Parmigiani Fleurier’s renaissance coincided with the rise of the luxurious sports activities watch with an built-in bracelet. The model is now introducing its particular imaginative and prescient of the sort of timekeeper: the Tonda PF Sport. An evolution of the Tonda PF, which itself was a direct descendent of the Tonda GT, the Tonda PF Sport is purpose-built for aesthetes moderately than athletes. Certainly, with the brand new assortment, Parmigiani Fleurier may need come proper out and made mild of the concept of correctly useful watches from conventional watchmakers.

To start with, there are two watches in play: an automated chronograph (Tonda PF Sport Chronograph) and automated (Tonda PF Sport Automated). We’ll take a look at the Chronograph first, as what’s new right here is critical, however different parts which can be modified (the bezel, for instance) and are widespread to each fashions will likely be highlighted too. The concept behind the Tonda PF Sport Chronograph, particularly, is a problem to the ‘strain of time’ customary that one most steadily encounters in relation to this complication. Take a look at the watch and think about absolutely the absence of textual content on the dial; the ‘panda’ model actually pops because of this, and even the date at 4:30 feels inoffensive. 

Chronographs, typically, generally tend in the direction of being busy, design-wise, All method of fonts, colors and kinds of palms come collectively in a cacophonic symphony celebrating legibility. Whereas that final sentence was a little bit of a flourish, it too is indicative of what typically goes unsuitable on the earth of the chronograph. We could have extra to say on this topic within the Autumn subject of WOW, the place we dive deep into the enterprise of recording elapsed time, however for now we return to the Tonda PF Sports activities Chronograph.

Parmigiani Fleurier has issued this chronograph in two variants to start with: metal and rose gold, each with textured rubber straps. The 42mm watch is water resistant to 100m, although the thickness of 12.9mm is (theoretically) nonetheless within the realm of informal, relaxed magnificence; the PF070 automated calibre is new and is COSC-certified. For individuals who suppose the guilloche on the dial and the knurled bezel are acquainted to the Tonda PF, you might be right but additionally not. The clous triangular is nearer in spirit to the outgoing Tonda GT (sure, the Tonda Sport marks the curtain name for the Tonda GT), whereas the knurled bezel has extra outstanding ridges than the PF. Within the metal model, the bezel just isn’t executed in platinum. Parmigiani Fleurier says there are 160 incisions for the Tonda PF Sports activities moderately than 225 of the Tonda PF. Now we have but to the touch and really feel this watch so we have now to go away it there, however a future subject of WOW (not Autumn this time) will certainly get into particulars like this.

Returning to that motion, the PF070 is new, which you’ll inform from that date window. It does protect many parts of earlier Parmigiani Fleurier chronographs, comparable to a high-beat escapement (5 Hz), column wheel and vertical clutch. Free of the annual calendar within the Tonda GT variant, it’s value noting that the chronograph right here is an built-in affair, not modular. It appears the 315-component calibre is each hand and machine-finished, though a bodily examination will inform us rapidly how elegantly all of it comes collectively. The clous triangular and the knurled bezel ought to likewise be hand-executed, if different traits of the Tonda PF are something to go by. 

It ought to go with out saying that Parmigiani Fleurier is making the Tonda PF Sport part of the common assortment, and so it’s restricted solely be manufacturing. The outgoing Tonda GT will possible stay obtainable alongside the PF Sport and we stay up for evaluating the 2 designs. One component of the Tonda GT that may stay with the Tonda PF Sport is using black SuperLuminova on the ideas of the delta-shaped palms and the appliqués.

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