Independents

putting a beauty like this on the wrist fills our days at the home office with elegance and sensuality.





What are you wearing in your lockdown days at home?

Cheers,
Daniel

Fantastic combination.
Thank you Nico

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When i go to my watchbox, i skip my others and take my Omega.

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It can get a lot worse than with this Pam.
Enjoy!

Currently wearing my BB58 . Didn’t had it on my wrist for a while so it was time to give it some love again

Thank you for the kind words.

It was time to bring out the gold again.

And this Harmony..... ah you know how to make me jealous!
Enjoy, my friend!

But I know all to well in which spirit you wrote and thank you for that

Always a pleasure, this beauty.

It’s always a pleasure to wear it

A timeless beauty.

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Although I am a big fan of independents, maybe it would have helped Parmigiani to join forces with a luxury group. I think it’s not for the watches that Parmigiani never got the attention they deserve. More their marketing muscle and distribution network.

Great to see another fan in this forum!

HAGWE
Daniel

but I don't think partnering with a group would solve their problem. If you looks at various brands from the Swatch group (Blancpain, Glashutte Original, etc...) or Richemont (JLC, etc...), they also do not get the recognition they deserve. Although several of those mentioned are loved by collectors and connoisseurs, the general public does not even notice them.

Where I do agree with you is their distribution network and marketing. Due to the fact that they are also a foundation like Rolex, owned by the Sandoz foundation, they don't need to answer to any shareholders. The Sandoz foundation is backed by a TON of money so it is no excuse that Parmigiani could not do better than what it does now. I have my own theories about this but that is another discussion altogether.

Let's just hope that the brand does something about this lack of presence and that more people will see what a tremendously capable manufacturer they really are. For me, they are the Independent equivalent of JLC, of course with less history. I would also include Moser in the same conversation as Parmigiani but the 2 seem to have different visions and marketing campaigns 🤷‍♂️

It‘s true that also the luxury group‘s brands sometimes face the same problem.

On the positive side, let us enjoy their great watches. How about sharing our Parmigianis with the forum? Maybe some other fans will chime in. Are you in?

So I only have my Transforma Rivage in carbon fiber & titanium with me which I have posted prior.

Would be happy to post it more anytime. And once we get pass the COVID-19 situation and we are allowed to travel again, I could post photos of the Hebdomadaire once I get a chance to retrieve it from the bank 😉

Would love to see your Transforma. A rare and special piece, well worth sharing!

And here is a link to my previous post with this Transforma Rivage where you can see other photos and a YouTube video explaining the watch if you read through the thread 😉👍

www.watchprosite.com

Thanks for sharing, Champ!
I think the greatest achievement of this watch is not that it can be used in those different setups, but that it actually works very well, both from a usability and from an esthetic point of view.

The Transforma captures very well the creativity and the high-end execution of Parmigiani. Huge congratulations on this rare beauty, Champ!

Best,
Daniel

one I wear (this one) and the other which is kept as a set as it was signed by both Michel Parmigiani and Bernard Stamm, of whom this watch was originally made 😁