Independents

Just had the opportunity to purchase my grail parmigiani tonda 1950 and what's more I have to choice of a blue dial. A truly beautiful simplistic watch with its unique design language. Also a unique movement which encompasses a micro rotor and the packagi...  

The Tonda 1950 is one of my favorite dress watches. An elegant and modern look, with a movement that is quite well finished! I especially like the design of the lugs on Parmigiani's watches.

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brand was an independent which it is. Nice watch.

I thought the brand was a part of a conglomeration. This is the truth: Parmigiani is an independent, but for how long it takes a big conglomeration swallow the independent? Independents are F.P. Journe, PP, Rolex, Eberhart/co, Ball, Chronoswiss, Louis Moi... 

That said independents are more unrestricted in their expressions and not dictated by group strategy, such as that with blancpain, breguet and jaques droz....but in the case of iwc, jlc they've competing pretty healthily..

Great to discuss and talk about the watch world. What i see is that the Swatch group focus with Jaquet Droz strong to the Asian market, because that watches look so Asian tasted, it is almost kitsch. Like an Chinese calendar you get when you order a meal ... 

probably hundreds of independent brands out there. I prefer an independent but with many of the brands, particularly if you buy a complicated watch, there is the risk that the company will not be around years from now to supply parts and service. This is ... 

Beautiful dials and beautiful movements. Congratulations.

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I'm seriously not quite impressed with the calatrava for what they're charging....

PF are such an under appreciated brand. I had an early Tonda for a while, but unfortunately had to let it go. It was something of an impulse buy, and I’m someone that has to keep an eye on resale value (I don’t flip, but I can’t afford to buy watches that...  

Love those parmigiani