The watch house “Parmigiani Fleurier” shines with the updated versions of the Islamic year

did Swiss luxury watch house Parmigiani Fleurier -Parmigiani Fleurier Unveil new watches Encrusted with precious stones from her iconic watch Tonda Hijri Perpetual Calendar .

A watch that celebrates culture and technology

A year and a half after my releaseTonda Hijri Perpetual Calendar Parmigiani Fleurier brings back its world premiere in a limited series of three models studded with precious stones. In line with the purpose of the release of Tonda Hijri Perpetual Calendar The original is respect for the Islamic community's commitment to the dress code that prohibits men from wearing gold jewelry. The three new models come from Tonda Hijri Perpetual Calendar In platinum cases, gold is not used in any of the movement components.

The new models come in cases encrusted with either diamonds, sapphires or emeralds, with the exact color of the sapphire and emerald chosen specifically to honor the national colors of the countries of the Middle East. Each model is limited to the gem collection of Tonda Hijri Perpetual Calendar On only 10 pieces, it is one of the true exclusives of fine watchmaking.

When it was first revealed in Rabi’ al-Akhir, the fourth month in the Islamic calendar, in the Hijri year 1441, the Parmigiani Fleurier watch wasTonda Hijri Perpetual Calendar The first wristwatch to feature its uniquely named complication. Perpetual calendars are sophisticated clockwork mechanisms that can keep track of various calendar imbalances such as the change in the number of days in a month, and display the date accurately despite these imbalances.

The perpetual calendar, traditionally considered one of the most venerable complications in watchmaking, is among the three watch functions that make up the greatest complication – Great Complication, which is designed entirely to represent the Gregorian (Gregorian) system.

So it was caliber PF009 Self-made automatic in an hour Tonda Hijri Perpetual Calendar A radical departure from watchmaking tradition. It required a completely reworked calendar mechanism that could not have been developed without the vast experience and skill of the watchmaker, watch restorer, historian and founder of the brand, Michel Parmigiani. Caliber basis has been deduced PF009 From one of the Parmigiani Fleurier table clocks launched in 2011, which itself was based on an antique pocket watch with an Arabic calendar that was personally repaired and restored by Michel Parmigiani.

In 2020, the watch industry honored the exceptional work done on the Parmigiani Fleurier watch Tonda Hijri Perpetual Calendar Chosen by a panel of watch experts at the Geneva Grand Prix Haute Horlogerie (GPHG) Best watch in the calendar and astronomy watch category of that year.

Vital tribute

The three new models set with precious stones balance the Parmigiani Fleurier watch Tonda Hijri Perpetual Calendar Between grandeur and sobriety. Approval of geometric design and sport's abstract approach to beauty is deeply rooted in the aesthetics of Arab culture. This is reflected in the rendering of the gem, which uses straight elongated cuts, to emphasize clarity and structure. The elongated shape gives a relatively less luster or “fire” to the shiny round pieces, so all gemstones used in Tonda Hijri Perpetual Calendar as internally as possible as well as the consistency of their hue.

Diamonds, sapphires and emeralds – these three gemstones were deliberately chosen to represent the national colors of the countries of the Middle East. Green is a color of particular importance in the Islamic world, while red and white are present in almost every national flag throughout the region..

Other design elements that pay homage to the Arab world include two stereoscopic bridges, resembling the crescent and the full moon, the date bridge in the shape of the Arab symbol known as the Quarter of the Party, and the arabesque shape of the calendar arms. The dials are written in Arabic script, and the numbers are written in Indo-Arabic numerals commonly used in the region. A rotating guilloché pattern adorns a caliber winding PF009 It is characteristic of Parmigiani Fleurier, and is traditionally referred to as "barley", or Barleycorn But its undulating pattern across the lofty platinum surface of the roundabout reflects another precious pearl amid the arid landscapes of the Middle East: the waters..

“It was Tonda Hijri Perpetual Calendar The culmination of the Maison’s endeavors to manufacture a watch inspired by the rich cultural and religious heritage of Arab and Islamic civilization, while also drawing on the brand’s years of dedication to technical excellence and creativity. These new masterpieces are intended to be distinctive items for collectors, a homage to the region’s love for art, culture and exquisite craftsmanship, while at the same time, acknowledgment of the region’s immense contributions to human culture and civilization.”

Simple complexity in Hijri Perpetual Calendar

Every calendar system is different. The Gregorian calendar is a solar calendar with 12 months of mostly 30 or 31 days (excluding February) calculated to fit into a 365-day tropical year. The Chinese and Hebrew calendars are luni-solar calendars that use 12 lunar months with days ranging from 29 to 30 days, with interlude months inserted at different intervals in order to remain in sync within a few weeks of a tropical year. The Hijri calendar works only on a lunar system for calculating time, and it consists of 12 months of either 29 or 30 days each, but without trying to reconcile this system with the tropical year.

Because of this, the Hijri calendar year is always 10 to 11 days shorter than the Gregorian year, resulting in months that have no fixed relationship to the seasons from year to year. However, the advantage of this system is its high regularity when compared to other calendar systems.

In the unified Hijri calendar, the duration of the months alternates between 29 and 30 days, with the basic year being 354 days, which is known as the simple year. This amounts to a lunar cycle of approximately 29.5 days, which is very close to the actual lunar cycle of 29.53 days. Because of this 0.03-day discrepancy in calculating the lunar cycle, there are sometimes years that have an extra day - 355 days instead of 354 - to make up for the shortfall. These years are known as leap years, and in each cycle of 30 Hijri years, there are 19 simple years and 11 leap years.

Take Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda Hijri Perpetual Calendar All this in mind, with its mechanism The completely self-developed innovative result of Michel Parmigiani's work on an ancient pocket watch with an Arabic calendar. The counter at 12 o'clock displays the 30-year cycle, in which leap years are shown in a sand-colored font. The counter at 3 o'clock also displays, using a hand, the month of the Islamic calendar, while the holy month of Ramadan is shown by a red line. At 6 a.m., the Aventurine disk appears as the polished moon phase of the Northern Hemisphere. Finally, the counter at 9 o'clock displays the date, through a circular aperture that reveals a white mark if the month has a 29-day period and a sand-colored mark if the month has a 30-day period.

derive Round GT and her more complex brother,Tondagraph GT, case shape and other design features of Tonda Chronicle Anniversaryof 2016, which is powered by the first-ever chronograph caliber manufactured entirely in Parmigiani Fleurier, which also won the Best Chronograph Watch award at the Geneva Grand Prix Haute Horlogerie (GPH extension) 2017. In light of the same principles of the golden ratio applied to that landmark watch, and indeed to all the watches created by Michel Parmigiani, the models are distinguished Round GT With updated teardrop-shaped lugs for enhanced wearing comfort, an integrated bracelet in the same materials and finishes as the case and fluted bezels whose architectural origins date back to the brand's first design.