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Tonda PF Skeleton Mechanical Purity

Takumi Kurosawa by Takumi Kurosawa
April 26, 2022
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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.

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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

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