Limited Edition of 20 Pieces for the Montreux Jazz Festival
Parmigiani Fleurier and the Montreux Jazz Festival (MJF) are celebrating ten years of partnership. They first joined forces in 2007, building the foundations of a unique alliance between the worlds of watchmaking and music. A decade has since passed, and Parmigiani Fleurier is now more firmly committed to the values it shares with the Montreux Jazz Festival than ever before: a spirit of curiosity and openness to the cultures of the world; a dedication to craftsmanship, and a quest for harmony; the desire to continue the work of their founders, who wanted above all to share their passion with as many people as possible, beyond all borders.
Parmigiani Fleurier is unveiling an MJF Special Edition watch which echoes the black and white theme of the 2017 poster. This year, the MJF has called on the extraordinary talents of French graphic designer Malika Favre, who has created a bold monochrome representation of women dancing. Hiding between the energetic lines of their bodies are six musical instruments, which start to emerge upon closer inspection. Parmigiani Fleurier has chosen to play with this contrast on its new Tonda Métrographe, which features a white date window against a black dial, and a black strap with white topstitching. The back of each watch in this limited edition of 20 numbered pieces is engraved with "Montreux Jazz Festival". These pieces will be presented at the end of the concerts, in line with tradition, to both established artists and rising stars of the music scene.
Every year since the advent of the partnership with the Montreux Jazz Festival, Parmigiani Fleurier has created an MJF special edition watch with a dial which reflects the theme of that year. The principle consists of selecting the most striking element from the Festival poster -- whether this is a central theme, a musical symbol or a motif -- then reproducing it on a unique dial, calling on the technical expertise of the master dialmakers working at the manufacture's watchmaking centre.
Often, the technique used to showcase this motif is "épargnage". It consists of placing a custom-made protective piece -- the "épargne", featuring the chosen motif -- on the dial before a decorative treatment is applied. It is then removed, and the poster's theme is revealed by the contrasting surfaces and the play of textures and light.
Technical Specifications:
The case, in stainless steel, measures 40mm x 11.7mm. It has an AR-coated sapphire crystal, a sapphire display back, and it is water resistant to 30 meters.
Movement is the Swiss automatic Parmigiani in-house caliber PF315 with 46 jewels, 28,800 vph and a power reserve of 42 hours. Functions are: hours, minutes, small seconds, date and chronograph.
The black dial has rhodium-plated appliques with luminescent coating, Opaline, snailed counters and Delta shaped hands with luminescent coating.
It comes on a black calfskin leather strap with a steel folding buckle.
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