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I n our time of accelerated technological change, mechanical watchmaking offers us a haven, an analogue alternative to digital overload. There are countless methods for measuring time, and although some functions andmechanisms have remained unchanged for decades, today’s era calls for innovation. While watchmaking tends to stick to generic formulas for displaying GMT functions and dive time calculations, there are exceptions that break with convention. Parmigiani Fleurier is the perfect example of this. The Maison has succeeded in redefining its relationship with time with two unprecedented innovations: the Tonda PF GMT Rattrapante and the Tonda PFMinute Rattrapante. These modern timepieces are not only a response to the speed of our daily life, but offer a new way of perceiving, feeling and above all, mastering time. Time to reset An invitation to reset our relationship with time, the Tonda PF GMT Rattrapante and Tonda PF Minute Rattrapante deliver instantaneous and intuitive measurements that capture the rhythm of modern-day life. The beauty of these complications lies in their extreme user-friendliness. The ingenious mechanics behind these deceptively simple-looking watches alter the way countdowns and dual time complications are viewed and activated. In a departure from conventional graduated rotating bezels, an additional gold hand concealed under the minute hand executes the task – a minute countdown on the Minute Rattrapante, and a GMT indication on the GMT Rattrapante – without marring the understated elegance of the Tonda PF codes. “Rattrapante” describes the motion performed by the extra hand when it jumps back to its concealed position, similar to a split-seconds chronograph hand. PARMIGIANI FLEURIER: TONDA RATTRAPANTES T h e a r t o f m a s t e r i n g t i m e 202 | Simply Abu Dhabi