Parmigiani

Ref PFC908-1020001-100182 Parmigiani claims a world first novelty with its Tonda PF Chronograph Mysterieux. On first glance the watch appears to be a time only 3-hander with central seconds. But activating the monopusher at 7:30 transforms the watch to a ...  

Really great, the only issue now is knowing there will be more dial colors, and holding for the right one...

I am curious to see if the chronograph minute hand is a creeper or a jumper as it makes a big difference when timing events.

...although not sure about the intuitive readability.

Great job here, PF! I have the OG Tonda PF in steel, so the design language speaks to me. Here is my question. There are two minute and hour hands each, but only one second hand. Say I engage the chrono while the second hand is at 42 seconds. I assume it ... 

I look forward to the answer. I'm hopeful it "remembers" where to go to resume its proper seconds position with timekeeping relative to where it was before the chronograph was engaged.

It's at 8 seconds. The seconds carries on from the place it ended with the chrono functioning. If your'e fanatical about the seconds being perfect, the crown hacks so you can re-align again. Happy to take a video of it if you'd like.

This mantra of hidden mechanisms resonates with me. It's like getting 2 watches in one. Amazing!

Marc

But I'm not yet sure if I like this way of displaying the chronograph: it will take some more time for me to really know how I feel. Thanks a lot for the presentation! Best, Emmanuel

I’m looking forward to seeing it next Saturday morning. The complication is truly intriguing, though I’m still wondering how legible the chronograph is in practice.

If this doesn’t win a GPHG award this year, I would be extremely surprised and disappointed!

I definitely like this one! While a subtle seconds track (maybe I don’t see it) would be practical for a chrono I wouldn’t mind it not being there - how often do we actually time something to sub second precision and is the pressing of the pusher not the ... 

If this doesn’t win a GPHG award this year, I would be extremely surprised and disappointed!

I love central-minutes chronographs and can't heap enough praise on this design. Centralizing the hours too, in an automatic movement, at just 13mm total thickness--truly remarkable. Perhaps one might see this as a distant descendant of one of the dressie... 

That is the immediate ancestor. Per De Bethune, the case is 11.7mm thick; I'm not sure about total thickness with the crystal. I've never handled one, but they look lovely in photos. I mentioned the Mido because I was thinking that it, rather than the Lon... 

cool and fresh take on a chrono Good dimensions Good water resistance Good execution overall Excited to see how they develop the concept more