TONDA PF HIJRI PERPETAUL CALENDAR –
A CULTURAL ODE TO A GREAT CIVILIZATION
TONDA PF AT THE FOREFRONT OF CALENDAR COMPLICATIONS
TONDA PF HIJRI PERPETUAL CALENDAR
TONDA PF HIJRI PERPETUAL CALENDAR THE SACREDNESS OF TIME
There are four sacred months of the year during which there is to be no violence, no war or wrongdoing but rather a renewed and heightened focus on piety and carrying out good deeds.
Three of these sacred months occur consecutively beginning with the 11th month of the year Dhul-Qa’dah (denoted by ١١ on the month sub-dial) followed by Dhul- Hijjah (denoted by ١٢ ), and then the first month of the new year which is Muharram (denoted by ١). These three sacred
months being consecutive makes sense when one considers that Dhul-Hijjah is when the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca occurs, with the months before and after ensuring peaceful journeys to Mecca and to return home. Finally, there is Rajab (denoted by ٧) which is the seventh month of the year. Landing right in the middle of the year, Rajab is also a time for peace and reflection in the lead-up to Ramadan as well as a time for the voluntary pilgrimage to Mecca known as an Umrah.
Denoted by ٩ in red is the month of Ramadan is the month of Ramadan during which Muslims fast from sunrise to sundown for either 29 or 30 days. The month culminates with Eid al-Fitr which is the first of two major Islamic holidays, the second of which being Eid Al-Adha which always lands on the tenth day of the last month of the year.
TONDA PF HIJRI PERPETUAL CALENDAR STEEL AND VIRIDIAN GREEN
TONDA PF HIJRI PERPETUAL CALENDAR ISLAMIC CALENDAR
The Tonda PF Hijri Perpetual Calendar is equipped with the Caliber PF009 automatic movement, which operates at 28,800 vibrations per hour (4 Hz) and has a power reserve of 48 hours. The intricate movement has beveled bridges. The skeletonized rotor is chiseled from platinum with a polished and sandblasted finish. Like the case and dial, it is meticulously finished with Côtes de Genève and perlage throughout.
The Tonda PF Hijri Perpetual Calendar displays all the information on the dial. The 12-hour subdial shows the 30- year cycle with the abundant 355-day years in beige and the standard 354-day years in white. The 3 o’clock subdial indicates the numbered months of the year with the ninth month of Ramadan highlighted in bright red. The 9 o’clock subdial shows the days of the month with an aperture indicating whether it is a 30-day abundant month or a 29-day common month. A white aperture indicates a 29-day month. The activated beige aperture indicates a 30-day month, with the number 30 in beige and written in Arabic as ۳. Finally, the 6 o’clock subdial features the blue aventurine moon phase display, which shows the position of the moon in the northern and southern hemispheres.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Hours, minutes, seconds, Hijri perpetual calendar and precision moon phase
Hands
Hours and minutes: 18ct gold rhodium-plated skeleton delta-shaped
Seconds and calendar: Rhodium-plated steel
Bracelet
Polished and satin-finished stainless steel
Closure: Stainless steel folding clasp
Dial Specifications
Color: Viridian green
Finishing: Grain d’Orge hand-guilloché
Indices: 18ct gold rhodium-plated appliques
Moon phase: Blue aventurine
Stainless steel
PFH983-1020001-100182
PF009 – HIJRI PERPETUAL CALENDAR, MOON PHASE INDICATOR
Power reserve: 48 hours
Frequency: 28,800 Vph (4 Hz)
Jewels: 32
No. of components: 310
Overall diameter: 33.8 mm
Thickness: 5.7 mm
Decoration: Côtes de Genève and snailed,
beveled bridges
Oscillating weight: Platinum, skeletonized, polished and sandblasted
Case Specifications
Polished and satin-finished stainless steel with platinum 950 knurled bezel
Diameter: 42 mm
Thickness: 11.2 mm
Crown: Ø 6 mm, screwed-in
Glass: ARunic anti-reflective sapphire
Case back: Sapphire glass
Engraving on case back: serial number –“PARMIGIANI FLEURIER”
Water resistance: 100 m
