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. Yes, they have made it with the new Parmigiani Fleurier Pershing Asteria watch, the winner of the Watch of the Year 2009 prize, a prize awarded by a the Montres Passion l’Hebdo Swiss Magazine. This came not only as a validation of the prestige of the Parmigiani brand, but also as a confirmation of their technical know-how in terms of mechanism and their innovative and modern vision in terms of design.

        The exclusiveness of the Parmigiani Fleurier brand is indisputable worldwide, as the company has come to produce incredible timepieces that are not just honored by Parmigiani Fleurier’s most loyal fans, but also by the watch connoisseurs, who have awarded international prizes for this brand as an acknowledgement of the perfection of the watches produced by this famous watch manufacturing house.

        Parmigiani Fleurier has always been interested in creating new and innovative timepieces, without forgetting the watch manufacturing traditional standards of quality, technical perfection and impressive designs. What started on a low profile with the Parmigiani Pershing collection in 2008 has now developed into becoming the new Parmigiani Pershing Asteria watch, a watch of extreme elegance and sophistication that has managed to draw the attention of the international media preoccupied with the watch manufacturing industry.

        Designed to recreate the idea of ocean, the lines of this watch are curved and the colors employed are blue and white. The case measures 42 mm in diameter and it’s surrounded by a unidirectional bezel. The new Parmigiani Pershing Asteria watch is available in two versions, one featuring a white gold case, while the other features a case manufactured from stainless steel material. The designers have seen fit to use as a main color for the dial, a mother-of-pearl light blue, as to hint to the depths of the ocean. This matches perfectly the delicate aspect given by the polished sub-dials and the hour markers present on the dial.

        Elegant indeed, the new Parmigiani Pershing Asteria watch is available on a variety of straps or bracelet, featuring different colors, or if it’s the bracelet’s case, featuring stainless steel links. The uniqueness of this watch is not given only by the pure and elegant design, but also by an individual number that all pieces from this collection bear.

        The main functions provided by this Parmigiani Pershing Asteria watch are: hour, minutes and small second functions, a 30 minutes counter and a 12 hours counter, a date window and a chronograph. All these are generated by the highly progressive self-winding PF334 movement, which was developed and manufactures by Parmigiani Fleurier alone. Also, this mechanism allows a 100 meter water resistance, as the watch was originally intended to serve the needs of divers worldwide.