Tourbillon

From what I've been told years ago about few famous independents who were outsourcing parts, tourbillon cages and so on, I've become extremely doubtful when I read those statements of 100% in house, hand made, etc. They hide being NDA 😎 P.S. here's the pl

The Bugatti Super Sport was the second watch developed by Parmigiani pursuant to its partnership with Bugatti. The Super Sport was produced in small numbers from circa 2010 - 2015 and was inspired by the Bugatti Veryon seen here. All photos are from A Blo

The logo and cabachon at the 12 position. All screw heads, front and back, are polished. A lot of eye candy on the frontside with exquisite finishing on all surfaces including the black polished round tourbillon bridge. A subtle yet pleasing detail: red d

My neo-vintage Torics - aka "Club Platine" - are heading to the vault for a well earned rest. Left to right, Toric Chronograph, Toric Tourbillon, Toric Automatic. Straightforward names, don't you think? Thanks for looking. M4

Parmigiani Toric Tourbillon from circa 2000. I can't say enough good things about this watch. It's exceptional in every respect. Shown here on a "Midnight Sky" grained leather strap from A Collected Man. Have a wonderful day my friends. M4

Have a wonderful weekend my friends. M4

All of the earliest Toric watches introduced in1998-1999 used out-sourced movements modified and finished by Parmigiani. These included the Toric Memory Time (Lemania movement), Automatique, Classic, Chronograph (El Primero movement), and Tourbillon (G-P

Dial wise, I think my favorite is the Automatic. But movement wise, the tourbillon is wonderful. Of course, I could feel differently in real life and the appeal of the chronograph seems strong. A personal dream? What about the tourbillon on the back with

Back from the lake and enjoying the watches I had left behind for the summer. This Toric Tourbillon. circa 2000, is a quintessentially refined watch. Truth be told, the watch is more refined than the wearer, by a long shot Have a terrific day! M4

Generally, what you're going to see is larger companies with A LOT OF MONEY and SCALE are going to go towards 28,800 VPH. This higher beat does cost a lot more money in R&D (but can save money in the short run), and it also costs a lot of power reserve! B