Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF Automatic 36mm (2024 Edition)

Parmigiani Fleurier, the luxury watch brand founded by master restorer and watchmaker Michel Parmigiani in 1996, underwent significant changes in 2021 with the appointment of Guido Terreni. Under his leadership, the collections were streamlined, focusing on the Tonda PF Collection and the Toric series. Derived from Michel Parmigiani’s Tonda watch, the Tonda PF Collection is a reinterpretation of the watch’s essential traits, resulting in a line of elegant, highly refined luxury sports watches. The 36mm unisex model, introduced in 2022, represents the sweet spot in this collection. The new 36mm references in rose gold are the reiteration of the sophisticated and minimalist heritage and an ode to Guido Terreni’s legacy.

The Tonda PF 36mm features characteristic traits such as teardrop-shaped lugs, knurled bezels, and integrated bracelets. Other common elements include the hand-guilloché barleycorn pattern on the dial, delta-shaped open-worked hands, the gold oval PF cartouche at noon, and short, applied indices.

The Tonda PF Automatic 36mm is the most straightforward model in the lineup, distinct from the Tonda PF Micro-Rotor, which has a 40mm case, a lean 7.8mm profile, and a date window. With a thickness of just 8.6mm and beautiful finishings, the case’s 100m water resistance lives up to its luxury sports watch classification. All three models are powered by the in-house automatic calibre PF770, specifically tailored to fit inside the case. Fitted with a 22K gold skeletonised rotor, the slim 3.9mm movement delivers a power reserve of 60 hours.

The most feminine of the three is the 18K rose gold model with an integrated gold bracelet. While there are several gold models in the collection, this is the first Tonda PF 36mm with 232 diamonds set in the bezel and on the outermost links of the bracelet. Uniform in size, the brilliant-cut diamonds in the bezel are set between the knurled area of the bezel and the brightly polished ring framing the dial. Highlighting the fluid and tapering lines of the bracelet, the diamonds are set on the edge of the outermost polished link.

Different size diamonds have been used to adapt to the contours of the teardrop lugs. The oval cartouche hiding the clasp is also set with diamonds and the letters PF are in relief and polished. The sand gold barleycorn hand-guilloché dial also features 12 baguette-cut diamonds as indices.

The next model in the lineup is the Tonda PF Automatic with a rose gold case and a warm grey dial. Enhanced with 84 brilliant-cut diamonds in the bezel and baguette-cut diamond indices, the integrated rose gold bracelet is not set, revealing its elaborately constructed and articulated links. For those who prefer precious metal alone, Parmigiani Fleurier offers a version entirely in 18-carat pink gold, which contrasts delicately with the precious hand-guilloched ‘warm grey’ dial, an emblematic shade of Parmigiani Fleurier.