Born in 1898 to a prominent banking family in Switzerland, Robert Piguet’s professional pursuits displayed themselves early on. Demonstrating a passion for fashion, not finance, however, Piguet immigrated to Paris, in 1918, to the great disappointment of his parents. His departure would not be in vain, as the young creative genius soon became a major figure in the heyday of Haute Couture, first studying under the great houses of Poiret and Redfern, and ultimately opening his own atelier on the coveted Rond-Point des Champs Élysées. Piguet’s atelier was not only the destination for women with a discerning eye for extraordinary design and workmanship, it was also the golden ring for…