Hands-On Debut: Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF Sport
Just released by Parmigiani Fleurier is the new Tonda PF Sport collection, a more casual and, well, sporty iteration of the Tonda PF collection that will replace the Tonda GT. Coming in a time and date or chronograph versions in either steel or rose gold, the Tonda PF Sport watches all come on a new strap but also include several design changes that stylistically place the collection solidly between the Tonda PF and the now outgoing Tonda GT collections it will be replacing. While it?s sad to see the GT collection go so soon, it does make sense for Parmigiani to streamline the Tonda PF collection and keep things simple.Â
Note that I was only able to see/photograph the chronograph, and that photos of the PF Sport Automatic are provided by Parmigiani.
Both the PF Sport Automatic and Chronograph have a knurled bezel like the Tonda PF but done with 160 notches rather than 225. The steel models forego platinum for the bezel which keeps in line with the more casual attitude here. They also carry over the hand-done ?cloud triangulaire? guilloché from the GT collection as well as lumed hands and indices.Â
I was able to get some hands-on time with the steel chronograph iteration so let?s begin with that. Done with a panda dial layout, the case measures 42mm wide and 12.9mm thick with 100 m of water resistance. It shares the same PF070 COSC-certified movement as the standard PF chronograph which operates at 5 Hz and has a 65-hour power reserve. You?ll notice that the 22k gold r...
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