Parmigiani Fleurier began in 1996 and was founded by Michel Parmigiani in the town of Fleurier, Switzerland. Since 1996, Parmigiani has been making all in-house timepieces and is known for its high quality and uniqueness. This Pershing chronograph is the most sportive watch within the recent collection. Introduced in 2009, Parmigiani Fleurier and Pershing, the Italian Yacht Company, announced their cooperation to offer the new line of Pershing aquatic sport watches. This makes the Pershing 002 Chronograph the only multi-purpose use watch within the Parmigiani collection; it offers a high-end in-house mechanical automatic movement meeting the high Parmigiani standards regarding quality and finish; it became one of the most popular models in the collection since 2009.