A fantastic sports watch by Parmigiani Fleurier which comes unworn and new in its original box. Fully sealed in the original plastic.

Founded in 1996, and located in Fleurier (Switzerland), Parmigiani Fleurier is a rare brand; a true watch manufacture that has been in existence for 28 years. Most of the brands that manufacture their movements in-house have been around for over a century. Furthermore, while a watchmaker only needs to make one complete caliber in-house in order to call themselves a ‘manufacture’, Parmigiani Fleurier actually makes movements for all of their timepieces in-house.

The Pershing is the brand’s collection of sports watches. Befitting a sports watch, the Pershing 005 comes in a substantial stainless steel case that measures 45 mm by 14.2 mm. The round case is finished with both polished and satin-brushed surfaces. A large unidirectional rotating brushed steel bezel with triangular-shaped black vulcanized rubber notches is marked with ‘0-60’ which in conjunction with the long central second hand can be used to read the chronograph seconds, or like a traditional dive watch, it can be rotated and used as a 60-minute timer.

Inside, is an in-house caliber PF334 self-winding movement embellished with perlage on the main plate and Côtes de Genève on the bridges. The self-winding mechanical chronograph movement runs at 4Hz, with a 50-hour power reserve. What isn’t typical, is that it has a total of 303 components, with 68 jewels. And two series-coupled power barrels. Everything is finished to very high specs, even the bridges are hand-beveled.