First, Michel Parmigiani created a palladium-cased,
skeletonized Hebdomadaire eight-day watch in his Kalpa collection, to celebrate his three decades
at the bench. But that was unveiled in the early part of the year (see International Watch,
June 2006, page 143), and clearly there’s more time to celebrate.
 Now,
part two of the thirtieth birthday celebration is open for awe. It’s a 30-second-tourbillon
Chiaroscuro model, which Parmigiani especially dedicates to his chosen field, haute horlogerie.
This
timekeeper combines all the aesthetic and technical qualities that Parmigiani Fleurier wanted
to honor. Its movement, Calibre PF 501, was initially inspired by the 7-day mechanical
movement PF 110 (also used in the earlier skeleton version). Entirely hand-made in the Parmigiani
Fleurier workshops, it underlines technical expertise, technology and attractiveness.
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Movement: manual-wind Parmigiani
Fleurier 501, entirely hand-made, one-week
power reserve, 30-second tourbillon, double
barrel, pierced bottom plate and bridges,
hand-chamfered and jewelled over their
entire length. Bottom plate and bridge
coloring by PVD technology.
Frequency: 21,600 beats per hour
Dimensions:
13mm x 10 1/2mm, 29.30 mm x 23.60 mm
Height: 5.50 mm
Jewels: 29
Power reserve: 7 days
Functions:
hours, minutes, center-seconds hand,
one-week power-reserve indicator.
Dial: cut-out transparent sapphire.
Timer area is rhodium-plated layer-by-layer
via electro-deposition under dial. Index,
power-reserve area and Parmigiani Fleurier
cartouche rhodium-plated layer-by-layer
by electro-deposition on dial.
Hands: delta-shaped hours and minutes,
Parmigiani Fleurier skeleton in blued-finish
steel. Center-seconds hand and power
reserve in blued-finish steel.
Case: limited edition of 30 units in platinum 950.
Strap: Hermès Havana alligator skin with folding
buckle.
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