The Maison presents the world premiere of its Tonda PF GMT Rattrapante, in which horological complication meets simplicity and purism. Parmigiani Fleurier is rewriting watchmaking tradition on its quest for purism combined with innovation – as reflected in the Tonda PF GMT Rattrapante, a refined world-first combining discreet complexity with immediate user-friendliness.
This new model embodies the spirit of the brand, which renounces ostentation in order to focus on intelligent design, volumes and proportions, details driven to extremes, along with exclusivity and innovation. It epitomises a sartoriale approach that speaks to a circle of connoisseurs and initiates with an established watchmaking culture. It is part of a long line of world premieres that have punctuated the brand’s history since 2003.
Knurled Bezel as a Strong Signature
Alongside the Tonda PF GMT Rattrapante, Parmigiani Fleurier presents four more sophisticated high-flying novelties: the Tonda PF Skeleton; the Tonda PF Flying Tourbillon; and on a sportier note, the Tonda GT Chronograph in Big Date and Annual Calendar versions. The common denominators are a knurled bezel, a discreet yet strong visual and identity signature ensuring the stylistic and iconic coherence of the collection, along with teardrop-shaped lugs that extend the case and the spacious and uncrowded dial accentuated by the Grain d’Orge guilloché pattern.
This understated creativity follows a particular direction: the quest for essentials, materialised last September with the introduction of the Tonda PF. The integration of a meticulously finished metal bracelet into the case; the dynamism of a design inspired by the golden ratio; as well as the presence of dials featuring refined minimalism: this wealth of visual detail celebrates beauty in all its horological facets.
“I feel we are living in a new era of watchmaking. Watch purists are seeking creativity and interesting innovations, in a way that we maybe only experienced in the ’70s. In just a few months since its launch, the Tonda PF has exceeded our highest expectations, and is affirming itself as a statement of unostentatious high horology. In 2022, we are excited to nourish the newly born collection with discipline and care, while respecting its core values. With a few but important creations, we are aiming to extend the pleasure for
horophiles, pushing the boundaries of the GMT watch through a world premiere, and interpreting Parmigiani Fleurier’s pure style in the Skeleton and Tourbillon functions.” Guido Terreni, CEO Parmigiani Fleurier
Opposite to the Mainstream
Parmigiani Fleurier’s rapid adaptation to this new style vocabulary was made possible by a vertically integrated industrial structure enabling the brand to master the full range of high-end watchmaking expertise. This is reflected in the new timepieces introduced at Watches and Wonders, intended for devotees of the exceptional, for connoisseurs with no interest in mainstream products.
The language of Parmigiani Fleurier? Rare, meaningful, and imbued with rich cultural added value in terms of both form and content.
Tonda PF GMT Rattrapante
A World Premiere
The Tonda PF collection launched in September 2021 has redrawn the lines of watchmaking purism. At Watches and Wonders 2022, it is enriched by a timepiece equipped with a complication offered as a world premiere: the Tonda PF GMT Rattrapante. In keeping with the minimalist character of the collection, it features an innovative yet simple-to-use mechanism that preserves its understated nature.
This complication features two superimposed hour hands: one in rhodium-plated gold and the other in rose gold. Pressing the pusher at 8 o’clock causes the upper rhodium-plated gold hand dedicated to local time to jump one hour forward, thereby revealing the rose gold hand which displays time in the wearer’s place of residence, known as “home time”.
Once the second timezone information is no longer required, pressing the crown-integrated rose gold pushbutton repositions the rhodium-plated hand on top of the rose gold hand in the same manner as a splitseconds chronograph hand. This makes it an extremely user-friendly complication entirely in keeping with the brand spirit. The Tonda PF GMT Rattrapante, a watch for globetrotters who travel between time zones, and an instrument for connecting people across distances.
Instinctive Reading
This flyback function that is unique within the profession is achieved through the integration of a sophisticated mechanism. Operating this intuitive complication enables purists to free the dial surface from an additional time display when it is not necessary. This action reduces the amount of information down to the essentials, encourages instinctive reading and helps reveal the quality and care lavished on each and every detail.
The eye can then glide over the fine barleycorn guilloché pattern of the dial, featuring a subtle “Milano Blue” shade. It can be carried away by the refined visual effect of the guilloché work surrounded by the sandblasted minutes track. The angle taken by the light draws the gaze out from the centre towards the rim. Such light effects serve to highlight the interaction between the shiny and matt surfaces of the finely knurled single-piece platinum bezel.
“In watchmaking there is a permanent tension between aesthetic and technique, as if there are two separate worlds that must coexist. This is even reflected in the word used to describe the components conveying the design of a timepiece, the watch exterior elements collectively referred to in French as “habillage”, meaning “that which attires the movement”. To me, the way you develop a complication has incredible implications on the mood of the watch and hence on its design. The world-first Tonda PF GMT Rattrapante pushes the boundaries of watchmaking, reinventing one of the most coveted and useful functions and embodying Parmigiani Fleurier’s discreet, unostentatious spirit through uncompromising technical choices.” Guido Terreni, CEO Parmigiani Fleurier
Great Formal Simplicity, for Aesthetes
Just as a tailor works on the folds formed by the drape of a fabric, Parmigiani Fleurier uses its sartorial approach to watchmaking to endow the silhouette of the Tonda PF GMT Rattrapante with a distinctive structure.
The elegance of a quintessentially architectural collection is revealed and the defining lines symbolising this power start from the edge of the lugs on the steel case-middle, extending to the centre of the bracelet side-links in a barely perceptible dynamic.
This subtle underlying detail serves the role of a “secret signature” on this watch distinguished by impressive formal simplicity. A model that its creators have clearly designed to live in total symbiosis with the aesthete who adopts it.
Tonda PF GMT Rattrapante
Product Technical Specifications
Ref: PFC905-1020001-100182
RSP: 26,000 CHF
Functions: hours, minutes, split GMT
CALIBRE
PF051 – AUTOMATIC WINDING MANUFACTURE MOVEMENT
WITH SPLIT GMT FUNCTION AND ROSE GOLD MICRO-ROTOR
Power reserve: 48 hours
Frequency: 21,600 Vph (3 Hz)
Jewels: 31
No. of components: 207
Diameter: 30 mm
Thickness: 4.9 mm
Decoration: Côtes de Genève, Perlage
Oscillating weight: 22ct rose gold micro-rotor, Grain d’Orge guilloché
CASE
Polished and satin-finished stainless steel with platinum 950 knurled bezel
Diameter: 40 mm
Thickness: 10.7 mm
Crown: Ø 5.5 mm with 18ct rose gold “back-home” pusher
Glass: ARunic anti-reflective sapphire
Case back: sapphire glass
Engraving on case back: serial number – “PARMIGIANI FLEURIER”
Water resistance: 60m
DIAL
Color: Milano Blue
Finishing: Grain d’Orge guilloché
Indices: hand-applied 18ct gold rhodium-plated appliques
HANDS
Local time hours and minutes: 18ct gold rhodium-plated skeletonized delta-shaped
Home time hours: 18ct rose gold skeletonized delta-shaped
BRACELET
Polished and satin-finished stainless steel bracelet
Closure: stainless steel folding clasp
Tonda PF Skeleton
Mechanical Purity
The art of the skeleton watch remains a delicate exercise, as illustrated by the two new Tonda PF Skeleton watches in 18ct rose gold and steel/platinum. They reflect the spirit driving the Maison when it comes to watchmaking creativity, guided by a careful thought process overriding any other considerations: purity and restraint reign supreme, while the smallest details are explored in depth until the perfection of volumes, aesthetics and added value form a pleasing whole.
Skeletonisation generally consists of opening up the movement as much as possible in order to offer the eye a visual perspective through which to gaze. Parmigiani Fleurier takes a different approach: the artistic openworking of the Tonda PF Skeleton must reveal the organic life of the movement and its architecture while preserving its
balance and volume.
The artisans have made the most of the solid parts and used the voids to allow light to pour into the very heart of the PF777 calibre. This meticulously hand-chamfered latticework draws the purist’s eye in order to grasp some of the mysteries of its kinematics.
Airy Overall Structure
To ensure the best possible performance, the oscillating weight visible through the transparent sapphire crystal caseback is artistically crafted in 22ct rose gold to become a masterpiece blending in with the airy overall structure comprised of 187 components. The oscillations generated by the wearer’s movements help wind the barrel, which is also openworked and reveals the steady contracting and relaxing of the mainspring driving its balance at a rate of 28,800 vibrations per hour.
Parmigiani Fleurier’s aesthetic and chromatic choices also remain uncompromising in their respect for the strict codes guiding the brand. Alternating sandblasted and satin-brushed surfaces and punctuated by suspended hour markers, the graphite-coloured openworked dial of this 40 mm diameter watch perpetuates the creative touch of the artists who designed the Tonda PF collection, which is at the same time complex and minimalist. The two openworked hands glide over the large dial opening, which retains only a chapter ring to facilitate the reading of the time.
Sober and Essential
The Tonda PF Skeleton’s understated elegance underlines Parmigiani Fleurier’s attachment to the finest watchmaking traditions, revisited in a very contemporary overall approach. The restrained and quintessential architecture highlights the knurled and polished bezel that beautifully catches the light and the gaze, as well as the supple, smooth-flowing bracelet design.
The fundamentally pared-down Tonda PF Skeleton is in essence for individuals whose vision of watchmaking perfection confers on them the status of purists with a keen sense of style and refinement.
Tonda PF Skeleton
Product Technical Specifications
Ref: PFC912-2020001-200182
RSP: 88,000 CHF
Functions: hours, minutes
CALIBRE
PF777 – AUTOMATIC WINDING MANUFACTURE MOVEMENT
Power reserve: 60 hours
Frequency: 28,800 Vph (4 Hz)
Jewels: 29
No. of components: 187
Diameter: 30 mm
Thickness: 3.9 mm
Decoration: satin-finished open worked bridges, beveled edges
Oscillating weight: 22ct rose gold, skeletonized, polished and sand-blasted
CASE
Polished and satin-finished 18ct rose gold with knurled bezel
Diameter: 40 mm
Thickness: 8.5 mm
Crown: Ø 4.3 mm, screwed-in
Glass: ARunic anti-reflective sapphire
Case back: sapphire glass
Engraving on case back: serial number – “PARMIGIANI FLEURIER”
Water resistance: 100 m
DIAL
Color: graphite
Finishing: sand-blasted and satin-finished
Indices: hand-applied 18ct rose gold appliques
HANDS
18ct rose gold skeletonized delta-shaped
BRACELET
Polished and satin-finished 18ct rose gold bracelet
Closure: 18ct rose gold folding clasp
Tonda PF Skeleton
Product Technical Specifications
Ref: PFC912-1020001-100182
RSP: 59,000 CHF
Functions: hours, minutes
CALIBRE
PF777 – AUTOMATIC WINDING MANUFACTURE MOVEMENT
Power reserve: 60 hours
Frequency: 28,800 Vph (4 Hz)
Jewels: 29
No. of components: 187
Diameter: 30 mm
Thickness: 3.9 mm
Decoration: satin-finished open worked bridges, beveled edges
Oscillating weight: 22ct rose gold, skeletonized, polished and sand-blasted
CASE
Polished and satin-finished stainless steel with platinum 950 knurled bezel
Diameter: 40 mm
Thickness: 8.5 mm
Crown: Ø 4.3 mm, screwed-in
Glass: ARunic anti-reflective sapphire
Case back: sapphire glass
Engraving on case back: serial number – “PARMIGIANI FLEURIER”
Water resistance: 100 m
DIAL
Color: graphite
Finishing: sand-blasted and satiN-finished
Indices: hand-applied 18ct rose gold appliques
HANDS
18ct rose gold skeletonized delta-shaped
BRACELET
Polished and satin-finished stainless steel bracelet
Closure: stainless steel folding clasp
Tonda PF Flying Tourbillon
The Peak of Discretion
A complication reinterpreted in keeping with the spirit of the brand: the Tonda PF Flying Tourbillon plays on paradoxes, embodying a highly sophisticated complication paired with the greatest aesthetic simplicity and refinement. With its pure lines, this creation transcends the stylistic vision of Parmigiani Fleurier and its approach pervaded by discreet yet strong added value.
The new model is noble in both material and spirit, providing an undeniably authentic expression of the brand’s identity in its all-platinum interpretation with a sandblasted full platinum 950 case and dial. Concealed beneath the precious metal is the calibre PF517 developed within the watchmaking division, a flying tourbillon with automatic winding via a platinum micro-rotor.
Essential To The Eye
The subtle overall effect is magnified by the light that highlights its monochromatic casing. It contributes to the design of an initiatory journey that guides the gaze to the organic movement of the watch, the circular dial opening that reveals the rotating flying tourbillon carriage. The front face of the timepiece displays essentials only, with no trace of anything superfluous.
Clad in its platinum armour and secured to the wrist by a minimalist platinum bracelet, this ideally proportioned 42 mm diameter watch is fitted with a screwed-in crown guaranteeing water-resistance to 100 metres. Its sapphire crystal caseback reveals some of the 207 parts composing its mechanical self-winding calibre.
Elegant and Classy
Designed, produced and assembled by the artisans of the Parmigiani Fleurier watchmaking division, this 32 mm diameter PF517 movement – accurate, durable and finished to the highest Haute Horlogerie standards (bevelling, circular graining and Côtes de Genève) – gives life to a timepiece that is accomplished in every respect.
Elegant and sleek at just 8.6 mm thick, the Tonda PF Flying Tourbillon reflects the spirit of the Maison’s 25th anniversary as a full platinum limited edition following suit to the Tonda PF Split-Seconds Chronograph launched in September 2021. Its status within the select circle of iconic timepieces is accentuated by its immediately identifiable finely knurled and polished platinum bezel.
A signature in the form of a rare, discreet and powerful expression of luxury for this exclusive creation, which is issued in a 25-piece limited edition.
Tonda PF Flying Tourbillon
Product Technical Specifications
Ref: PFH921-2020001-200182
RSP: 140,000 CHF
Functions: hours, minutes, tourbillon
CALIBRE
PF517 – AUTOMATIC WINDING MANUFACTURE MOVEMENT WITH FLYING TOURBILLON
AND PLATINUM 950 MICRO-ROTOR
Power reserve: 48 hours
Frequency: 21,600 Vph (3 Hz)
Jewels: 29
No. of components: 207
Diameter: 32 mm
Thickness: 3.4 mm
Decoration: Circular Côtes de Genève, Perlage, beveled edges
Oscillating weight: platinum 950 micro-rotor, Grain d’Orge guilloché
CASE
Polished and satin-finished platinum 950 with knurled bezel
Diameter: 42 mm
Thickness: 8.6 mm
Crown: Ø 4.3 mm, screwed-in
Glass: ARunic anti-reflective sapphire
Case back: sapphire glass
Engraving on case back: serial number – “PARMIGIANI FLEURIER”
Water resistance: 100 m
DIAL
Material: platinum 950
Finishing: sand-blasted
Indices: hand-applied 18ct gold rhodium-plated appliques
HANDS
18ct gold rhodium-plated skeletonized delta-shaped
BRACELET
Polished and satin-finished platinum 950 bracelet
Closure: 18ct white gold folding clasp
Tonda GT Chronograph
A Sporty Quintessence of Chromatic Subtlety
The Tonda GT Chronograph returns to the forefront with functions and colours that lend it a sporty tone while remaining in the realm of complications. It appears in two versions: 18ct rose gold with chronograph and big date functions; and steel with chronograph and annual calendar functions.
Just as in architecture, the golden ratio dictates the ideal proportions and requires watchmakers to constantly reinvent the volumes and positioning of the elements composing a timepiece. This is the condition that ensures that creations remain just as desirable over time as on the first day of their appearance. In both cases, the colour choices for the chronograph counters in Quantum Grey or Granata lend them a discreet yet very distinctive presence on the generous dial offering exemplary balance in the display of the functions.
Structured Space
The Tonda GT Chronograph with its substantial 42 mm diameter case in 18ct rose gold houses an integrated selfwinding chronograph calibre operating at a rate of 5 Hertz, i.e. 36,000 vibrations per hour, beneath the silvertoned guilloché dial with its “triangular hobnail” motif. Short-time measurements are read off on the “Quantum Grey” or “Granata” subdials, judiciously positioned to structure the space harmoniously arranged and nicely balanced by the big date display appearing in a twin aperture at 12 o’clock.
Visible through the transparent sapphire crystal caseback, this top-quality mechanical movement boasts a 65- hour power reserve, 331 components including a sandblasted 22ct gold oscillating weight and a column wheel. It is clearly finished to the highest standards of Haute Horlogerie. It also enables short-time measurements of up to 12 hours with 1/10th of a second precision thanks to the high frequency of its regulating organ.
This extremely accomplished chronograph, water-resistant to 100 metres and equipped with the distinctive finely knurled and polished bezel, is fitted with a deep red or grey rubber strap matching the colour of the subdials and secured by an 18ct rose gold folding clasp.
“Triangular Hobnail” Guilloché
The same “Quantum Grey” and “Granata” colour scheme between the counters and the rubber strap also applies to the Tonda GT Chronograph in stainless steel featuring an annual calendar,with a knurled bezel framing the silver-toned guilloché dial in a “triangular hobnail” pattern. This 42 mm diameter chronograph is water-resistant to 100 m and features modern lines with subdials in one or the other of the colours, classically arranged along the 3 o’clock to 9 o’clock axis and topped by the double date window at 12 o’clock. It is equipped with an inhouse self-winding chronograph calibre operating at a frequency of 4 Hertz (28,800 vibrations per hour).
The movement is also endowed with an annual calendar, a useful additional complication that is easily adjustable. This sophisticated mechanism is comprised of 443 components, including a 22ct rose gold oscillating weight, and enables the wearer of the timepiece to no longer have to worry about the length of 30 or 31-day months. Once set, the integrated complication automatically handles monthly transitions until the 28th of February each year and on the first day of March, the calendar can be manually adjusted to change the date from February 29th to March 1st
In both the rose gold and steel versions of the Tonda GT Chronograph, the intangible values prevailing at Parmigiani Fleurier give absolute priority to beauty. Above and beyond the functions, colour combinations and the type of watch exterior, the Tonda GT Chronograph skilfully reaffirms the credo guiding Parmigiani Fleurier in the details of execution that transform a sporty-spirited watch into a sophisticated Haute Horlogerie creation.
PARMIGIANI FLEURIER
Parmigiani Fleurier was founded in 1996 by master watchmaker and legendary timepieces restorer Michel Parmigiani on the quest of perpetuating mechanical art. A wholly independent and integrated Swiss Haute Horlogerie brand, it is rooted in the observation of nature and proficiency in traditional watchmaking. With a sartoriale approach to design, craftsmanship, manufacturing and exquisite finishings, it pursues an ideal balance between aesthetics and function, proportions and impression. Parmigiani Fleurier conveys understated elegance and discrete luxury, while catering to watch purists seeking mastery in craft, true refinement and rarity. A select crowd of enthusiasts who fully appreciate the hedonistic pleasure provided by a finely crafted Parmigiani Fleurier timepiece.
Tonda GT Chronograph
Product Technical Specifications
Ref: PFC903- 2020001-400181
RSP: 43,100 CHF
Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds, big date and chronograph
CALIBRE
PF071 – COSC-CERTIFIED MANUFACTURE AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT WITH INTEGRATED
CHRONOGRAPH AND BIG DATE DISPLAY
Power reserve: 65 hours
Frequency: 36,000 Vph (5 Hz)
Jewels: 42
No. of components: 331
Diameter: 30.6 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Decoration: satin-finished open worked bridges, hand-beveled edges
Oscillating weight: skeletonized, 22ct rose gold, sand-blasted and satin-finished
CASE
Polished and satin-finished 18ct rose gold with knurled bezel
Diameter: 42 mm
Thickness: 14.3 mm
Crown: Ø 7.2 mm, screwed-in
Glass: ARunic anti-reflective sapphire
Case back: sapphire glass
Engraving on case back: serial number
Water resistance: 100 m
DIAL
Color: Silver & Quantum Grey
Finishing: Clou Triangulaire guilloché
Indices: hand-applied 18ct rose gold appliques with black luminescent coating
HANDS
Skeletonized delta-shaped
STRAP
Grey vulcanized rubber strap
Closure: folding clasp in 18ct rose gold
Tonda GT Chronograph
Product Technical Specifications
Ref: PFC903- 2020002-400181
RSP: 43,100 CHF
Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds, big date and chronograph
CALIBRE
PF071 – COSC-CERTIFIED MANUFACTURE AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT WITH INTEGRATED
CHRONOGRAPH AND BIG DATE DISPLAY
Power reserve: 65 hours
Frequency: 36,000 Vph (5 Hz)
Jewels: 42
No. of components: 331
Diameter: 30.6 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Decoration: satin-finished open worked bridges, hand-beveled edges
Oscillating weight: skeletonized, 22ct rose gold, sand-blasted and satin-finished
CASE
Polished and satin-finished 18ct rose gold with knurled bezel
Diameter: 42 mm
Thickness: 14.3 mm
Crown: Ø 7.2 mm, screwed-in
Glass: ARunic anti-reflective sapphire
Case back: sapphire glass
Engraving on case back: serial number
Water resistance: 100 m
DIAL
Color: Silver & Granata
Finishing: clou triangulaire guilloché
Indices: hand-applied 18ct rose gold appliques with black luminescent coating
HANDS
Skeletonized delta-shaped
STRAP
Granata vulcanized rubber strap
Closure: folding clasp in 18ct rose gold
Tonda GT Chronograph
Product Technical Specifications
Ref: PFC906-1020001-400181
RSP: 19,400 CHF
Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds, annual calendar and chronograph
CALIBRE
PF043 – AUTOMATIC WINDING MANUFACTURE MOVEMENT
Power reserve: 45 hours
Frequency: 28,800 Vph (4 Hz)
Jewels: 56
No. of components: 443
Diameter: 30.0 mm
Thickness: 7.4 mm
Decoration: Côtes de Genève, Perlage
Oscillating weight: skeletonized, 22ct rose gold, sand-blasted and satin-finished
CASE
Polished and satin-finished stainless steel with knurled bezel
Diameter: 42 mm
Thickness: 13.7 mm
Crown: Ø 7.2 mm, screwed-in
Glass: ARunic anti-reflective sapphire
Case back: sapphire glass
Engraving on case back: serial number
Water resistance: 100 m
DIAL
Colour: Silver & Quantum Grey
Finishing: Clou Triangulaire guilloché
Indices: hand-applied rhodium-plated appliques with black luminescent coating
HANDS
Skeletonized delta-shaped
STRAP/BRACELET
Grey vulcanized rubber strap
Closure: folding clasp in stainless steel
Tonda GT Chronograph
Product Technical Specifications
Ref: PFC906-1020002-400181
RSP: 19,400 CHF
Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds, annual calendar and chronograph
CALIBRE
PF043 – AUTOMATIC WINDING MANUFACTURE MOVEMENT
Power reserve: 45 hours
Frequency: 28,800 Vph (4 Hz)
Jewels: 56
No. of components: 443
Diameter: 30.0 mm
Thickness: 7.4 mm
Decoration: Côtes de Genève, Perlage
Oscillating weight: skeletonized, 22ct rose gold, sand-blasted and satin-finished
CASE
Polished and satin-finished stainless steel with knurled bezel
Diameter: 42 mm
Thickness: 13.7 mm
Crown: Ø 7.2 mm, screwed-in
Glass: ARunic anti-reflective sapphire
Case back: sapphire glass
Engraving on case back: serial number
Water resistance: 100 m
DIAL
Colour: Silver & Granata
Finishing: Clou Triangulaire guilloché
Indices: hand-applied rhodium-plated appliques with black luminescent coating
HANDS
Skeletonized delta-shaped
STRAP
Granata vulcanized rubber strap
Closure: folding clasp in stainless steel
