As the grand finale of its 25th anniversary, PARMIGIANI FLEURIER releases a truly peerless and quintessential timepiece. LA ROSE CARRÉE IS a one-off, 64 mm, white gold, double hunter pocket watch featuring the most advanced craftsmanship and historical heritage. Inside lies an original movement made by legendary watchmaker Louis-Elisée Piguet somewhere between 1898 and 1904, at the peak of his creativity and craft. This rare object of the past showcases a grande sonnerie and minute repeater, and has been fully restored while preserving its authenticity. A Rose Carrée or “squared rose” pattern engraving spans the entirety of this legacy movement, as well as the newly designed case, which is coated in translucent grand feu enamel, creating complex shades of blue. La Rose Carrée is a testament to the genius of the watchmakers of yesteryear and to the talented artisans of today. A confluence of the past and present, it is literally a unique work of watchmaking, art, and craft.
CALIBER
PF992 – ORIGINAL MOVEMENT MADE BY LOUIS-ELISÉE PIGUET CIRCA 1898-1904 WITH INDIVIDUAL NUMBER 5802, HAND-WOUND, HOURS, MINUTES, SMALL SECONDS, GRANDE SONNERIE, MINUTE REPEATER
Power reserve: 32 hours
Frequency: 18 800 A/h (= 2.6 Hz)
Jewels: 27
Barrels: 2
No. of components: 331 without pins
Diameter: 43 mm / 19’’’
Decoration: bridges and mainplate are hand-beveled and hand-engraved with La Rose Carrée motif
CASE
Polished 18ct white gold PD210, double hunter pocket watch
Diameter: 64 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Crown: Ø 10 mm, set with a natural blue sapphire
Bow: square-shaped with blue grand feu enamel and hand-engraved with La Rose Carrée
Glass: anti-reflective sapphire crystal, chevé-edged
Case covers: polished 18ct white gold PD210, chevé-edged, hand-engraved, grand feu blue enamel Water resistance: none
DIAL
Solid onyx
Color: black
Finishing: polished
18ct white gold square indices and PF logo appliques,
18ct white gold small seconds subdial outline
HANDS
Hours and minutes: 18ct white gold, skeletonized delta-shaped
Small seconds: 18ct white gold, baton-shaped with square counterweight
CHAIN
Entirely handcrafted in 18ct white gold
Beveled & polished 32 square-shaped links, 2 engraved squares, and 1 engraved PF logo oval arranged in scalable sequence
Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds, grande sonnerie, minute repeater
La Rose Carrée’s Golden Hands:
Guido Terreni, CEO
Michel Parmigiani, Founder
Anne-Laure Parmigiani, Project Leader (trained watchmaker and engraver)
Anne-Marie Moser, Designer
Francis Rossignol, Restorer
Christie Girel, Restorer
Bernard Muller, Beveller
Laurent Jolliet, Chain Maker
Eddy Jaquet, Engraver
Vanessa Lecci, Enameller
Les Artisans Boîtier, Case Maker
LM Cadrans, Dial Maker
Who is PARMIGIANI FLEURIER?
Parmigiani Fleurier was founded in 1996 by master watchmaker and legendary timepiece restorer Michel Parmigiani on the quest of perpetuating mechanical art. A wholly independent and integrated Swiss haute horlogerie brand, it is rooted in the observation of nature and proficiency in traditional watchmaking. With a sartorial approach to design, craftsmanship, manufacturing and exquisite finishings, it pursues an ideal balance between aesthetics and function, proportions and impression. Parmigiani Fleurier conveys understated elegance and discrete luxury, while catering to watch purists seeking mastery in craft, true refinement and rarity. A select crowd of enthusiasts who fully appreciate the hedonistic pleasure provided by a finely crafted Parmigiani Fleurier timepiece.
