Parmigiani Fleurier Reinvents The GMT Function

Parmigiani Fleurier reinvents the GMT function for the post-pandemic age.

- Victoria Gomelsky

DON'T LET ITS simple facade fool you: beneath the minimalist Milano Blue dial of Parmigiani Fleurier's new Tonda PF GMT Rattrapante ticks an incredibly complex world-premiere automatic movement, one that allows for the simultaneous tracking of two time zones - that is, a GMT paired with a split-seconds chronograph function, also known as a rattrapante.

One of watchmaking's most difficult to construct (and therefore rarest) complications, a rattrapante model is typically equipped with an extra seconds hand that sits atop the first, as well as an additional pusher, essentially creating two chronographs from one and allowing for the simultaneous timing of separate events.