Inside The Watchmaking Machine: A Visit To The Five Parmigiani Fleurier Manufactures
In my experience, the best way to understand a thing is to visit its source. In the timepiece industry, a certain amount of secrecy and distance are a way of life, with many of the brands we so frequently cover offering little more than carefully worded press releases and the occasional loaner for review. While we certainly take whatever we can get, it is a rare occasion that we are afforded the opportunity to explore a brand and their products from the inside. Over the next few months, I've lined up a few visits to the headquarters of noteworthy brands and manufactures that have been gracious enough to open their doors to us, and will be reporting on my experiences with each, here on watches-dealer.The first up is Parmigiani Fleurier, based in Fleurier, Switzerland, whom I visited in June of 2015. Read on for my thoughts on this oft-misunderstood manufacture!One of the five key locations: bird's eye view of Parmigiani's Vaucher ManufactureOverviewWhen I say Parmigiani Fleurier is oft-

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Took this and my AP Diver with me to Menorca.

New watch accuraccy.
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Selling my ap 15202 for PP 5980/1a?
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Poll: New acquisition input
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