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The knurling is handmade by one person
Apr 25, 2020,07:54 AM
I read in a statement by The Hour Glass, that the knurling on the bezels of all Toxic watches is being done by a single artisan since the year 1996.
So each piece will have a unique count of the number of knurls on the bezel!!
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Bringing out the family: Parmigiani
By: mrds : April 25th, 2020-06:41
The discussion in another thread with holdemchamp encouraged me to start a thread on Parmigiani. There is lots of respect towards this brand by quite a few in this forum but his pieces don‘t get much screen time. So I decided to take a family shot of my P...
I would strongly agree
By: chintu : April 25th, 2020-07:07
A very under noticed and under appreciated brand. Amazing quality and value for money and yet ignored by many.
I see how much love for Parmigiani
By: Weems@8 : April 25th, 2020-13:02
It deserve a forum place in the left row. There is also a suggestion for a separate timeout section for audio equipment. ? Explain, music and high end audio. High end audio is translate to watches, the haute horlogerie of stereo equipment. Huge amounts of...
Toric Hemispheres Retrograde
By: chintu : April 25th, 2020-07:02
Two independent time zones; Independent AM/PM indicator for each time zone; 270° retrograde date with split second return at end of month; hand-turned coin edged bezel; In house movement and virtually everything made in-house from case, to dials, hairspri...
Deserve
By: Weems@8 : April 25th, 2020-07:25
Good to read your text. Everything in-house, satisfied owners. So, where are we waiting for?
That‘s a real marvel!
By: mrds : April 25th, 2020-11:28
Combines many of Parmigianis signature concepts and complications in one stylish package. Huge congrats on this great piece, chintu, and thanks a lit for sharing!
Fantastic!
By: Jim14 : April 25th, 2020-07:21
Please post more! This is a brand I am thirsty for knowledge about . . .
Here are some factoids
By: chintu : April 25th, 2020-07:46
Parmigiani is owned by Sandoz Foundation, which needs no introduction. The Sandoz group owns; Parmigiani Fleurier. Vaucher - which produces all the Parmigiani movements and also for others including Hermes. In fact Hermes bought 25% stake in Vaucher in 20...
The knurling is handmade by one person
By: chintu : April 25th, 2020-07:54
I read in a statement by The Hour Glass, that the knurling on the bezels of all Toxic watches is being done by a single artisan since the year 1996. So each piece will have a unique count of the number of knurls on the bezel!!
Toric..
By: chintu : April 25th, 2020-09:00
Apologies for the typo
Lots of knowledge here, thanks chintu
By: mrds : April 25th, 2020-11:37
The only thing I‘d like to add is that the founder, Michel Parmigiani, started his career by restoring historical clocks and watches. I think in their designs you can see strong roots in tradition and heritage of the Vallée-deJoux horology, which he tries...
Hot damn, you bringing out some big heavy weights!!
By: Spencer Karrington : April 25th, 2020-08:35
Parmigiani is one of my fav watch brands in the entire world, especially their Toric models, it is fantastic!!!! thanks for sharing and please share any more pictures you have!!
Thanks, Spencer.
By: mrds : April 25th, 2020-11:46
Which one you you like best? I can take a few more pics and post them in nthe next few days.
Thank you very much!
By: Spencer Karrington : April 26th, 2020-07:07
The 8 Day watch and Toric Qualité Fleurier would be awesome and anymore pics of the Perpetual Calender would be awesome!! Thank you very much and I wish for your health, wealth, happiness, and overall well being
The '8 Days' is killer...
By: mdg : April 25th, 2020-09:00
...the stepped bezel design makes the watches a bit thicker than they have to be but totally worth it. I've always liked the slightly off-beat design of these watches, and was fortunate to have dinner with the man himself many years ago and he was very ni...
I fully agree
By: mrds : April 25th, 2020-11:50
The Ionica has one of the best movements in my humble collection. And the 8 Days complication is really useful in daily life. I used the Ionica as the „master clock“ to set the time on the watch I was going to wear that day. Thanks for sharing your commen...
This one
By: TeutonicCarFan : April 25th, 2020-13:27
caught my eye. I love the movement decoration and the shape of the bridges.
Absolutely.
By: mrds : April 25th, 2020-11:52
The Toric are very well executed, perfectly proportioned, timeless designs.
A great pic of an outstanding watch
By: mrds : April 25th, 2020-22:41
I already said everything I could say about your Transforma in the other tread. Looking forward to pics of your Kalpa 8 Days 👍🏻 Thanks for motivating me to start this post on Parmigiani, Champ! Have a great Sunday. Daniel
PF 317 is a fantastic caliber
By: chintu : April 26th, 2020-02:16
Very well constructed ( base PF331 - dia 28mm) with a diameter of 35.6mm including the calendar module; height of 5.4 mm; 50 hour power reserve; 316 components, 22KT gold rotor adorned with barleycorn guilloche and even the screw heads polished to perfect...
Thanks for the in-depth info on the movement
By: mrds : April 26th, 2020-03:53
No gold rotor on my watch. AFAIK, they put the guilloche gold rotor only on the gold versions of the Hemispheres. On my watch, there is a steel rotor, in line with the case material. Enjoy! Daniel ...
A stunning Tonda!
By: mrds : April 26th, 2020-07:56
Very classy front, and a fantastic back! Thanks for posting them here! Enjoy, Daniel
Bravo. This is what it means to be 'all in.'
By: Rosneathian : October 31st, 2021-15:29
I'll echo others who've mentioned how you've pretty much covered everything that makes (made?) PF stand on its own. Let's see how that goes with the new man at the helm... I have just the one - the 2020 steel Tonda GT. It's a relatively safe toe-dip into ...
Many thanks for the kind words!
By: mrds : October 31st, 2021-21:31
Always great to see other fans of PF here. You have a very nice Tonda here - love the guilloche! The black dial Toric was my first serious watch, and I still love it a lot. The Ionica is terrific, but sadly gets too little wrist time lately. And the QPF (...