Parmigiani Fleurier offers a mystical rose
Parmigiani Fleurier is presenting Rosa Mystica, the latest in a series of five unique pieces in the “Grand Feu Collection”, introduced in December 2022 with the Rosa Celeste and its blue Grand Feu enamel
A magistral red Grand Feu enamel adorns the dial and the engraved “Rose Carrée” on the back of this exceptional novelty. This miracle of red fire is embellished with a natural garnet cabochon on the 18-karat white gold case, adding finesse to the magnificence of the hand engraving.
In this execution, the watch case is mounted on a hand-sewn alligator leather strap in red, the reverse side of which is also in alligator leather. With a diameter of 42 mm, the case is cut from white gold blocks. The bezel, lugs and caseband are hand-engraved with the La Rose Carrée motif.
A hinge, located at 2 o’clock on the reverse side of these unique pieces, articulates the hunter caseback. Its outer face bears a large square fractal rose, also hand-engraved and covered with multiple layers of coloured enamel. On its other side, these unique pieces feature a dial of solid white gold, with a surface engraved by hand. Both dial and cover feature Grand Feu enamel.
To the movement’s extreme aesthetic refinement, Parmigiani Fleurier has added horological substance on an incomparable level – the minute repeater. But striking the hours, quarters and minutes on demand was not enough for these rare timekeeping roses. The gongs on which the sound is produced are cathedral gongs. Their exceptional length, spanning one and a half trips around the movement, brings a deeper, richer sound, a more sustained vibration, and a more palpable intensity. In order to allow this potential to be fully expressed, the case has been carefully designed to optimise the sound of the movement.
The movement, although hidden by a solid dial on one side and by its hunter caseback on the other, is artistically and extensively skeletonised. Usually made visible by the disappearance of the dial, it is here reserved for the owner and his or her closest confidants. The shape given to the bridges, the cut-out of their profile, and the size and extent of their openwork are artistic signatures. The skeletonisation of the PF355 calibre is reminiscent of that of the PF361 calibre, known as the Chronor, which was launched in 2016. With its curves and counter-curves, harmonious inflections, the depth of the chamfers and its 114 inward and outward angles, Rosa Mystica and Rosa Celeste are the product of unparalleled achievement.
