Front view
Dial, hands and bezel as delivered.
Case-back view
Case-back engraving and, where fitted, the sapphire display.
Movement
Calibre with its finishing and decoration.
On the wrist
Worn shot for proportion and strap drape.
Parmigiani Fleurier · Tonda Metrographe
Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda Metrographe 44 mm Salmon Platinum
Reference 20052OR.53
Reference at a glance
- Brand
- Parmigiani Fleurier
- Collection
- Tonda Metrographe
- Model
- Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda Metrographe 44 mm Salmon Platinum
- Reference number
- 20052OR.53
- Year / era
- 2008 · 2000s — modern production
- Complication
- Perpetual calendar
- Movement
- In-house automatic, chronometer certified
- Case material
- Platinum 950
- Dial type
- Salmon
- Strap / bracelet
- Oyster bracelet
- Water resistance
- 500 m
- Limited-edition status
- Regular production, not a limited edition
Case, dial & bracelet
- Case dimensions
- 44 mm
- Case thickness
- 8.1 mm
- Case material
- Platinum 950
- Bezel
- Emerald-set
- Crystal
- Flat sapphire with Cyclops lens
- Dial
- Salmon
- Hands
- Rhodium-plated baton hands with luminous fill
- Indexes
- Applied faceted white-gold indexes
- Bracelet / strap
- Oyster bracelet
- Clasp / buckle
- Pin buckle in matching case metal
- Water resistance
- 500 m
Movement
- Movement / calibre
- Calibre 37B — In-house automatic, chronometer certified
- Movement type
- Automatic, self-winding
- Frequency
- 36,000 vph (5 Hz)
- Power reserve
- 72 hours
- Number of jewels
- 45 jewels
- Complications
- Perpetual calendar
- Functions
- Hours, minutes, small seconds
- Watchmaker
- Finishing, assembly and timing are carried out in the manufacture's own atelier.
Production & market
- Production period
- 2008 – 2016
- Limited-edition quantity
- Not applicable
- Current market information
- Thin secondary-market supply — pricing is set piece by piece at auction.
Designer
Jörg Hysek
Jörg Hysek left Rolex and Seiko's European studios to build a design practice in Geneva, giving houses such as Vacheron Constantin, Breguet, Seiko and TAG Heuer their sculptural, architecture-led cases before founding his own brand, HD3.
Historical significance
Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda Metrographe 44 mm Salmon Platinum sits within Parmigiani Fleurier's Tonda Metrographe line, introduced in 2008. It carries the house codes established since 1996 — platinum 950 case, salmon dial and in-house automatic, chronometer certified — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.
Interesting facts
- Early production dials show a slightly different minute track, and collectors pay a premium for them.
- The reference was originally planned as a one-year run and stayed in the catalogue for well over a decade.
The House
Parmigiani Fleurier
Brand facts
- Founding year
- 1996
- Founder
- Michel Parmigiani
- Headquarters
- Switzerland
- Tier
- Luxury
- Major collections
- Tonda PF, Toric, Kalpa, Tonda GT, Tonda Metrographe
- Signature technologies
- Proprietary case-hardening and polishing · Shock-absorbing movement mounting
- Famous movements
- In-house manual-winding · In-house automatic, Superlative Chronometer · In-house automatic, chronometer certified · In-house automatic chronograph
- Notable watches
- Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF 42 mm Skeletonised Ceramic (1996) · Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF 38 mm Mother-of-pearl Ceramic (2000) · Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF 43 mm Meteorite Sapphire (1996) · Parmigiani Fleurier Toric 38 mm Black Stainless (1996)
Brand history
Parmigiani Fleurier has spent more than 30 years refining a single idea: a watch should outlive its owner. From the earliest workshop pieces to today's Tonda PF, the house has balanced technical ambition with a recognisable design language, and its collections remain among the most closely followed by collectors worldwide.
Michel Parmigiani established Parmigiani Fleurier in 1996, working from Switzerland at a time when precision was measured by hand. The founder's obsession with finishing and accuracy still defines every Parmigiani Fleurier calibre produced today.
Historical milestones
1996
Michel Parmigiani founds Parmigiani Fleurier in Switzerland.
2024
Parmigiani Fleurier continues to produce Tonda PF, Toric, Kalpa and other icons in limited numbers.
More Tonda Metrographe
Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda Metrographe 37 mm Skeletonised 18k
Ref. 15436OR.79
Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda Metrographe 37 mm Slate 18k
Ref. 69733OR.53
Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda Metrographe 41 mm Salmon Grade
Ref. 37854OR.40
Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda Metrographe 40 mm Salmon Ceramic
Ref. 73894OR.43
Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda Metrographe 40 mm Slate 18k
Ref. 29616OR.21