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Michel Parmigiani

Michel Parmigiani connected restoration expertise with original watchmaking, including the Toric and calendar mechanisms. 1

At a glance

The watchmaking story

Useful places to start with Michel Parmigiani's work include Toric and restored and enhanced L’Armoriale movement. 1

Sources associate Michel Parmigiani with Parmigiani Fleurier, although the precise role remains unresolved. 123

Recognition: Prix Gaïa, Craftsmanship-Creation, 1995 2

Scope: Direct watchmaking

Why this person is included

Documented original work

Background and working context

Affiliations and workshops: Parmigiani Fleurier

Geographic ties: Switzerland. Documented workplace / industry location

Brands, workshops, and other relationships

  1. Watch brand / watchmaking business · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened

    Parmigiani Fleurier — Association — role unresolved. Watchmaker and restorer 123

    Legacy affiliation: Parmigiani Fleurier. Person-level contribution: Connected restoration expertise with original watchmaking, including the Toric and calendar mechanisms.

    Original affiliation wording: Parmigiani Fleurier. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

Evidence and limitations

This dossier connects 4 field-specific evidence records with 3 public sources. Known links only; full career not established; unresolved relationship(s) remain

Claim qualifications (4)
  • Noteworthy contribution: First-party attribution to named design/restoration work, not sole execution of every brand product. 1
  • Representative work: First-party attribution to named design/restoration work, not sole execution of every brand product. 1
  • Specific role: First-party attribution to named design/restoration work, not sole execution of every brand product. 1
  • Recognition: The mapping supports this award clause only, not other recognition or biographical fields. Locator: 1995 laureates, Craftsmanship-Creation. 2

Sources

  1. The Maison – Parmigiani in TimeParmigiani Fleurier · First-party / official · Not stated

    [S0086] Parmigiani Fleurier. "The Maison – Parmigiani in Time." Not stated. https://www.parmigiani.com/en/maison/ Accessed 2026-09-13.

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Subject / successor organization

    How it was checked: Opened and read

    Limitation: First-party history; page repeats sections and includes placeholder text. Only the named restoration/design narrative was used. Post-consolidation gap-resolution pass: Original source text inspected; not independent corroboration of every profile clause.

  2. The laureates since 1993Musée international d'horlogerie · Award-organizer record · Not stated

    [S0290] Musée international d'horlogerie. "The laureates since 1993." Not stated. https://www.mih.ch/en/the-laureats/ Accessed 2026-09-13. Locator: Award year and category, individually matched

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Award organizer's own results list

    How it was checked: Opened and text inspected

    Limitation: Supports named recognition only. Roger Smith (2016 History-research) is not automatically Roger W. Smith the watchmaker.

  3. https://www.parmigiani.com/en/maison/ https://www.mih.ch/en/the-laureats/linked source

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