Time For A Convertible: Watches With More Than One Face

This is one of several such pieces from Piaget.Piaget Magic Hour Lady's WatchThere is arguably more variety in convertible women's Piaget watches as opposed to their men's models. A very clever timepiece is the Magic Hour. A *** pivoting twist of the case offers three distinct styles and dials. Piaget also places the bezel diamonds under a sapphire crystal to protect them, which is represents an important focus on the longevity of the watch (an essential part of all real luxury items).Convertible cars are always those that have a folding down top. People associate the term with wearing sunglasses, breezes that increase with a vehicle's speed, and mid-life crisis time. Though when you think about it, the term convertible just means "changeable." Convertible couches are ones that turn into beds for example. And convertible watches are those that turn into something else. There are dozens of convertible watch styles and types. Many of them function to change the look of the watch or dial in some way. Others provide new uses for a wrist watch - such as turning it into a pocket watch. This overview article will simply go over some of the more interesting or famous convertible watch. Most of the seriously sophisticated convertible watches are a modern phenomenon, but the concept has been around for a long time. Just think about how much the look of a watch changes when you merely change the strap.Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso WatchesThe original Reverso flipped its case around to reveal a metal side meant to protect the dial during polo matches. When the watch was adopted by Jaeger-Lecoultre as one of their signature pieces, the flipping watch started to have two faces. Sometimes flipping the piece around just gives you a nice view of the movement - *** the back of the watch, the front.Cartier Santos Triple WatchesThe classic Santos watch updated with rotating prism-shaped shutters gives the Cartier Santos Triple watches three different dials (and the "triple" part of the name). Many are actually convertible bracelets, with a "hidden" watch face. The Piaget Altiplano Double Jeu 43mm has a hidden watch face, under a watch face. The transformation is in the watch going from single time, to double time. There are a variety of models, each with dials. The dial prisms rotating in unison upon pressing the pusher in the crown. A novel idea and an interesting addition to the highest-end Santos watches.Piaget Altiplano Double Jeu 43mm WatchOnly a quasi-convertible, Piaget is in this list twice, and deserves to be here for its mostly women's watches that experiment with different convertible watches.