Exceptional Horological Sale Celebrat...

Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 24, 2004

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TORIC QUANTIEME PERPETUEL RETROGRADE: The Rebirth of a Classic of "Haute Horlogerie" Parmigiani?s Toric Quantième Perpétuel Rétrograde, although present in the collections for several years, has been completely redesigned in order to house the first retrograde perpetual calendar movement entirely manufactured by Parmigiani. Conceived on the basis of the Calibre 331 Parmigiani Fleurier self-winding mechanical movement inaugurated in 2001, it integrates, in its version Caliber 332, the additional "quantième perpétuel rétrograde 290" plaque, which was also executed in the Fleurier workshop. The Toric Quantième Perpétuel Rétrograde has a strikingly new look. Its engine-turned, silvered, 18K gold dial is embellished with applied white mother-of-pearl for the sectors and the oval bearing the Parmigiani logo. In addition to the classic indications of the hours, minutes, and seconds, it features the invaluable month and day of the week indications in two large apertures, the retrograde date, the leap year, and the moon phases. Along with its exceptional esthetic qualities, this wristwatch features a technical advance: the "lune de précision", until now never implemented in a Parmigiani Fleurier wristwatch. The moon cycle habitually used in horological calculations, of 29 days and 12 hours, and the actual cycle, which is precisely 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes and 2,8 seconds. The additional "lune de précision" wheel train reduces the gap between the two, making an adjustment necessary only once every 122 years! Thank you, Mr. Michel Parmigiani. Technical Description

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C.Engraved Unique No. 10503, platinum 950, polished, stepped bezel,anti-reflecting sapphire glass, back and front,water-resistant to 30 meters.Diam: 40,5 mm. Thickness: 11.4 mm.Dial:18K gold, hand engine-turned "à grains d?orge",applied sectors and "PF" emblem in engine-turned mother-of-pearl.Pink gold minute and hour hands, blued steel calendar and seconds hands.M.PF333.01, Cal. 12??? (27 mm), self-winding, 45-hour power reserve,"côtes de Genève" decoration,bridges hand-chamfered, two-barrel,32 jewels, lever escapement, frequency 4 Hz - 28,800 alt/hour, 22K gold rotor.Bracelet: sapphire-color galuchat, 18K white gold deployant buckle.Accompanied by box and certificate.


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"Parmigiani Fleurier" Is situated in Fleurier in the Neuchâtel region of the Swiss Jura. It is there that the master watchmaker Michel Parmigiani has celebrated the art of time for over two decades. After receiving his diploma at the Ecole d?Horlogerie, he worked for a period at Antiquorum, then called the "Galerie d?Horlogerie Ancienne". In the Parmigiani workshop, he has gathered many of the best craftsmen in the world of horology, who bring together the skills of the goldsmith and the watchmaker. Their dexterity, finesse and artistry combine to enhance the firm?s reputation as a concentration of many fine talents. Nothing leaves the Parmigiani workshops unless it meets stringent demands for perfection at every stage of its production. Parmigiani Fleurier possesses several technical worskshops: the restoration of antique clocks and watches, the manufacturing of Haute Horlogerie timepieces as well as the Parmigiani Fleurier Collection and a highly qualified After Sales Service.