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Elo5, working in a Parmigiani Fleurier boutique, shares an in-depth look at the Toric Qualité Fleurier, a piece that captivated them at SIHH. This post highlights the brand's watchmaking savoir-faire, focusing on the distinctive hand-guilloché dial and the iconic Toric bezel.
First of all, and before starting this review, I would like to mention
honestly my story with Parmigiani Fleurier. Working in the unique shop in
Paris, my wish is to share with you, and potentially make you discover, the
watchmaking know-how of these pieces, which totally fascinate me. The goal of
this sincere approach, is to interact with you around these watches. Personally,
it's a rewarding experience !
Today, allow me to highlight the Toric Qualité Fleurier, a piece presented
at SIHH this year, and which particularly catch my eye for its specific dial.
Its bezel is very interesting, it is worked according to an alternation of gadroons and knurls, knurling that a craftsman realizes by hand and which has become a distinctive signature of this collection since 1997.
The eye is instinctively catched by the hypnotizing dial, which is worked with a "grain of rice" pattern. This hand-guilloché, offers a play of light really interesting, and above all, this makes the dial unique !
About the case in 18 ct white or red gold : a dimensions
of 40.8 mm, and a thickness of 9.5 mm.
This watch is equipped with the PFF331
automatic movement with a power reserve of 55 hours. About the finishes : a 22
ct gold oscillating weight hand-guilloché and a crossed Côte de Genève decoration.
We don’t get tired !
Finally, the watch presents the demanding Quality Fleurier certification based on 5 criteria : 100% swiss made, components which feature high-quality craftsmanship, certification COSC and having passed the Chronofiable and Fleuritest machine.
Thank you for reading my post, I hope you
enjoyed ! Feel free to share your opinion about this piece ! 
Patrick_y Moderator EDIT: Please note the author is/was an employee of Parmigiani Fleurier.
I notice they are not labelled "guilloche main" the way a Breguet guilloché dial is, for example. In particular, the pattern of grain d'orange is the same as that of one of the boutique only Vacheron Constantin traditionelle small second models--and in the case of the VC the dial is not guillochéd by hand with a rose engine. VC is honest about this and never uses the term guilloché to describe the dial. So, while grain d'orange can be done by hand guilloché, it can also be done by other means. T
I don't know if it's hand done or not in PF's case, but there are plenty of hand guilloche dials that don't state guilloche main. Urban Jurgensen just says Swiss Made, for example. Roger Smith watches may say nothing at all. Kari's dial production facility Comblemine also makes dials for other brands and they may or may not indicate how the dial was made. The Gronefeld 1941 for example says Handcrafted regardless of whether using a standard dial or a Comblemine, since that refers to the whole wa
A rose engine by any other name...
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