When Michel Parmigiani was faced with the incredible opportunity to create a high-end watch brand which bore his name, he was restoring the mechanical marvels of the past. Restoration taught him everything: hundreds of years of horological knowledge, devotion to uncompromising craftsmanship, humility and respect for the majestic creations of our forefathers. It is restoration which, as the quartz crisis raged, gave him the confidence to realise his watchmaking dreams, proving to him that true skill can outlast any test of time; and, lastly, restoration was the reason for his meeting with the Sandoz family, who entrusted him with the care of their mechanical masterpieces, and thereby gave the brand its starting point. Restoration is, in so many ways, the soul of Parmigiani Fleurier and its guiding force.