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Tonda PF Split Seconds Chronograph
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Description
An absolute immersion in rose gold that conceals a world class masterpiece caliber, but in a resolutely Haute Horlogerie iteration. Dedicated to short-time measurement, manual winding TONDA PF Chronograph Rattrapante, with its two column-wheels belongs in the category of exceptional watchmaking instruments and is powered
by a movement beating at a rate of 5 Hz or 36,000 Vph. This reinterpretation comes with an entirely 18ct rose gold case and bracelet, delivered with an additional alligator leather strap secured by a pin buckle. This model allows the wearer to admire the 18ct rose gold movement with a barrel featuring the signature of Michel Parmigiani, who created it to mark his brand’s 20th anniversary.
Split-seconds chronographs represent the best of this complication category. Designed to measure intermediate (split) times, they are equipped with two superimposed chronograph hands. Activating the 1 o’clock pusher makes the two hands turn together. Pressing the 4 o'clock pusher stops the upper hand while the lower hand continues running. Another press at 4 o'clock brings the upper hand back to the second one in a move that has led to the French term “rattrapante” (“catch-up”) for this function. The split time is measured at the first stop. This highly sophisticated function is one of the most difficult complications to create, on a par with a tourbillon or a minute repeater.
The TONDA PF Chronograph Rattrapante is all about performance. Its integrated Manufacture movement includes all the indispensable attributes of a sophisticated mechanism. A high 5 Hz frequency, along with two column-wheels each playing different roles: one dedicated to the chronograph and the other to operating the split-seconds function via the crown-integrated pusher. The Calibre PF361 naturally incorporates a vertical clutch and the balance is held in place by a cross-through bridge in 18ct rose gold–a material featured on the entire structure (baseplate and bridges) holding the moving parts.
Features
CALIBER
PF361 – MANUAL WINDING MANUFACTURE MOVEMENT IN 18CT ROSE GOLD
WITH INTEGRATED SPLIT SECONDS CHRONOGRAPH
Power reserve: 65 hours Frequency: 36,000 Vph (5 Hz) Jewels: 35
No. of components: 309
Total diameter: 30.6 mm
Thickness: 8.45 mm
Decoration: satin-finished open worked bridges, hand-beveled edges
CASE
Polished and satin-finished 18ct rose gold with knurled bezel
Diameter: 42 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Crown: Ø 7.2 mm
Glass: ARunic anti-reflective sapphire Case back: sapphire glass
Engraving on case back: serial number – “Edition Limitée X/30” –
“PARMIGIANI FLEURIER” – “36’000 Alt/h” Water resistance: 100 m
DIAL
Material: platinum 950
Finishing: sandblasted
Indices: hand-applied 18ct rose gold appliquesHANDS
Hours and minutes: 18ct rose gold skeletonized delta-shaped
Chronograph and small seconds: steel, rhodium or rose gold-plated
BRACELET
Polished and satin-finished 18ct rose gold Closure: 18ct white rose folding clasp -
Features
CALIBER
PF361 – MANUAL WINDING MANUFACTURE MOVEMENT IN 18CT ROSE GOLD
WITH INTEGRATED SPLIT SECONDS CHRONOGRAPH
Power reserve: 65 hours Frequency: 36,000 Vph (5 Hz) Jewels: 35
No. of components: 309
Total diameter: 30.6 mm
Thickness: 8.45 mm
Decoration: satin-finished open worked bridges, hand-beveled edges
CASE
Polished and satin-finished 18ct rose gold with knurled bezel
Diameter: 42 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Crown: Ø 7.2 mm
Glass: ARunic anti-reflective sapphire Case back: sapphire glass
Engraving on case back: serial number – “Edition Limitée X/30” –
“PARMIGIANI FLEURIER” – “36’000 Alt/h” Water resistance: 100 m
DIAL
Material: platinum 950
Finishing: sandblasted
Indices: hand-applied 18ct rose gold appliquesHANDS
Hours and minutes: 18ct rose gold skeletonized delta-shaped
Chronograph and small seconds: steel, rhodium or rose gold-plated
BRACELET
Polished and satin-finished 18ct rose gold Closure: 18ct white rose folding clasp -
Why we love itAll Tonda PF timepieces speak first and foremost to their owner and wearer. On point, extensive, highly studied details build up to a general result which endow the whole Tonda PF collection with acute contemporary elegance. Not in an ornamental manner. This is not a conspicuous object of luxury. This is the incarnation of a culture of savoir faire that addresses a certain crowd, able to recognize its sense of refinement.