Here is my contribution to the new Parmigiani forum
and congratulations to M4 for being the inaugural moderator of this forum. Here is my Kalpa Hebdomadaire, plus its distant second cousin Chopard LUC with 3.97 caliber since Michael Parmigiani was heavily involved in the design of this caliber. Also while ...
Good grief, those are a couple of nice pieces.
Once again, I didn't know this particular version of the Kalpa. For a brand that's under 30 years in existence, it seems a lot of low volume pieces were produced. Like you, I find the Kalpa wears very comfortably, even exceptionally so. When in doubt, it'...
Love both of these calibers…
but never made the Parmigiani - Chopard connection. Makes sense in retrospect. The lavender dial on the Hebdomadaire is really special. When I get a chance, I’ll have to post my champagne dial Hebdo with my Chopard Heritage Grand Cru (a more recent housin...
Two very nice cousins!
Especially on the movement side. I just love the rectangular engines! As far as I know, the movements for both Kalpa and Heritage are not only designed by Michel Parmigiani but also made by Vaucher, which is part of the Parmigiani group.