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Parmigiani Fleurier TONDA PF Micro Rotor No Date Steel Platinum Golden Siena 40mm Mens Watch
Ref. pfc914-1020021-100182
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The Tonda PF line was conceived as Parmigiani's answer to a particular problem: how to build a serious sports watch, rated for real use, that remains thin enough to read as a dress piece under a jacket. The bezel here is hand-knurled 950 platinum, a detail that separates this reference from the rest of the steel family and shifts the texture reading from purely industrial to something closer to a pocket watch or a fine pen. At 7.8mm across the case, the watch sits remarkably flat given its 100m rating, and that flatness comes directly from the movement beneath it. The PF703 is 3.07mm thick — achieved partly by replacing a conventional rotor with a platinum micro-rotor that sits within the movement plane rather than riding above it. The dial it frames is hand-guilloché in a Grain d'Orge barleycorn pattern, and the Golden Siena colour shifts between warm amber and something closer to terracotta depending on the angle of the light. Rhodium-plated skeletonised delta hands and matching indices keep the surface spare, which is the right call for a guilloché ground that rewards looking at directly. The integrated bracelet carries alternating brushed and polished surfaces, and the concealed deployment clasp keeps the underside clean against the wrist — the kind of decision that only becomes apparent when you take the watch off and notice how little it has marked the skin.
- Reference
- pfc914-1020021-100182
- Brand
- Parmigiani Fleurier
- Case size
- 40mm
- Case thickness
- 7.8mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Gold
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- PF703
- Functions
- Skeleton dial
- Water resistance
- 100m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Silver
- Clasp
- Deployant clasp
- Retailer
- Mappin & Webb
Additional specifications
- Power reserve
- 48 hours
Learn more about Parmigiani Fleurier
Michel Parmigiani spent two decades as a restorer, and it is the key to the company. He worked on the Maurice Sandoz collection — automata, singing birds, and complicated clocks of extraordinary rarity — and became one of the few people alive capable of rebuilding eighteenth and nineteenth century mechanisms whose makers left no documentation.
The Sandoz Family Foundation financed the founding of Parmigiani Fleurier in 1996 on the strength of that expertise, and continues to own it. Restoration work still runs alongside production, which is unusual and has direct consequences: the house has reverse-engineered historical complications few others have seen working.
The Sandoz backing also allowed something rarer than a brand — a supply chain. Parmigiani built or acquired Vaucher for movements, Atokalpa for escapement components including hairsprings, Elwin for precision parts, and Les Artisans Boîtiers for cases. Very few manufactures control all of that, and Vaucher supplies movements to other high-end houses.
The aesthetic signature is the teardrop lug, taken from historical pocket watch cases, and the Toric bezel with its knurled fluting derived from Greek architectural proportion.
The Tonda PF collection, launched in 2021, repositioned the house around understated integrated-bracelet watches and has been its most commercially successful line.
- 1976
- Michel Parmigiani establishes his restoration workshop.
- 1996
- Parmigiani Fleurier is founded with Sandoz Foundation backing.
- 2003
- Vaucher Manufacture begins supplying movements.
- 2021
- The Tonda PF collection repositions the brand.
Also in 3 collections
This watch appears in Stainless Steel Watches (2,833), Automatic Watches (1,417) and Skeleton Watches (260).
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- 100m water resistance covers swimming and watersports
- 40mm suits most wrists
- 7.8mm is unusually slim for a 40mm case
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Sits in the lower half of Parmigiani Fleurier's range as we list it
Parmigiani Fleurier TONDA PF Micro Rotor alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | pfc914-1020021-100182 | 6201-1201 | GC2.0-A-DIA-00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £23,800 | £24,100 | £23,400 |
| Case size | 40mm | 40mm | 39mm |
| Water resistance | 100m | 120m | 100m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet | Rubber strap |
| Power reserve | 48 hours | — | 50 hours |
| This watch | Closely matched | Closely matched |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
Yes. At 100m it is rated for swimming and snorkelling, though not for diving.
Water resistance explainedWill the glass scratch?
Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.
Sapphire, mineral and acrylic comparedDoes it need a battery?
No. It is automatic — the motion of your wrist winds it, and there is no cell to replace.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedHow long does it run for when it's not worn?
About 48 hours fully wound — enough to survive a night off the wrist, but not a full weekend.
Is it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as men's, though at 40mm it sits in the range that suits anyone.
Cheapest place to buy
Mappin & Webb is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
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