Parmigiani Tonda Annual Calendar

I know, I know, you are all waiting for the new Panerai and Patek and AP’s, etc….but I’ve got one more SIHH 2012 piece from the lesser known (but by no means inferior)  brand Parmigiani.  This is the first annual calendar from the brand, with a retrograde date prominently placed around the upper arc of the dial about 4 o’clock to 8 o’clock.  The annual calendar keeps the day and date of the week accurate all year round, only in need of correction in February, unless, of course, it’s a leap year.   The dial looks unbalanced to me, with too much emphasis placed on the date.  Parmigiani manufactures all their own movements, and the Tonda Annual Calendar has an automatic mechanical movement with a newly developed calendar module.

Parmigiani Tonda Annual Calendar

40mm rose or white gold case, dial in silver or charcoal grey with a silvered opaline ring and choice of grained decoration or barley grain in the center