CAPTIVATING AND MASTERFUL
This 30-piece edition combines a marvel of delicate micromechanics with equally delicate finery. The manufacture thus gives new impetus to modern elegance.
In his Hymn to Beauty, Baudelaire proclaimed to make « the universe less hideous and the house less trite ». Parmigiani succeeds with its new pieces in the Toric collection presented at the latest Watches & Wonders trade fair in Geneva, particularly with its Split-Second Chronograph. To deliver visual harmony, the manufacture has opted for 18-carat rose gold as the leading star on this exceptional timepiece. The noble material has been used to craft the hand-grained coffee-colored dial, the 425mm-diameter case, the hands and many components among the 254 required to assemble the hand-wound movement. The whole, enhanced with an ivory-colored alligator leather strap, gives this minimal design a highly refined personality.
Short-time measurement is displayed clearly thanks to dedicated counters and the central seconds hand. The presence of a second central hand offers the possibility to read intermediate times. The PF361 caliber (65-hour power reserve) with a frequency of 36,000 vibrations per hour precisely orchestrates this function by way of a double-column wheel. Pressing the pusher integrated into the crown fixes the split-second hand, while the central seconds hand continues its rotation. The same operation instantly repositions the two hands on top of each other. The sapphire crystal back on the Toric Split-Second Chronograph reveals the mechanism in action within an arabesque architecture. It is fine art.
