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I tried to find where I have read and heard that
Chopard is the only brand left involved in QF, Parmigiani and Bovet having left, and here’s what I found: an interview on Robb Report, and these videos (check around 12’30 for the 1st one from Revolution ; on the second one from Watchadvisor, the topic comes right away after 1 minute or so).
Interview at W&W 2024
Watchadvisor
The Qualite Fleurier (QF) Certification and what it means.
Parmigiani and Chopard are two brands which have embraced the QF certification for at least several of their references, which is not surprising considering that they, along with Bovet, founded the Fleurier Quality Foundation in the early 2000s. My curios...
Outstanding post, Dan. I learned a lot!
I knew some of the information, but did not realize the extra depth the QF certified pieces go to. Certainly no operations carried out in bulk are tolerated!! The Kalpa Tonda really caught my eye. Grey with rose gold, can't go wrong.
Thanks for this interesting post.
It's nice that Chopard keeps this stringent certification on some models. I wonder why Parmigiani has abandoned it. But I regret that this certification seems to be below the Geneva Seal on certain points: in particular, the Fleurier 96 caliber doesn't ha...
Thanks quattro. I'm not sure if Parmigiani has abandoned the QF certification entirely or just reserve it for special models. I'll try to find out.
Appreciate the point on the Geneva Seal certification. Thanks again. M4
I tried to find where I have read and heard that
Chopard is the only brand left involved in QF, Parmigiani and Bovet having left, and here’s what I found: an interview on Robb Report , and these videos (check around 12’30 for the 1st one from Revolution ; on the second one from Watchadvisor, the topic c...
