The watch industry's largest new product trade fair, "Watches and Wonders Geneva 2023," will be held from March 27 to April 2, 2023. Formerly known as "SIHH (Geneva Salon)," the fair will attract attention from around the world, with Rolex, Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, and Japan's world-famous Grand Seiko also participating in the fair, following its 2022 edition.
This time, we would like to focus on and introduce the major new models from Parmigiani Fleurier announced at Watches and Wonders Geneva 2023!
*Source: https://parmigiani.com/en/
At the 2021 Geneva Watch Days, the first collection "Tonda PF" supervised by the new CEO "Guido Terreni" was announced. At the 2023 Watches and Wonders Geneva, while following the design, models equipped with complex mechanisms have been introduced.
Case diameter | 40mm | Bezel | PT |
Dial | platinum | Luminous | - |
material | PT | bracelet | PT |
Waterproof | 100m | Drive system | Automatic |
Cal | PF703 | Power reserve | Approximately 48 hours |
-Features a knurled bezel and platinum dial, which are part of the identities of Parmigiani Fleurier.
- Equipped with the ultra-thin automatic movement "Cal. PF703" with a platinum micro-rotor and a thickness of 3.07 mm.
・Domestic suggested retail price: 13,310,000 yen
Case diameter | 40mm | Bezel | 18KRG |
Dial | Milan Blue | Luminous | - |
material | 18KRG | bracelet | 18KRG |
Waterproof | 60m | Drive system | Automatic |
Cal | PF051 | Power reserve | Approximately 48 hours |
- Equipped with a GMT function; there are no numbers engraved on the bezel to indicate the time zone. By pressing the push button at the 8 o'clock position, the white gold hour hand will jump in one-hour increments, allowing you to adjust it to the time zone of your destination.
The Milanese blue dial is decorated with grain d'orge and has no date markings or day/night indicators, making for an extremely simple design.
・Domestic suggested retail price: 9,394,000 yen
Case diameter | 40mm | Bezel | PT |
Dial | Sand Gray | Luminous | - |
material | SS | bracelet | SS |
Waterproof | 60m | Drive system | Automatic |
Cal | PF052 | Power reserve | Approximately 48 hours |
- The Tonda PF GMT Rattrapante distinguishes between local time and home time in one-hour increments, and its newly developed "Minute Rattrapante" function can display minutes in both five-minute and one-minute increments.
- Functions that are normally operated with a graduated bezel on a diver's watch are now realized in the movement (with 18K rose gold hands), dramatically improving the display, operability and visibility.
- Features a knurled bezel, one of the identities of Parmigiani Fleurier, and a sand gray dial with barleycorn guilloche decoration.
・Domestic suggested retail price: 4,389,000 yen
Case diameter | 42mm | Bezel | PT |
Dial | Milan Blue | Luminous | - |
material | PT | bracelet | PT |
Waterproof | 100m | Drive system | Automatic |
Cal | PF517 | Power reserve | Approximately 48 hours |
-This is a "flying tourbillon" that does not have a bridge to support the carriage, and the case, bracelet, and dial are all made of PT (platinum).
・Domestic suggested retail price: 23,475,000 yen
Case diameter | 42mm | Bezel | 18KRG |
Dial | platinum | Luminous | - |
material | 18KRG | bracelet | 18KRG |
Waterproof | 100m | Drive system | hand-rolled |
Cal | PF361 | Power reserve | Approximately 65 hours |
-Features include a knurled bezel, one of the identities of Parmigiani Fleurier, and a platinum dial with sandblasted decoration.
- Equipped with the Cal. caliber PF361, the successor to the ChronoOr movement, which won an award at the 2017 Geneva Watch Grand Prix.
- The split-second chronograph mechanism, which can measure two movements in 1/10-second increments, can be viewed from the case back.
・Domestic suggested retail price: 24,266,000 yen
Case diameter | 42mm | Bezel | PT |
Dial | platinum | Luminous | - |
material | PT | bracelet | PT |
Waterproof | 100m | Drive system | Automatic |
Cal | PF339 | Power reserve | Approximately 50 hours |
- The case, bracelet, and dial are all made of PT (platinum), and the month display is at the 3 o'clock position, the moon phase display is at the 6 o'clock position, and the day of the week display is at the 9 o'clock position.
- The in-house automatic movement "Cal. PF339" is equipped with a retrograde annual calendar and a blue aventurine moon phase (rose gold moon disc) that only requires correction once every 122 years.
・Domestic reference price: Contact us
Case diameter | 42mm | Bezel | PT |
Dial | platinum | Luminous | - |
material | PT | bracelet | PT |
Waterproof | 100m | Drive system | Automatic |
Cal | PF009 | Power reserve | Approximately 48 hours |
- The case, bracelet, and dial are all made of PT (platinum) and are equipped with the company's own automatic movement, "Cal. PF009."
- The Hijri calendar (Islamic calendar) is based on the lunar cycle (29.5 days) and consists of 12 months of 29 or 30 days depending on the phases of the moon, allowing for identifiable Islamic holidays.
In the Hijri calendar, a year is basically 354 days, which is called a "common year," and there is a leap year with 355 days, which includes a leap day. In every 30 years, there are 19 common years and 11 leap years.
- The 30-year cycle is at the 12 o'clock position (leap years are marked in green).
- The 3 o'clock position represents the months of the Islamic calendar (the month of Ramadan is written in green).
- The 9 o'clock position indicates the date. If a white marker is visible through the circular opening, it means that the month has 29 days, and if a green marker is visible, it means that the month has 30 days.
・Domestic reference price: Contact us
Case diameter | 42mm | Bezel | PT |
Dial | platinum | Luminous | - |
material | PT | bracelet | PT |
Waterproof | 100m | Drive system | Automatic |
Cal | PF008 | Power reserve | Approximately 48 hours |
- The case, bracelet, and dial are all made of PT (platinum) and are equipped with the company's own automatic movement, "Cal. PF008."
The world's first complete calendar of the Chinese calendar, which was said to be impossible due to the complexity of its 60-year cycle (composed of a combination of the ten stems of the decimal system and the twelve branches of the twelve branches of the duodecimal system), lunisolar calendar (which calculates the solar calendar and lunar calendar separately), and synchronizing them.
- The 24 solar terms are marked on the outer edge of the dial.
- At the 3 o'clock position, a circular opening displays short months as "small" (29 days) or long months as "long" (30 days).
- At the 12 o'clock position are the year, the animals of the Chinese zodiac, the elements of the five elements, and yin and yang.
- Date and moon phase at 6 o'clock.
- The 9 o'clock position displays the month and extra month (leap month).
・Domestic reference price: Contact us
summary
What did you think.
The Watches and Wonders Geneva 2023 lineup will incorporate a complex mechanism into the brand's popular Tonda PF. Parmigiani Fleurier is a brand that releases new models from time to time, so we look forward to seeing additional models in 2023.
We will continue to report on the new models announced at Watches and Wonders Geneva 2023, so stay tuned.
see you!