What better satisfaction than an international winning prize for a timepiece concept need the people behind Parmigiani Fleurier to know that the have succeeded in an industry where competition is always tight and trends are changing with the speed of light. It is the new Parmigiani Fleurier Pershing Asteria watch which makes it to be the winner of the Watch of the Year 2009 prize, a prize awarded by a the Montres Passion l’Hebdo Swiss Magazine. This watch brand creates much
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