Parmigiani Fleurier?s Art of Precision
We visit the Parmigiani Watchmaking Centre to understand how Parmigiani Fleurier can create something like the resolutely modern Tonda PF and the classic La Rose Carrée.
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Engraving the case of the Parmigiani Fleurier La Rose Carrée
Nowhere is industrial production more emotive and appealing to the broader world than in watchmaking. From understanding the biggest suppliers such as ETA to niche independent watchmakers such as Roger Smith in the UK, it seems everyone wants to know how watches are made. Of course, when it comes to looking under the hood, as it were, there is not much point if you do not know what to look for, but we are getting ahead of ourselves. Backtracking a little, stating that ?everyone? wants to know about the screws and bridges is a big claim. There are no studies looking into the nitty gritty of watch production, and the desire of the watch-loving public to learn about it, as far as we know.
On the other hand, given the lengths by which demand for mechanical watches is outstripping supply, it is only natural that watch enthusiasts wonder about what is happening in the manufactures. If demand goes up, production should rise to match, and this is indeed the expectation. For this expectation to match reality though, it is certainly helpful to know how watch manufactures work? which is where our invitation to visit the Parmigiani Fleurier manufacture comes into the pictur...
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Engraving the case of the Parmigiani Fleurier La Rose Carrée
Nowhere is industrial production more emotive and appealing to the broader world than in watchmaking. From understanding the biggest suppliers such as ETA to niche independent watchmakers such as Roger Smith in the UK, it seems everyone wants to know how watches are made. Of course, when it comes to looking under the hood, as it were, there is not much point if you do not know what to look for, but we are getting ahead of ourselves. Backtracking a little, stating that ?everyone? wants to know about the screws and bridges is a big claim. There are no studies looking into the nitty gritty of watch production, and the desire of the watch-loving public to learn about it, as far as we know.
On the other hand, given the lengths by which demand for mechanical watches is outstripping supply, it is only natural that watch enthusiasts wonder about what is happening in the manufactures. If demand goes up, production should rise to match, and this is indeed the expectation. For this expectation to match reality though, it is certainly helpful to know how watch manufactures work? which is where our invitation to visit the Parmigiani Fleurier manufacture comes into the pictur...
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