Parmigiani Fleurier creates world's first mechanical clock based on the Hejrian calendar

Abu Dhabi, 2nd Nov. 2010 (WAM) -- Swiss watch manufacturer Parmigiani Fleurier created a world first mechanical clock based on the Hejrian calendar. The clock was unveiled to a group of select media in The Yas Hotel in Abu Dhabi on 2nd November.

The rarest of luxury artifacts in the world, the coveted clock is the only one of its kind in the world. With the launch of this clock, Parmigiani Fleurier has successfully relayed its outstanding expertise as a master watchmaker to the Middle Easter public.

The clock equipped with a continuous thirty-year mechanical Hejrian calendar displays the mean time in hours and minutes and is fitted with precision moon phases. The clock factors in the thirty-year cycle of normal and leap years and the dates for a Hegirian year for the duration of 354 days or 355 days, the seven days of the week and the 12 months or the year corresponding to the thirty-year annual lunar cycle.

The movement for the motor mechanism is housed in the base of the clock and is wound manually using a retractable click lever in the base. The clock's 30-day autonomy is indicated by a ruby index which moves horizontally.

The cabinet that houses the clock itself is made from precious and semi-precious metals including solid silver, gold, metal-clad in quartz and obsidian. Three access doors are required to index the date and to set the time using the rear crown when the clock is being commissioned.

Parmigiani watches are highly complicated and remain steadfast in their commitment to perfection.

Every watch is handmade in workshops in Fleurier and exclusivity is virtually guaranteed as only a few thousand timepieces are created annually.