Yes, Miss Sixty Jeans had been the pinnacle of female legwear in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Made of cotton and stretch-free it forced the wearer to either have (or work for) an adequate body-shape or better not to wear these. The always very low waist-cut presented the Michaelis' Rhomboids and manifested the top-position of these trousers.

And there are some similarities with vintage Piaget-watches. These had been an utmost expression of individuality; were in most details handmade by Genevas highest-skilled goldsmiths; and were uncompromisingly designed by Jean-Claude Gueit with a good taste and a fine sense for aesthetics.

But, alas. The Miss Sixty Jeans of today is not to compare with its prominent predecessor -- the company is now owned by a Chinese "fashion house" (Trendy International Group) and looks like that: higher waists, always with some stretch (Elasthan, Polyester) and a any-design. Could you imagine Christina Aguilera or similar celebrities wearing any of these modern Miss Sixty Jeans in their best days? Of course not.

And the yesterday "Watches & Wonders 2025"-presented Piaget "Sixtie" again comes with some similarities... there is nothing fine or aesthetic in this watch; the crown, the hands, the dial... all is so interchangable, machine-made and hastily put together with the appeal of a mass product. The crown is oversized for the watch -- in general no problem, when this is used as a style-feature, but not when it is just flanged to the asymmetric case, leaving a small gap on its lower side. The motivation for the bracelet and the idea for its design? No one knows and quite sure there simply is none. Could you imagine Andrew Warhol or similar celebrities wearing this modern Richemont-watch in their best days? When you pay them, eventually.

Now to be fair, not everything presented by Piaget this year is that bad, but overall it seems like #makePiagetGreatAgain is left to the vintage pieces; the things they made when they were the best (1970 - 1990) and before they were acquired by Cartier (Richemont).

*Ad 2025-04-07: * Piaget calls this trapezoid Sixtie the "Mini Warhol" and of course, they acquired the rights to use the name Warhol for a (probably too) high sum and now everything gets a five-stepped case and will be named "Warhol" to return this investment. Yes, the five steps are somehow similar to the Andrew Warhol-owned Piaget Beta22 (both 5 steps :-)) but besides this the Sixtie has as much to do with the artist as an Elephant with a toaster: both could be put next to each other and named the other but there is simply no natural relationship... no matter what amount of money you put on the elephant or in the toaster.