Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF Minute Rattrapante: World’s First Measures Elapsed Minutes in a New Way

Parmigiani Fleurier, the Swiss luxury watchmaker, debuts the Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF Minute Rattrapante at the Watches & Wonders Geneva 2023. Reimagining the split-seconds rattrapante complication, the new watch performs the function typically operated by the graduated bezel on a diver’s watch using the movement itself.

What makes the Tonda PF Minute Rattrapante special is the way it measures elapsed minutes without relying on the bezel. The gold rhodium-plated hour hand is accompanied by two additional minute hands. The rhodium-plated gold minute hand indicates real-time, while the 18k rose gold hand, normally covering the rhodium-plated hand, calculates the minutes when necessary. The rattrapante complication is easy enough to manage, the pusher at 8 o’clock moves the hand by five minutes, and the pusher at 10 o’clock by one minute. The elapsed minutes are measured when the rhodium-plated hand catches up with the 18k rose gold hand. Pushing the gold pusher integrated into the crown returns the hand to its original position.

The Tonda PF Minute Rattrapante sports an elegant minimalist design. It features a stainless steel case that measures 40mm in diameter and 10.7mm thick, the brand’s signature 950 platinum hand-knurled bezel, sand gray grain d’orge hand-guilloché dial, hand-applied gold indices, gold oval PF cartouche at 12 o’clock, an anti-reflective sapphire crystal over the dial and set into the case back, teardrop-shaped steel lugs and pushers, 18k rose gold winding crown, an integrated brushed and polished bracelet, and offers a water-resistance of 60m.

Powering the Tonda PF Minute Rattrapante is the 4.9mm Caliber PF052. It has a 22k gold micro-rotor, 35 jewels, 22k rose gold oscillating weight with the dial’s grain d’orge hand-guilloché motif carried over, and a guilloché and Côtes de Genève design on the bridges. It’s fitted with 271 components, beats at a frequency of 21,600vph/3Hz, and has a 48-hour power reserve.

The Tonda PF Minute Rattrapante (ref. PFC904-1020001-100182), a part of the permanent collection, will be available in September and will carry a retail price of $30,600. For more information, please visit Parmigiani.com.

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