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Parmigiani Fleurier is mainly known for making extremely beautiful, extremely expensive watches. Why, then, did they decide to restore a jewel-studded pistol dating back to roughly 1815? Well, for one, it was a chance for the Swiss watchmaking company to show off its restoration skills—by the time it got its hands on this technological marvel, the pistol has already been fiddled with six times, damaging many of the intricate workings.