Staying true to form of Parmigiani Fleurier's ethos of quiet luxury and unparalleled refinement, the Tonda PF Minute Rattrapante introduces a fascinating complication in a discreet presentation.
Atop the lovely hand-guilloché dial with fine Grain d'Orge pattern features an hour hand along with two superimposed minute hands – of which the premiere in rhodium-plated gold indicates real time coupled with the hour hand. It conceals the other hand crafted in 18 karat rose gold, which will calculate minutes in five or one-minute increments on demand.
To activate these functions, a pusher positioned at 8 o’clock advances the rattrapante hand in five minutes increments, while the pusher at 10 o’clock advances in one-minute increments. The measurement of elapsed time continues until the rhodium-plated hand aligns with the position of the 18 karat rose gold hand. The rhodium-plated hand can be returned to its original position using the 18 karat rose gold crown-integrated pusher, in a similar way to the split-seconds function.
The reverse side reveals Parmigiani's in-house Caliber PF052 which operates at 3Hz and delivers a power reserve of 48 hours. The movement is beautifully finished and is automatic winding by way of a solid 18 karat rose gold micro-rotor with a wavy guilloché pattern.
The Stainless Steel case with Platinum bezel measures 40mm x 10.7mm x 45.6mm lug-to-lug and is in excellent condition. Complete with Box & Papers dated July 30th, 2024. The bracelet is currently sized to equip a 7 inch wrist with six additional links included.
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