Parmigiani ? Kalpa Chronocadran Bleu SIHH 2018
Presented at this year?s SIHH ? Salon Interntional de la Haute Horlogerie de Geneve 2018 along with the new Kalpa watches for men, Parmigiani Fleurier Kalparisma Nova Galaxy timepiece takes its name from this aventurine dial, evoking the shimmering of a starlit sky thanks to the tiny copper inclusions of the aventurine glass.
As is the case for many superb inventions, Aventurine glass was created by accident. In the 19th century, a glass-blower in the Italian city of Murano happened to spill some copper shavings into molten glass. This gave rise to Aventurine glass, now a much sought-after material, scattered with metal inclusions and named after the Italian expression ?a l?avventura?, literally ?by chance? ? a tribute to this lucky twist of fate. Parmigiani Fleurier,  the Swiss brand of luxury watchmakers founded in 1996 in Fleurier, Switzerland, by Michel Parmigiani. is a pioneer in the use of Aventurine in watchmaking and has numerous special editions that showcase the material on their dials. These pieces are called ?Galaxy? as a reminder of the sparkling constellations evoked by the material. Likewise, the Kalparisma Nova Galaxy represents a star-scattered sky that tells the story of the passage of time. The delta-shaped hands are skeletonised to better reveal the celestial display and to enhance the watch?s delicate femininity.
Parmigiani ? Kalparisma Nova Galaxy watch SIHH 2018
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