The Tonda Metrographe, an early Parmigiani chronograph with automatic movement, 40 mm x 11.5 mm (approx), and available on strap or bracelet.




The first generation Metrographe had an expanded date display an 6. The subdials were asymmetrical and overlapping.






The second generation Metrographe moved the expanded date window to 12 and modified the subdials, both improvements in my eyes.  






The Metrographe movement, PF315, beats at 28,800 vph with a 42 hour power reserve.




Near the end of the Metrographe product cycle, a red gold version was added to the lineup. 




The red gold Metrographe uses the same PF315 movement upgraded with a red gold rotor, nicely finished.







The Tonda Transforma chronograph uses movement PF334 beating at 28,800 vph with 55 hours power reserve.  




Like the first generation Metrographe, the date display is at 6.

The Tondagraph GT in steel features a large date, annual calendar, and chronograph complications. It is 42mm x 13.7mm (approx) with screw down crown.




Also available with a rubber strap but there is NO quick change capability.




The movement is PF043 beating at 28,800 vph with a 48 hour power reserve.




At or near the same time the steel Tondagraph GT was introduced, Parmigiani introduced its next generation chronograph movement in the Tonda GT 5 Hz.  I believe the "-graph" suffix was dropped with this piece and it was simply called the Tonda GT 5 Hz. 




The movement, PF071, is one of the nicest automatic chronograph movements on the market in my opinion, beating at 36,000 vph with a 65 hour power reserve. 




About a year later the Tonda GT 5 Hz came out in a Panda dial.










The platinum Tonda PF Split Seconds Chronograph.




The backside showing beautifully finished skeletonized gold bridges and double column wheels.





To celebrate the brand’s 20th anniversary, a special Tonda Chronor was released in 2016. 100 examples were made, 25 in WG/blue dial, 25 in WG/white dial, 25 in RG/blue dial, and 25 in RG/white dial.




The anniversary pieces featured the skeletonized gold movement which the brand calls ”Chronor."






In 2019, a slate grey dial version of the Tonda Chronor was introduced.  Although in the Tonda family, it is interesting to note the Toric-style knurled bezel on this piece.







Tondagraphe Tourbillon with two register chronograph display and one minute tourbillon. An open-worked version of this piece was made and is high on my want list.




Calibre PF354, manual winding, 21,600 vph, 65 hour power reserve.








One of the nicest examples of the chronograph offered by Parmigiani in its very early years. The photo is courtesy of WatchProSite's own mrds who graciously consented to its use. The early Toric chronographs use El Primero movements finely finished by Parmigiani.  A trademark design element of this model is the double case step with knurling, incredibly on both the dial side and the movement side.



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Parmigiani co-branded watches with Bugatti for a number of years. Many of the co-branded pieces were very high end tourbillons but in 2014, a dual register chronograph was introduced in champagne or blue dial.




The chronograph, named Aerolithe, was left side activated.




The Aerolithe movement is calibre PF335.




In 2015, a second Bugatti co-branded chronograph was introduced, named the Atalante. It was made in red gold and white gold cases.




Like the Aerolithe, the chronograph is dual register and left side activated. The dial is partially open-worked and there is an unusual tachymater scale on the minute totalizer subdial.




The final Bugatti co-branded chronograph, from 2017, is another Aerolithe model with a titanium case.





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There was at least one limited edition Pershing made in collaboration with the Brazilian Football Confederation.







The Kalpagraphe is a large watch (larger than the more widely known Kalpa XL). Measurements will be added later.




The Kalpagraphe was initially released in gold and was followed with models in titanium (shown here) and steel.




The Kalpagraph caliber, PF362, is another high beat movement at 36,000 vph and 65 hours power reserve.




A final iteration of the Kalpagraph is the Kalpa Chronor.




True to the Chronor name, the movement is in virtually all gold.


That's all.  I find several of these references quite compelling. Like many PF watches, there are some good values in the secondary market for patient shoppers.   



This message has been edited by KMII on 2024-11-25 05:48:41