New TONDA PF Hijri Perpetual Calendar
At Parmigiani Fleurier, we embrace a vision that goes well beyond timekeeping, by honoring cultural diversity and history in every creation, and reflecting, in our commitment, a respect for all civilizations.
Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, Hijri Perpetual Calendar and precision moonphase.
Stainless-steel case, polished and satin-finished with platinum 950 knurled bezel; 42 mm diameter; 11.2 mm thickness.
Dial: Viridian green dial, Grain d’Orge hand-guilloché finishing, 18ct gold rhodium-plated appliques indices, blue aventurine moonphase.
Movement: 48-hour power reserve; 28,800 Vph (4 Hz) frequency; oscillating weight in skeletonized, polished, and sandblasted platinum.
THE LUNAR HIJRI CALENDAR
The Tonda PF Hijri Perpetual Calendar is a horological expression of the Tabular Islamic calendar developed by Muslim scholars and astronomers in the 8th century. This system made it possible for historians to convert Islamic dates to Gregorian dates, which in turn has made the Hijri Perpetual Calendar possible. The first year of the Hijri calendar corresponds to the year 622 CE and is marked by the Prophet Muhammad’s Hijrah (Arabic for “migration”) from Mecca to Medina in what is today Saudi Arabia.
The lunar Hijri calendar is based on the cycles of the moon, in comparison to the solar Gregorian calendar and lunisolar Chinese Xiali calendar. This makes for a 30-year cycle with each year consisting of 12 months that are 29 or 30 days long. In each 30-year cycle there are 19 common years of 354 days and 11 abundant years of 355 days.
TONDA PF HIJRI PERPETUAL CALENDAR
STEEL AND VIRIDIAN GREEN
The new Tonda PF Hijri Perpetual Calendar has a 100m water-resistant stainless-steel case with alternating satin and polished finishes. Its signature fluted bezel is in 950 platinum, paired with a matching stainless-steel bracelet with folding clasp.
The viridian green dial is hand-finished with a Grain d’Orge guilloché. The applied hour markers and skeletonized delta hour and minute hands are crafted in 18ct gold with rhodium plating. The second hand and calendar subdial hands are made of rhodium-plated steel.
TONDA PF HIJRI PERPETUAL CALENDAR
ISLAMIC CALENDAR
The Tonda PF Hijri Perpetual Calendar is equipped with the Caliber PF009 automatic movement, which operates at 28,800 vibrations per hour (4 Hz) and has a power reserve of 48 hours. The intricate movement has beveled bridges. The skeletonized rotor is chiseled from platinum with a polished and sandblasted finish. Like the case and dial, it is meticulously finished with Côtes de Genève and perlage throughout.
The Tonda PF Hijri Perpetual Calendar displays all the information on the dial. The 12-hour subdial shows the 30-year cycle with the abundant 355-day years in beige and the standard 354-day years in white. The 3 o’clock subdial indicates the numbered months of the year with the ninth month of Ramadan highlighted in bright red. The 9 o’clock subdial shows the days of the month with an aperture indicating whether it is a 30-day abundant month or a 29-day common month. A white aperture indicates a 29-day month. The activated beige aperture indicates a 30-day month, with the number 30 in beige and written in Arabic as ۳۰.
Finally, the 6 o’clock subdial features the blue aventurine moonphase display, which shows the position of the moon in the northern and southern hemispheres.
WORDS OF EXPERTISE
Caliber
PF009
Power reserve:
48 hours
Frequency:
4 Hz - 28.800 A/h
No. of components:
310
Jewels:
32
Thickness:
5,7
Case
Stainless steel / 950 Platinum
Diameter:
Ø 42.0 mm
Thickness:
11,2
Glass:
ARunic anti-reflective sapphire
Case back:
Sapphire
Water resistance:
100 m
Dial
Finishing:
Guilloché Grain d'orge
Indices:
18-ct gold appliques plated
Color:
Viridian Green
Hands
Hours and minutes:
Delta-shaped
Bracelet
Stainless steel
Movement
PF009
The TONDA PF Hijri Perpetual Calendar is equipped with the Caliber PF009 automatic movement, which operates at 28,800 vibrations per hour (4 Hz) and has a power reserve of 48 hours. The intricate movement has beveled bridges. The skeletonized rotor is chiseled from platinum with a polished and sandblasted finish. Like the case and dial, it is meticulously finished with Côtes de Genève and perlage throughout.
Movement specifications
Calibre:
PF009Winding:
Automatic
Total dimensions:
15''' - Ø 33.3 mm
Thickness:
5,7
Frequency:
4 Hz - 28.800 A/h
Power Reserve:
48 hours
NB of components:
310
NB of jewels:
32
CULTURAL ODES TO GREAT CIVILISATIONS
We view calendars not only as instruments of measurement but as true mirrors of the civilizations that conceived them. This recognition of calendars as expressions of cultural diversity guides our design process, encouraging us to integrate the specificities of each society into our timepieces. Our TONDA PF collection showcases three masterpieces dedicated to this theme: The Islamic Hijri calendar, the complete Chinese calendar Xiali and the Gregorian calendar.