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FP 1180

Last Update: December 11, 2019

Brand:Frédéric Piguet
Family:
FP 1180 Family
Height:3.95 mm
Jewels:29
Reserve:45 hours
Frequency:21,600 A/h
Winding:Hand winding
Diameter:25.60 mm (11.5 ligne)
  Complications:2-Button, 6-Column Chronograph, Chronograph, Column Wheel Chronograph, Date, Modular, Modular Chronograph, Quick Date Correction, Vertical Clutch Chronograph
Hands:12 Hour Chronograph Hand at 9:00, 30 Minute Chronograph Hand at 3:00, Central 60 Second Chronograph Hand, Central Hour Hand, Central Minute Hand, Date Window at 4:30, Small Seconds Hand at 6:00
Distinguishing Technical Characteristics
Ultra-Thin Hand-Winding Chronograph
Hand-Winding
Clockwise Balance Cock
Triovis Regulator
6-Column Chronograph
Balance
Balance at 10:30
Column Wheel
Column Wheel at 1:30
Production:  – 
1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s

Cal. 1180 (also called FP 11.80, Piguet, F. Piguet, etc) is an ultra-thin column wheel chronograph movement produced by Frédéric Piguet. It is widely used by high-end watch manufacturers including Blancpain, Audemars Piguet, Cartier, and Chopard. It was introduced in 1987 as the thinnest column wheel chronograph movement ever produced.

Blancpain illustrated the column wheel of the 1180

Cal. FP 1180 includes many high-end features, including a column wheel, vertical clutch, Triovis micrometer regulator, and Kif Ultraflex anti-shock.

ManualAutomatic
ChronographFP 1180FP 1185
RattrapanteFP 1181FP 1186

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