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Parmigiani Debuts New Tonda PF Watch Collection, First Under New CEO Guido Terreni
Just released by Parmigiani is the new Tonda PF collection, a fresh take on the brand's sport watch collection and the first brainchild of its new CEO, Guido Terreni. The Tonda PF collection is landing with four variations: a simple time and date micro-rotor model; a chronograph; an annual calendar; and solid platinum Split Seconds Chronograph that is a limited edition of 25.Mr. Terreni brings a cleaner and more contemporary design to the brand, which he joined off the heels of Bulgari, where he was behind the massively successful Octo Finissimo. Parmigiani, one of my personal favorite brands, will no doubt benefit from this new perspective and direction if the Tonda PF collection is an indication of where things are going. While I haven't seen these pieces in the metal yet, I am intrigued by touches like the new PF logo at 12 o'clock (especially against those grain d'Orge guilloche dials!). Terreni clearly has an appreciation for what Michel Parmigiani has created, and this shows itse
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver Chronograph Watch Hands-On
There are some watches out there that, one might feel, appear to have always been around. The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver Chronograph works so well as a natural extension to the Diver collection that, to me, it is certainly such a watch. A couple weeks ago at SIHH 2016, Audemars Piguet finally enhanced their “ROO Diver”-originally released?at SIHH 2010-by adding a chronograph function to it. Do the math, and you’ll find that It took six years for the brand to make the first considerable, major update to this collection. To make up for that lengthy wait, the Le Brassus-based manufacture premiered not one, but four different color options. Here’s our hands-on look.In 2016, the luxury watch industry (and many of its peers) are?still in a phase where for a renowned manufacture to debut colorful new pieces can be widely considered a “controversial move.” I can’t help but feel inclined to point to the numerous, considerably more pressing