Parmigiani Fleurier introduced the Tonda GT, a sportier subfamily of its luxurious Tonda line, in 2020, to offer a more “everyday” style of timepiece that still distinctly projected the manufacture’s legendary elegance. This year, the GT series expands with two Tondagraph models ? both with new silver-and-black bicolor dials (aka the ever-popular “panda” style) yet each differing substantially from the other in its case material and movement.

Like its predecessor with a monochromatic black dial, the Tondagraph GT Steel Silver Black descends aesthetically from 2017’s Tonda Chronor Anniversaire model, which celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Parmigiani brand and copped that year’s prize for best chronograph watch at the Grand Prix d?Horlogerie de Genève. Created with the input of seasoned watch designer Dino Modolo, the GT models adhere to the ?golden ratio? principles of brand founder Michel Parmigiani and are distinguished from the original Tonda models by their gently curving lugs, ergonomically sculpted integrated bracelet, a fluted bezel reminiscent of those on Parmigiani?s Toric models, and the ?clou triangulaire? guilloché motif on the dials.
The steel watch’s 42-mm case boasts an array of polished and brushed finishes and contains the automatic PF043 caliber, which bundles the rare horological combo of a chronograph and an annual calendar. The dial’s openworked Delta-shaped hands and rhodium-pl...