Parmigiani Tonda PF Chronograph

FROM THE CURATOR

Everywhere the eye lands on a Tonda PF, there’s a particular texture, form, and detail to be seen and enjoyed. This is not ornament, ostentation, or opulence. This is a mature, sartorial approach to watchmaking, where cloth is replaced by metal and weaving by dial pattern. The cutting and fitting of the shoulders and waistline take on the form of case and bracelet. Like in a Neapolitan or Sicilian workshop, these are entirely focused on silhouette, fluidity, proportions, and taste. Like any jacket that originates in those institutions of male elegance, the Tonda PF is tailored to withstand the passing of time and trends and remain.

Its specific hands are made of solid gold. Slim and long, they’re almost entirely open-worked and of a completely new design. The bezel, a direct heritage from the Tonda collection, features a sleek, polished part and another that’s been knurled by hand and is crafted out of solid platinum 950 for the steel models. Rather than using the same steel as the rest of the case and bracelet, Parmigiani Fleurier has elected to work with this highly precious metal. Not for the sake of exclusivity but because it provides a better, shinier play with light and a more artisanal feeling once polished by hand.

The Tonda PF is an entirely new collection of timepieces within the Tonda family of watches, featuring Parmigiani Fleurier’s most distinctive complications from the outset. This includes the Tonda PF Micro-Rotor, a slim, pared-down, high-end two-hander with a platinum micro-rotor. The Tonda PF line borrows design elements from Parmigiani's history, including the distinctive coined edge bezel, which can be seen in the earliest examples of the Toric from 1996.

FEATURES

Model: Tonda PF Chronograph
Reference: PFC915-1020001-100182
Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, date, chronograph
Material: Stainless Steel; Platinum bezel
Dimensions: 42mm; 12.4mm
Crystal: Sapphire
Caseback: Sapphire
Dial: Millano Blue "Grain d'orge Guilloché"
Lume: No
Caliber: PF070
Power reserve: 65 hours
Water resistance: 100 meters
Bracelet: Tonda PF Articulating bracelet in steel
Lug width: N/A

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

The Parmigiani Fleurier brand - a watch-making adventure that transcends the mundane - was created in Fleurier in 1996 and was guided by the passion of a man who remained faithful to the very essence of the watchmaker. Michel Parmigiani, master horologist, renowned restorer, and talented creator of mechanical time-keepers, dedicates his knowledge, which has been enriched by past and present events, to the benefit of the brand. In 1996, the Sandoz Family Foundation actively became involved in Parmigiani's development, thereby allowing the first watch collections to see the light of day. In less than a decade, Parmigiani Fleurier was able to fit out its manufacturing workshops with the means to produce exceptionally high-quality goods. With its complete vertical alignment, the industrial equipment deployed constitutes one of the rarest and most complete manufacturing workshops of top-quality watches in Switzerland. The very essence of top-quality horology, such as attention to detail or the beauty of the embellishment of a simple or highly complicated movement, is the subject of great attention at Parmigiani Fleurier and is now the reason for its international recognition.