====== Parmigiani, Michel ======
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  *See Also [[Parmigiani]]

**Michel Parmigiani** is a Swiss watchmaker and watch manufacturer.

Founder of the watch manufacturer [[Parmigiani]] under the name //Parmigiani Mesure et Art du Temps SA//. He was born [[1950]] in Couvet and spent his youth in the Val-de-Travers, a remote valley in the Swiss canton [[Neuchâtel]].

Michel Parmigiani already made himself a name as an able watch restorer in the 1970s. In [[1995]], Parmigiani received the prestigious [[Prix Gaïa]] Artisanat-Creation award.

Parmigiani re-purchased the [[Bovet]] brand in [[1989]] but, unable to devote the resources to re-establish it, passed it on to others. [[Bovet Fleurier]] became [[Bovet 1822]] in [[2013]] under new owner [[Pascal Raffy]]. Although friendly, the companies are no longer connected to Parmigiani.

In [[1996]], with the support of the Sandoz Family Foundation, Michel Parmigiani realized his dream of establishing his own watch [[manufacture]] [[Parmigiani Fleurier]] grew rapidly with retail sales and through the acquisition of a wide variety of production centers. Today, the various Parmigiani companies are a major economic resource to the village of [[Fleurier]] and [[Val-de-Travers]] region.


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