Discover the Kalpagraphe Chronometre Titanium
An iconic Parmigiani Fleurier timepiece since its creation in 2001, the Kalpa is once again set to take center stage in 2019 with the launch of a new and daring men’s model in titanium. The Kalpagraphe Chronometre Titanium features an integrated chronograph that fits seamlessly within the contours of its case. It offers this promise of harmony – of substance and form; of the case and its movement – as on all the new Kalpa timepieces. What it also offers is this touch of ultra-modern sportiness seen on these truly distinctive timepieces.
Integrated Chronograph: The integrated chronograph – unlike the modular kind – is a complication which few manufactures in the world have mastered on an industrial scale. In 2018, Parmigiani Fleurier presented a shaped integrated chronograph – the PF362 – which currently drives the new Kalpagraphe Chronometre Titanium.
The PF362 caliber is a COSC-certified, self-winding, integrated chronograph, whose functions include hours, minutes, small seconds, chronograph and date, and which offers a 65-hour power reserve. Entirely developed and manufactured in-house over a period of six years, this caliber works at a frequency of 36,000 vibrations per hour (5 Hz) and demonstrates an accuracy of one-tenth of a second; it also features a column wheel and vertical clutch to ensure accuracy and user comfort. In addition, its variable-inertia balance is secured by a bridge which provides strength and stability against shocks. Seamlessly integrated with the hand-polished 48.2 x 40.4mm tonneau case, and water-resistant to 30 meters, this advanced mechanism reveals, through the sapphire caseback, the elegant finish and the platinum oscillating weight with its barley grain guilloché motif.
Aesthetic Choice: The titanium case and bold open-worked dial give the timepiece a daring and sporty look. The case features a micro-blasted finish, a technique that consists of blasting minuscule glass beads against the material to mattify the surface. The black and slate-colored dial is laser-cut and delicately open-worked with a design that evokes a car radiator grille that reveals the tonneau-shaped movement underneath. The display is completed with two snailed counters, a semi-instantaneous date window and a small seconds sector with its own hand. The luminescent Delta-shaped hands, the counters placed slightly off-center, and the rounded date indicator containing three numerals come together to form this balanced, easily readable display. As a finishing touch, the timepiece features a rubber strap, in keeping with its modern style, with a titanium folding buckle.
