The Parmigiani Tondagraph GT collection of two models get a refresh with bi-colour dials. The annual calendar big date chronograph model is in a steel case, and the chronograph big date model is in gold. Both are available with either a metal bracelet or rubber strap.
Commentary
The Tonda GT collection, Parmigiani’s entry into the luxury sports collection, was launched in 2020. This was Parmigiani’s attempt into this well trodden genre, and offered an alternative to the highly sought after and unobtainable Patek Philippe Nautilus and Audemars Piguet Royal Oak. Like the others in this genre, the Tonda designed as a refined, mainstream, daily wear watch. The launch models offered a chronograph and a non-chronograph sub-family. All models are limited editions, ranging from only 25 pieces to 250 pieces.
The collection derive the case shape and design cues from the 2016 Tonda Chronor Anniversaire, which was Parmigiani’s first integrated chronograph. With this chronograph, Parmigiani won the Best Chronograph prize in the 2017 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG). The design language adopts an updated teardrop shaped lugs and integrated bracelets. The dials are decorated with the clou triangulaire guilloché motif and open worked Delta shaped hands.
Today’s addition comes to the chronograph sub-family – the Tondagraph GT. Both of the novelties are dial animations to existing models.
The refreshed models are the Tondagraph GT annual calendar chronograph with big date, released in a steel case. And the chronograph with big date, released in rose gold. Both models now offer the new bi-color silvered main dial and a trio of black sub-dials. The earlier models had a single tone grey dial for the annual calendar big date chronograph in SS, and a single tone blue dial for the big date chronograph in rose gold. As we understand it, at the time of publication, the earlier 25 piece limited edition of Tondagraph GT big date chronograph in RG/Blue on blue rubber strap are sold out and the 25 piece limited edition Tondagraph big date chronograph GT RG/Blue with RG bracelet are soon sold out too. The Tondagraph big date annual calendar chronographs in Steel/Black with either bracelet or rubber strap are still available.
The dial decoration of the guilloché clou triangulaire remains unchanged for both new dials. The movements used are also unchanged respectively. Both the new models are offered with the option of either a rubber strap or metal bracelet, making a total of 4 new references.
New Release quick guide: 2 new Parmigiani Tondagraph GT in bi-color dials
Retail prices are as follows:
- TONDAGRAPH GT chronograph & annual calendar – STEEL/BICOLOR
- PFC906-0000140-X01482 SGD 29,800 / CHF 18,500 (Rubber strap)
- PFC906-0000140-B00182 SGD 31,400 / CHF 19,500 (Steel bracelet)
- TONDAGRAPH GT integrated chronograph – ROSE GOLD/BICOLOR
- PFC903-1500140-X01482 SGD 66,100 / CHF 41,000 (Rubber strap)
- PFC903-1500140-B10082 SGD 105,600 / CHF 65.500 (Rose Gold bracelet)
Parmigiani Tondagraph GT (Annual Calendar Big Date Chronograph) Steel Silver Black
The Tondagraph GT Steel Silver Black features a 42-mm case, forged in polished and satin-brushed stainless steel and boasting a water resistance of 100 meters. Its silver-and-black dial adorned with clou triangulaire texture has rhodium-plated indexes treated with black luminescent coating. Like its predecessor with a black dial, the watch houses the automatic Caliber PF043. Though the watch’s name indicates that it is a chronograph, it is actually something much more special, as Caliber PF043 enables the rare horological pairing of a chronograph with an annual calendar. The familiar Delta-shaped hands with black luminescent coating display the time while the date appears prominently in a large double aperture at 12 o’clock. Subdials at 9 and 6 o’clock host the chronograph readouts and the 3 o’clock subdial serves the dual functions of a running seconds indicator and display of the month. As in all annual calendars, this indicator requires adjustment only once per year, from February to March.
The automatic movement that drives all these functions is on display behind a sapphire case back that beautifully displays the 22k gold rotor, providing a power reserve of 45 hours and showcasing a host of decorative finishes, including the circular côtes de Genève pattern on the bridges.
CALIBER
PF043 – AUTOMATIC WINDING MANUFACTURE MOVEMENT WITH ANNUAL CALENDAR
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 and 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: individual number
Water resistance: 100 m
DIAL
Colour: silver with black ceramic subdials
Finishing: guilloché clou triangulaire
Indices: hand-applied rhodium-plated appliques with black luminescent coating
HANDS
Skeletonized delta-shaped with black luminescent coating
STRAP/BRACELET
(PFC906-0000140-X01482) – black vulcanized rubber strap
(PFC906-0000140-B00182) – polished and satin-finished stainless steel bracelet
Closure: folding clasp in stainless steel
Parmigiani Tondagraph GT (Chronograph Big Date) Rose Gold Silver Black
Following up on last year’s Tondagraph GT Rose Gold Blue, Parmigiani Fleurier adds the Tondagraph GT Rose Gold Silver Black. Like the new steel model, it is offered in two executions, mounted on either an integrated, ergonomically crafted bracelet or a textured black rubber strap. At 42 mm in diameter, its 18k rose gold case boasts a meticulous array of polished and brushed finishing and its fluted bezel frames the striking, high-contrast dial. Inside the Tondagraph GT Rose Gold Silver Black, and visible through a sapphire caseback, is the in-house Caliber PF071, a COSC chronometer-certified movement based on Parmigiani’s ground-breaking and GPHG award-winning Caliber PF361 and storing a 65-hour power reserve.
Parmigiani Fleurier takes pardonable pride in the technical refinements that maximize this elite caliber’s efficiency, as well as its top-level haute horlogerie decorations. The integrated chronograph function uses a column wheel rather than a cam, for smoother operation, and a vertical clutch rather than a horizontal one, which increases accuracy by enabling the chronograph to start without an initial jolt.
The movement incorporates a cross-bridge instead of a single attachment to better stabilize the balance, whose high frequency of 36,000 vph (5 Hz) means the stopwatch can measure intervals up to 1/10 second. Few modern chronograph calibers can boast this level of accuracy. While this version of the Tondagraph does not include annual calendar functionality, it features the big date as an additional integrated feature, rather than a modular addition, which makes for better technical reliability. Like all Parmigiani Fleurier movements, Caliber PF071 is enhanced with chamfering and polishing done by hand, sandblasted surfaces, a sunray pattern on the 22k gold oscillating weight, and beautifully hand-finished bridges. Every component is made within the walls of Parmigiani Fleurier’s watchmaking hub, making it a true manufacture caliber. The watch joins Parmigiani Fleurier’s regular collection and is not a limited edition.
Both new Tondagraph GT editions speak to the growth of the sport-luxury series within the larger and inarguably elegant Parmigiani Fleurier universe of timepieces. Envisioned as a value proposition relative to the larger Parmigiani Fleurier collection, Tonda GT offers the brand’s impeccable mechanical watchmaking at a price point that attracts a new set of consumers.
CALIBER
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: individual number
Water resistance: 100 m
DIAL
Color: silver with black ceramic subdials
Finishing: guilloché clou triangulaire
Indices: hand-applied 18ct rose gold appliques with black luminescent coating
HANDS
Skeletonized delta-shaped with black luminescent coating
STRAP/BRACELET
(PFC903-1500140-X01482) – black vulcanized rubber strap
(PFC903-1500140-B10082) – polished and satin-finished 18ct rose gold bracelet
Closure: folding clasp in 18ct rose gold
