A pure and simple Rattrapante from Parmigiani Fleurier
Parmigiani Fleurier has premiered 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 and the Tonda GT Chronograph
Tonda PF GMT Rattrapante
The Tonda PF collection, launched in September 2021, is now enriched by 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 time zone 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 split-seconds chronograph hand. This makes it an extremely user-friendly complication for globetrotters who travel between time zones.
This flyback function 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, reducing the amount of information down to the essentials.
The fine barleycorn guilloché pattern of the dial features a subtle “Milano Blue” shade, 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.
Tonda GT Chronograph
The Tonda GT Chronograph returns as an 18ct rose gold with chronograph and big date functions. The colour choices for the chronograph counters in Quantum Grey lend them a discreet yet very distinctive presence on the generous dial offering exemplary balance in the display of the functions. The Tonda GT Chronograph with its substantial 42 mm diameter case in 18ct rose gold houses an integrated self-winding chronograph calibre operating at a rate of 5 Hertz, i.e., 36,000 vibrations per hour, beneath the silver-toned guilloché dial with its “triangular hobnail” motif. Short-time measurements are read off on the Quantum Grey 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 grey rubber strap matching the colour of the subdials and secured by an 18ct rose gold folding clasp.
