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Parmigiani - Swiss watch manufacture
The brand Parmigiani bears the name of its founder, Michel Parmigiani, who was born in 1950 in Couvet and who spent his youth in the Val-de-Travers, a remote valley of the Swiss canton of Neuchatel.
With the support of the Sandoz Family Foundation in 1996 the watch manufacture Parmigiani Fleurier is created, which is growing rapidly through the acquisition of different production units. The first collection of fine Parmigiani timepieces, including wristwatches, pocket watches and desk clocks, appears. In the following year 1997 Parmigiani for the first time takes part at the trade show SIHH …
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![Lange employees in front of the [[:2001]] re-inaugurated headquarters of „A. Lange & Söhne". The building was built in 1873. (click to enlarge!) Lange employees in front of the [[:2001]] re-inaugurated headquarters of „A. Lange & Söhne". The building was built in 1873. (click to enlarge!)](/lib/exe/fetch.php?tok=39d98a&media=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.uhren-wiki.com%2Fimages%2FA_Lange_%26_S%C3%B6hne_Stammhaus.jpg)
Lange employees in front of the 2001 re-inaugurated headquarters of „A. Lange & Söhne“. The building was built in 1873.
Classical Brands
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The oldest watch brand of the world; history and background - From A. Lange & Söhne to Lange Uhren GmbH
Watchmaking tradition in Glashütte under the brand name “A. Lange & Söhne” - Audemars Piguet and Girard-Perregaux
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History of a well-known company in Northern Switzerland - Junghans
Detailed description of the traditional german brand and its checkered development
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