Manufacture within a manufacture: Atokalpa

Last Friday, I introduced the concept of the true and full manufacture, and used the example pf Parmigiani Fleurier as the prime example of such a complete manufacture. Today, I start by examining one of the manufactures within the manufacture: Atokalpa

Conceived by Michel Parmigiani by combining from the Greek words which mean the shortest and longest measurable time, this is an amazing manufacture, supporting the industry, especially after the reduced supply from Nivarox, a Swatch company started the industry scrambling for alternative sources of the regulating organ used in mechanical watches.

Click here for my article on Atokalpa in the Parmigiani blog

Did you know who are the true and full manufactures?

In the world of high horology, the word manufacture is truly overused and abused. Many who just do some assembly, or some design or some form of manufacture claim they are a manufacture. But a true and full manufacture is one who is capable of making all components in a watch totally and independently. One such manufacture is Parmigiani Fleurier.

In my article published in the Parmigiani blog, I tell the interesting story of Parmigiani Fleurier as a manufacture. Please click on the banner link to the PF Blog, or this link for the article.

Over the weeks, I will explore each of the manufactures within the PF Group, each a full manufacture by its own right, and how it masterfully comes together into one big piece to be presented as Parmigiani Fleurier.