. When Piaget launched it in 1979, it redefined what a “sports watch” could be: a full 18K gold bracelet watch that moved as easily from a backhand to black tie as its wearer did.

This reference 7661 is the round-cased “Jumbo,” measuring 34mm across, and it’s what many collectors consider the purest expression of the Polo. No date or seconds hand, just perfect symmetry and a design language that’s instantly recognizable even from across the room.

This example takes things up another notch with its bi-metal construction — alternating satin-finished yellow gold panels and polished white gold gadroons that create a hypnotic rhythm of light and shade around the wrist. It’s a detail Piaget engineered so seamlessly that the dial and bracelet appear carved from a single ingot.

It’s powered by Piaget’s 7P quartz movement — one of the thinnest and most precise of its era. Beneath its minimalism lies serious over-engineering: every bracelet link is individually screwed, allowing for full adjustability without a goldsmith’s help. And at 139 grams of solid gold, you feel every ounce of its presence.

For context, the round Polos are rarer than its square counterpart. Yellow gold Polos make up around 70% of production while less than 20% were made in this bi-metal configuration — a sweet spot of rarity, subtle contrast, and Piaget audacity. Reference 7661 C701 stamped on the back confirms the model, bracelet type, and quartz caliber, with serial 38XXXX dating it squarely to the 1980s.

The Polo’s impact was so profound that Piaget brought it back decades later — nearly line for line — in its modern collection. But nothing hits quite like the original.