The Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda 1950 has been round for slightly below a decade, and this 12 months the model gave this watch a delicate however visually important dial refresh. The Tonda (“spherical” in Italian) line is Parmigiani’s broadest, because it mainly encompasses all the round-cased watches that aren’t within the Toric assortment (which themselves are simply recognized by the hand-knurling on their circumstances). The Tonda 1950 is the quintessential Parmigiani Fleurier gown watch, and the brand new model is a welcome replace with new fingers, model insignia, and dial touches.
Essentially the most fast change involves these “Delta-style” fingers that at the moment are skeletonized and have misplaced the lume. These new fingers reveal the dial beneath and look completely unbelievable on the rose-gold with slate-gray dial I dealt with, although there are two extra variations of this particular dial replace with a blue and a lightweight cream dial. I say “this particular dial replace” as a result of these new fingers have solely arrived on these treasured metal variations. The skeletonized fingers aren’t accessible within the metal model, and it’s very attainable they could by no means be.
There are, nonetheless, two metal Tonda 1950 variations in both the slate grey and blue dial which have these refreshed dials, with the notable exception of the skeletonized fingers. Notice that the metal model is barely greater, at 40mm-wide and eight.2mm-thick. The 40mm Tonda 1950 makes use of the PF702, versus the PF701, the latter of which boasts a treasured metallic micro-rotor.
Again to the watch at hand. So, what’s new moreover the fingers? Properly, the Parmigiani Fleurier textual content is larger and loses the oval round it. You’ll discover the addition of a dial circle that’s harking back to the Hermès Slim d’Hermès dial (which is smart, as Hermès is part proprietor of Manufacture Fleurier). It provides some layering and dimension to the dial, because the outermost half recesses to the middle of the dial, and the seconds sub-dial at 6 o’clock recesses additional.
The seconds sub-dial will get an replace as nicely, with Arabic numerals for 15-, 30-, 45-, and 60-second indications. It’s a small change, however it positively lends a delicate bit of up to date type and design to the general dial aesthetic.
And that’s about it so far as dial modifications to the Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda 1950 assortment go. The brand new fingers look wonderful, and I hope we see extra of this greater new logo-style, sans oval, on different items from the model.
What’s unchanged is the 39mm-wide case (with these instantly recognizable teardrop lugs) that sits simply 8mm-thick on the wrist. Turning the case round nonetheless reveals that Vaucher-based PF701 manufacture motion with its hand finishings and, in fact, that stealthily decadent platinum micro-rotor. The in-house PF701 motion operates at 21,600vph and has a 42-hour energy reserve.
Lastly, the watch comes on an Hermès Havana alligator strap with a rose-gold clasp.
As beforehand talked about, the Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda 1950 with new dial and skeletonized fingers is barely accessible in a rose-gold case model — up to now, at the least. The metal model with out the brand new handset is priced at 11,900 CHF. Nevertheless, the brand new Tonda 1950 you see right here and mentioned on this article is priced at 19,500 CHF, which displays a comparatively small 800 CHF premium over the model with the older dial. You may study extra at parmigiani.com.
