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Once in a while, a watch will be presented to me to photograph that I will find utterly mesmerising. Whilst visiting a friend at his family antiques business in Mayfair, London, he reminded me that his father and a business partner had purchased some watc

Celebrating Michel Parmigiani's birthday, the brand drops a "singular Objet d"Art" numbering no more than five bespoke pieces. PHOTO CREDIT: Parmigiani Fleurier A minute repeater. Stunning for the five fortunate owners. M4

At the same time Zenith were doing a similar thing with their Defy Lab, I'm not sure any of them went further than prototypes. I thought it was unusual for PF given their house style but as a demonstration of technical ability... why not.

Parmigiani Fleurier began its life as a haute horlogerie brand in 1996. Since inception it has introduced a surprisingly large number of references, especially chronograph references. The intent of this post is to catalog the different chronographs made b

I believe there are more than one smaller versions of the Kalpa, at least including the "Grande" and "Qualite Fleurier." The smaller versions have automatic movements, not the 8-day manual movement. Of course, there are women's models also, but I don't in

That guy sure has scored some major VLAD Points!! ;-) This new Toric Chronograph Rattrapante represents the pinnacle of watchmaking by any brand. Visually stunning and unique thanks to PF's creativity. Can't wait to see this one at some point.

I absolutely love their latest Toric: I’ve seen it twice at two different ADs. The lighting conditions make a tremendous difference: I hope they will eventually provide some variety of dial colors over time!🤞 Congratulations again!🥂

and this Toric Chrono Rattrapante is simply fantastic. Congratulations! My favorite watches from this brand were/are the double coined bezel Toric and Ionica, so I was very happy that the Toric line was revived in such a wonderful way this year. Enjoy thi

Like a lot of collectors, I have taken a meandering journey through the horological world, not focused on a particular brand, vintage, complication or aspect of watch collecting. I started with a Rolex Datejust 40 years ago and over time have indulged in