Thomas Brechtel’s Top 12 Highlights from Watches & Wonders 2025
Given the glum global economic news, Thomas Brechtel wasn’t expecting much from W&W 2025.
However, he was wrong as these watches and clock illustrate.
New Release: Parmigiani L’Armoriale Répétition Mystérieuse: A Minute Repeater Striking Cathedral Gongs, No Dial Side Indications, and Packed with Arts and Crafts
The art and craft is so important to the Parmigiani L’Armoriale Répétition Mystérieuse that there are no dial side time indications. In fact, there is no dial side dial!
Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF GMT Rattrapante: A Design Nerd’s Favorite Travel Watch
The secret of the Parmigiani GMT Rattrapante, which does not look to have either GMT or rattrapante functionality, is the advance button on the lug. It moves the white gold hour hand forward one hour per push, revealing a pink gold home time hour hand underneath. And how practical this is for travel!
An Incredible 6 Parmigiani Fleurier Watches Shortlisted in the 2024 GPHG
For a brand to have even two watches shortlisted in the annual Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) is a rare achievement. But in the 2024 GPHG, Parmigiani Fleurier has not two, not three, not four, not five but an incredible six difference watches shortlisted over six different categories: Men’s, Time Only, Ladies, Sports, Chronograph, and Calendar and Astronomy.
Interview with Parmigiani CEO Guido Terreni on the Raison d’Etre of the new Toric: the Art of Dressing
Since taking over as CEO of Parmigiani Fleurier in 2021, Guido Terreni has leaned into the brand’s legacy as a maker of classic dress watches at the level of high watchmaking. Not by making a dramatic statement piece but by doubling down on refinement. Having reintroduced the Tonda, and picking up a GPHG award for it in 2022, Terreni turned his attention to the Toric, the golden-ratio proportioned flagship dress watch that was Michel Parmigiani’s first design.
10 Highlights from Watches and Wonders Week 2024
Watches and Wonders 2024, has closed it’s doors on an exhibition that was bigger than ever with a record 54 exhibiting brands. Plus, there were many brands exhibiting offsite in hotels and their own premises. here are a few of Ian Skellern’s highlights from Watches and Wonders week 2024
Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF Split-Seconds Chronograph Reviewed by Tim Mosso
The Tonda PF Split-Seconds Chronograph is the ultimate expression of Parmigiani’s hit watch. And in Tim Mosso’s opinion, it’s magnificent!
3 Annual Calendars from Patek Philippe, Parmigiani Fleurier, and Omega that Only Need Adjusting Once a Year – Reprise
The annual calendar is much more practical than a standard calendar, which needs correction in all months with 30 days or less; the annual calendar only needs correcting once a year in February. For owners of this noble yet practical complication, making this adjustment marks a yearly highlight. In celebration of the annual calendar, here are three exciting new models to kick off 2024 in style.
Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF GMT Rattrapante: A Design Nerd’s Favorite Travel Watch
The secret of the Parmigiani GMT Rattrapante, which does not look to have either GMT or rattrapante functionality, is the advance button on the lug. It moves the white gold hour hand forward one hour per push, revealing a pink gold home time hour hand underneath. And how practical this is for travel!
Unfulfilled Promise to Proven Performance: Talking with Parmigiani Fleurier CEO Guido Terreni
Under CEO Guido Terreni, Parmigiani Fleurier is on a roll. After many years of enthusiasts pondering the question, “With all that they have going for them, why hasn’t PF achieved breakthrough success?” GaryG explains how they did it.