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Inside The Manufacture: Two Days With Parmigiani Fleurier (And Some Thoughts On What 'In-House' Really Means)
When we talk about fine watchmaking, the words “in-house” and “manufacture” invariably come up. We use them to describe how vertically integrated a company is – in other words how much of a watch is actually made by the company whose name is on the dial, rather than purchased from outside suppliers. Many a watch guy will say that, everything else being equal, the more in-house the better. When thinking about high degrees of vertical integration in the watch industry, the two brands at the very top of the ladder are Rolex and Seiko. However, arguably just one rung down on that ladder is Parmigiani Fleurier. HODINKEE took a trip to the beautiful town of Fleurier in Switzerland's Val-de-Travers to learn more. 1 OF 34 Fleurier, Val-de-Travers History Parmigiani Fleurier's namesake, Michel Parmigiani, is a world-renowned horological restoration specialist. He got his start in restoration work during the quartz crisis of the 197

Another new member!
Hello,I just started to collect a few time pieces!My first was a Bell & Ross BR-01My second was a Hamilton Below Zero (1000M version)( It is very hard to take a picture of)I am going to buy a third this month but I am not sure what yet!

New Incoming Purchases
I'm getting into this deep now have 2 new watches expected this week. First one is an Invicta Pro Diver and my first Automatic an Oris BC3. I can't wait!

Serviced 8 Hour Old Breitling, Rude Customer Service
Hi guys,I'm sure anyone reading this has read my previous post about the Navi 01 dying after 8 hours. Well, I just brought the watch into the Breitling boutique on Madison Ave in NYC about an hour ago, hopefully the watch will be fixed and there will be no problems going forward.I must say, however, that the guy that helped me was one of the rudest people I've ever met in a customer service position. I told him that the chronograph broke after only 8 hours, his response, these things happen, you have a warranty and are protected as the consumer, what more do you want? I was taken back by that. I then asked him how often he sees brand new watches fail, he responded do you think I have the exact statistics? I told himI was only asking him if this was common with the B01 movements. Then he asked me where I bought the watch, which was given to me as a gift. I had the electronic warranty card with me, and he had it in his hand, and he was literally interrogating me about where the wat

New incoming (Christmas!), completing my SEAL team
Got my SkyD recently but not unwrapped yet. Excuse was it was Xmas present so that’s that.Unfortunately my RO still in service center so unable to take group pic. Been away for 2 months, sorely miss it. Estimation given, it’s another 5-6 weeks.And it completed my SEAL team! Here’s the current lineup;SEa : Sea Dweller 16600, 40mm, 1220mAir : Sky Dweller 326933, 42mm, 100mLand : Royal Oak 15400ST, 41mm, 50mBlack dial beater, dressy white two tone and sporty silver dial. I’m done for this year Happy Thanksgiving!