Introducing the Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda 36 Steel Watch
Monday - 07 November 2022
The new Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda 36 Steel watch with a warm grey dial extends the brand’s popular luxury steel sports watch collection and now comes in a universally appealing 36mm size with scintillating baguette-cut diamond hour markers.
The Tonda PF watch collection by Parmigiani Fleurier has been focused on a lot since Guido Terreni earned the role of the brand’s CEO. The refined luxury sports watch collection, which unveiled itself in 2021, marked an important milestone in the company’s heritage – a bold and confident return to a niche sector of the market – a move that Parmigiani Fleurier would have to get right if it wanted to uphold its reputation. The Tonda PF watch is a derivative of the original Tonda watch collection and has been offered in 40mm and 42mm case sizes until now. To add to this line, the brand has now released two stainless steel versions and an 18ct rose gold iteration for 2022 in a new, more manageable 36mm size for slender wrists.
Despite a drop in size, the new Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF 36mm watch is just as impactful. It may prove even more popular than the larger sizes, since it can pass as a unisex design, appealing to a broader range of Parmigiani Fleurier watch fans and demonstrates how the luxury watch manufacturer is thinking about making this watch accessible to all fans of the brand. In this article, we’re going to look at the stainless steel version in warm grey, available to order here at Jura Watches.
The new 36mm size of the 2022 Tonda PF watch from Parmigiani Fleurier is accompanied by a case thickness of 8.6mm. It’s a slightly thicker version of the 40mm Micro Rotor, which measured 7.8mm, yet the difference seems barely noticeable when strapped to the wrist. Parmigiana Fleurier makes a point of taking a “sartorial approach” to watchmaking with the release of the new steel 36mm Tonda PF. The stainless steel case has received teardrop-shaped lugs and a sporty integrated stainless steel bracelet with a mix of satin-brushed and polished links. In addition to this, its hand-knurled bezel adds another layer of detail that will be appreciated amongst collectors – a design element that is matched by its easy-grip screw-down crown at 3 o’clock, stamped with the famous Parmigiani Fleurier logo.
The integrated metal bracelet is a popular trait of the Tonda PF watch collection, as are some other details seen in the dial, such as the barleycorn hand-guilloché effect, which forms a backdrop to a set of delta-shaped open-worked hands. The Grain d’Orge dial finish is a unique dial feature of the Tonda PF collection and has been purposely chosen by Guido Terreni. Against this, a set of hour markers represented in rectangular indexes catch the light beautifully in the same way that the exterior surface of the lugs, the knurled bezel and the crown do.
The 100-meter water-resistant steel Tonda PF watch for 2022 has an expansive dial framed by a polished ring. The PF logo at 12 o’clock is developed from solid gold, glimmering under the light and protected underneath a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal glass front. The pane of glass has also received a layer of anti-reflective treatment on its surface, assisting with a glare-free view of the dial whenever and wherever. The hand-applied facetted indices are also crafted from 18ct white gold and rhodium plated. What’s more, they’ve also been set with scintillating baguette-cut diamonds.
Inside the case of the new Tonda PF 36 Steel watch reference PFC804-1020002-100182 is a new automatic movement. The Calibre PF770 foregoes the micro rotor, hence the increase in case depth, yet boasts a 22k gold rotor. It also provides a useful power reserve of 60 hours and performs at a rate of 28,800 vibrations per hour through a sapphire-backed case. Bridges with Cotes de Geneve finishes and bevelled edges, as well as the sandblasted effects on the calibre’s skeletonised gold rotor are a few nice extra finishing touches.
The minimalist design of the new Tonda 36 watch from Parmigiani Fleurier has the potential to become a classic in the not-so-distant future, even though it comes from a relatively young collection of luxury sports watches. Its simplified dial layout is cleverly balanced by detail seen elsewhere in the watch, such as the knurled platinum bezel and the oval PF cartouche at noon. Other details remain true to the popular line, such as the delta-shaped hands, which are open-worked and accompanied by a barleycorn hand-guilloché effect across the display. By all means, the new Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF 36 steel model is a luxe sports watch that feels chic yet a little classic, bridging the two parallels perfectly.
If you’d like more information on the warm grey dial version of the new Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda 36, you can check it out here online at Jura Watches or call and speak to a member of our sales team on 01335 453453.
