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1 0 6 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I T he Parmigiani Fleurier story began in 1996 and as the company states, it has been built on a powerful conviction: restoring the value of Swiss watchmaking art as heritage, by making it part of an ongoing tradition of manufacturing expertise. The Parmigiani Tonda 1950 is named after the birth year of the company’s founder Michel Parmigiani. Fittingly, the creative department have produced a watch that is effortlessly suave – a slim and streamlined dress watch. The dial is encrusted with diamonds that lend a dazzling glamour to the piece. The gemmologists at the Maison selected five different sizes of round diamonds, and through a series of careful sketches, a framework was worked out whereby the diamonds radiate outwards and achieve a seamless transition between the stones – the smallest at the centre, followed by larger ones, and returning to smaller diamonds again for the borders of the rhodium-plated appliques. This innovative concept is proof of the many areas of expertise in which Parmigiani Fleurier excels. A total of 620 diamonds, with a total of 2.495 carats, adorn the dial and 84 more at 0.6460 carats decorate the bezel. If this spectacular collection of diamonds isn’t dazzling enough, the hands are delta-shaped with a luminescent coating. The movement at the heart of this gem is the PF701 – an automatic winding calibre with a 42 hour power reserve and comprising 145 components and 29 jewels. The single-barrel movement beats with a frequency of 21,600 vibrations per hour. It is a fabulously thin movement featuring a sandblasted nickel silver mainplate which is circular-plained and then rhodiumplated. The bridges are Côtes de Genève-decorated and then hand-bevelled before being rhodium-plated. Even the micro oscillating weight has been wave patterned and polished… the attention to detail is superlative. This full-stone set model is an incredibly opulent piece that which subtly grabs attention and causes many eyes to sparkle with desire. The Tonda 1950 Clarity is available with three different straps – the rose gold version comes with a bracelet in the exact same gold, the white gold version is mounted on a chic and understatedmother-of-pearl calfskin strap, and for a final extra feminine touch there is a mother-of-pearl calfskin strap which has been stamped with six flower shapes. Parmigiani Fleurier stated that they wanted to create something new andmagical while remaining faithful to their iconoclastic approach – with the Tonda 1950 Clarity they have achieved their goal with aplomb. Parmigiani: The Tonda 1950Clarity

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