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 different time zones—that is, a GMT—paired with a split-seconds chronograph function, aka a rattrapante.
One of watchmaking’s most difficult to construct (and therefore rarest) complications, a 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. In the case of the Tonda PF GMT Rattrapante, though, Parmigiani has repurposed the function as a flyback accessory
