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Deployant
This is sponsors week. Featuring the Tonda Hemispheres two timezone watch from Parmigiani Fleurier. The watch is built in the characteristic Parmigiani style…no holds barred, top quality finish. As mentioned in my articles written for their blog, Parmigiani is a full manufacture…the full value chain from design, concept, testing, prototyping and production of every component…theRead More
Monochrome
As the EPHJ Geneva trade fair, the major annual gathering dedicated to precision industries, including watchmaking, medtech and high-tech manufacturing, approaches (from 16 – 19 June), several suppliers exhibiting at the show have started unveiling their latest developments. Among them is Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier, a movement maker well known to regular readers of MONOCHROME Watches, […]
Monochrome
Hitting the road to Fleurier, the discovery of L’Atelier Bernard was not what I expected. Bernard is a rather dated first name – one you rarely hear anymore for young people in Europe’s French-speaking countries. So, when I pushed open the door of their workshop in Fleurier, I was expecting to meet two old Swiss […]
Fratello
Welcome to the second match in the Fratello Dress Watch Season contest, our effort to identify the best new dress watch of 2025. The series continues with a duo of proper heavy hitters. Match two in round one sees Jorg defending the Chopard L.U.C Qualité Fleurier 20th Anniversary Edition. Daan will make his case for […] Visit Fratello Dress Watch Season: Round 1, Match 2 - Chopard L.U.C Qualité Fleurier 20th Anniversary Edition Vs. Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Monoface Small Seconds to read the full article.
Time+Tide
As little design as possible goes a long way.The post The Parimigiani Fleurier Toric Perpetual Calendar is an education in minimalist design appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Teddy Baldassarre
When it comes down to my personal watch tastes, I would not self-identify as a quiet luxury enthusiast. Nor would I claim to be a minimalist, even if we’re talking about the luxury variety. More often, my preferences lean towards the quirky and colorful, and I have been known to be a lover of things many might consider “junky,” “kitsch,” or even “tacky” at times. No matter how long I’m in “The Biz,” I don’t think I will ever be able to shake my enthusiasm for thrift-store gems or my habit of scouring eBay for hidden deals at strange hours of the night. However, if I were to have any hard-and-fast rule when it comes to Close Encounters With Watchkind, it would be always to leave ample room to be surprised. During my alone time with the Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF Automatic 36mm, I will admit that I found myself surprised - and might even be so bold as to say pleasantly surprised. For context’s sake, Parmigiani Fleurier is a relatively young brand in the world of watches. Founded in 1996, Parmigiani Fleurier is the brainchild of Michel Parmigiani – a Swiss-born watch restorer and architecture enthusiast who cut his horological teeth during the peak of the quartz crisis, in which he turned his focus to preserving and reviving antique pieces at his own workshop, Mesure et Art du Temps. Despite the maison’s intimate knowledge of horological history, in the current revival-heavy landscape of modern watchmaking, a quick look at Parmigiani F...
Hodinkee
Guido Terreni's first collection at Parmigiani Fleurier charts a new course for the Swiss company.
Quill & Pad
The flexibility of the beautiful Bovet Amadéo Fleurier 36 Miss Audrey makes it very appealing because in each configuration, the watches can be appreciated in a different way. The patented Amadéo case allows the watch to be used as a pendant, pocket, or wristwatch. And even as a small table clock! And those dials! And those beads! A must see.
Time+Tide
Chopard is one of the great secrets of the watchworld. The brand, which is better known for its feminine jewellery collections, produces some truly phenomenal watches, of a style and quality that rivals the best in the business. Take, for example, the Chopard L.U.C XPS Twist Qualité Fleurier (QF). It’s a gorgeous dress watch with … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The Chopard L.U.C XPS Twist Qualité Fleurier brings style, substance and sustainability to the table appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Revolution
In a bold move for a manufacture to the industry, Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier (VMF) has announced its Open R&D; program, what it calls “a one-stop-shop for watchmaking projects.”
Deployant
We review the beautiful Bovet Amadeo Fleurier Virtuoso V, a jumping hour with a retrograde minute indication manufactured in pure horological beauty
Deployant
We chanced upon Bovet's Fleurier Torubillon and were blown away by its virtuosity.
Deployant
SIHH 2014 parmigiani tonda 39 qualitie fleurier red gold
Hodinkee
On the back of the brand's creative GMT Rattrapante and Minute Rattrapante, the brand launches an in-house chronograph with an impressive secret.
Hodinkee
All that and more in this week's edition of Hodinkee's What's Selling Where column.
Hodinkee
A comparison of two solid new additions to Chopard's dressy high horology lineup.
Hodinkee
The Toric line is nothing without a complication in the mix and Parmigiani brought one of their best, right out of the gate.
Hodinkee
It's not a revival of the old Toric, but it's certainly the best we've seen in years.
Hodinkee
Chopard's super-certified collection, in steel for the first time.
Hodinkee
How one man revived a Swiss village through a focus on old-school craft and how we collect these over-the-top pieces today.
Hodinkee
The new Tonda PF Xiali Calendar shows how well masterfully complex watchmaking and elegantly wearable design can go hand in hand.
Hodinkee
Two chronographs – one bought, one military-issued – make a collection fit for a king.
Hodinkee
The pocket watch as talisman.
Hodinkee
In anticipation of Father's Day, we sat down with Michel and Anne-Laure Parmigiani to discuss what it's like working together.
Hodinkee
In fact, it celebrates them. In this case, with a limited, double-signed Tonda GT and Tondagraph GT to Celebrate Oliver Smith Jeweler’s 40th Anniversary.
Hodinkee
The latest Twist continues Chopard's tradition of offering unconventional excellence in its L.U.C. line.
Quill & Pad
While its convertible Amadeo case allows the Bovet Miss Audrey watch to be easily converted to a pendant or desk clock, the focus of Sweet Art is its incredible sugar crystal dial. Joshua Munchow was skeptical when he first heard about the sugar being used but the results speak for themselves, and it is hard to argue that the dials aren’t indeed gorgeously crafted. You must see this for yourself.
Hodinkee
Complicated, classy, and offering surprising bang for the buck.
Hodinkee
A high complication from the best-kept secret in Swiss watchmaking.
Hodinkee
A look inside a suite of classic high complications.
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