Parmigiani Fleurier La Rose Carrée: Fine Watchmaking Values
Parmigiani Fleurier founder Michel Parmigiani and CEO Guido Terreni shepherd a unique timepiece from another era into the 21st century.
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The Parmigiani Fleurier La Rose Carrée is a watch more than 100 years in the making. Or maybe that should be 25 years, because that is precisely how old Parmigiani Fleurier is. If you consider the craft that went into making La Rose Carrée, you could also argue that it represents more than 500 years of Swiss watchmaking know-how. Then again, you might fairly say that it was made in less than 12 months.
Take a good look at this sublime pocket watch, and have a think on those numbers, because each one is correct. La Rose Carrée is a piece unique because there is only one, and it can never be repeated, but it is also a one-of-a-kind tribute to the values of fine watchmaking, Parmigiani Fleurier, and Michel Parmigiani himself.
READ MORE: Keeping It Real: Michel Parmigiani
In Swiss watchmaking, the code of conduct usually prevents us from talking about the master craftspeople behind the watches ? it is a pleasure to freely break that rule here. Parmigiani Fleurier has given us more than the specs of La Rose Carrée, and the stage-managed show of how the watch came to be.
Of course, the story of La Rose Carrée is quite something, starting with the movement made by watchmaker Louis-Elisée Piguet somet...
The post Parmigiani Fleurier La Rose Carrée: Fine Watchmaking Values appeared first on LUXUO.
Image: Parmigiani Fleurier
The Parmigiani Fleurier La Rose Carrée is a watch more than 100 years in the making. Or maybe that should be 25 years, because that is precisely how old Parmigiani Fleurier is. If you consider the craft that went into making La Rose Carrée, you could also argue that it represents more than 500 years of Swiss watchmaking know-how. Then again, you might fairly say that it was made in less than 12 months.
Take a good look at this sublime pocket watch, and have a think on those numbers, because each one is correct. La Rose Carrée is a piece unique because there is only one, and it can never be repeated, but it is also a one-of-a-kind tribute to the values of fine watchmaking, Parmigiani Fleurier, and Michel Parmigiani himself.
READ MORE: Keeping It Real: Michel Parmigiani
In Swiss watchmaking, the code of conduct usually prevents us from talking about the master craftspeople behind the watches ? it is a pleasure to freely break that rule here. Parmigiani Fleurier has given us more than the specs of La Rose Carrée, and the stage-managed show of how the watch came to be.
Of course, the story of La Rose Carrée is quite something, starting with the movement made by watchmaker Louis-Elisée Piguet somet...
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