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The Encyclopedia of Horology

Fleurier, Not recorded

Parmigiani Fleurier

Partially verified

Swiss luxury watches made with precious metals and stones

History

The company was established in 1996 in Val-de-Travers by Michel Parmigiani, whose background included extensive experience restoring historical watchmaking artifacts.

A pivotal restoration project involving the Sandoz collection at the Musée d’Horlogerie du Locle facilitated the formal creation of the brand. Ownership of the firm is held by the Sandoz Family Foundation. Parmigiani Fleurier is recognized as one of the founding members of the Fondation Qualité Fleurier, an organization established to certify high-end mechanical watches.

The brand has historically collaborated on unique projects, including the Bugatti 370 driving watch and a watch collection developed in partnership with Giorgio Armani.

The extended history summarises the open references listed under Sources; each statement was checked against the cited passage. Confirm key dates in period documents before relying on them.

Current watchmaking & later fate

  • As of January 2021, Guido Terreni serves as the company's CEO.
  • The brand produces several watch lines including the Toric and Kalpa, and maintains an annual production of approximately 5,000 pieces.

As stated in the references listed under Sources, retrieved 2026-11-03. Ownership and collections change; check the maker's own announcements for the latest position.

Key models

Bugatti 370
Introduced in 2006, this driving watch was designed to resemble a transversal engine and is mounted in 18-carat gold.
Hippologia
Launched in 2016, the Hippologia is a 55 kg, oval-shaped table clock finished with white gold leaf and glass from Lalique.
Pershing Aquatic
The brand announced this line of aquatic sport watches in 2009 in collaboration with Italian yacht manufacturer Pershing.

Major innovations

  • In 2016, the company introduced the Senfine concept featuring an escapement based on silicon flat springs.
  • The Senfine concept utilizes a high-frequency, low-amplitude oscillator to enhance precision and power reserve.

Serial numbers

No serial-number system for this maker is recorded in the cited references.

Collecting significance

The catalogued pieces listed on this page show the kinds of objects auction houses, dealers and museums attribute to this maker; each attribution is the source's own.

In the object catalogue

6 catalogued objects are recorded under Parmigiani Fleurier. Attributions are as given by each source and are not independent authentication.

Diagram

12345let downstripcleanoilregulateorder of work; never skip letting down the mainspring
Schematic: order of work at the bench. An outline schematic drawn to show the arrangement of the parts discussed here. It is not a dimensioned working drawing and does not depict a particular maker's calibre.

Sources & references

  1. Parmigiani Fleurier, Wikipedia (English), retrieved 2026-11-03 (text CC BY-SA 4.0)
  2. Parmigiani Fleurier, Wikipedia (French), retrieved 2026-11-03 (text CC BY-SA 4.0)
  3. Fondation Qualité Fleurier, Wikipedia (French), retrieved 2026-11-03 (text CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where sources disagree, the disagreement is stated rather than resolved silently.