Tonda GT Chronograph A Sporty Quintessence of Chromatic Subtlety

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