Piccard-Pictet Model History

Switzerland · founded 1906

Geneva's 'Rolls-Royce of Switzerland' (1906–1924) — precision-built tourers that became the Swiss Army's standard staff car in World War I.

Models

20/24 hp Touring Four

The founding Pic-Pic — a Marc Birkigt-designed inline-four tourer badged 'S.A.G.' that launched the marque at the 1906 Geneva show.

Touring car · 1906–1911
14/16 hp Monobloc Four

A smaller, modern 2.4-litre monobloc four — the first car sold under the Piccard-Pictet name after the S.A.G. era ended.

Touring car · 1910–1912
30 hp Sleeve-Valve Tourer

Switzerland's most advanced pre-war tourer — an early adopter of the Burt-McCollum single-sleeve-valve engine, praised for refinement and silence.

Touring car · 1912–1920
V8 Sleeve-Valve

A rare and ambitious post-war V8 tourer — Pic-Pic's last major technical statement before the company's collapse.

Touring car · 1919–1924
2.9-litre Sleeve-Valve Four

The more accessible post-war Pic-Pic — a 2.9-litre sleeve-valve four produced alongside the V8 in the marque's final years.

Touring car · 1919–1924

Other makes