Calendar

The new Tonda PF Xiali Calendar shows how well masterfully complex watchmaking and elegantly wearable design can go hand in hand.

But it's the "Imperial Red" dial with a "barley grain" guilloché that really pops, especially in combination with the moonphase's gold and blue colors. Now I've got another watch to ponder, one that opens me up to a new culture and its own ways of perceiving time. The entire endeavor reminds me of And for those familiar with the calendar and classical Chinese, the design seems incredibly intuitive as any good calendar watch should be, itself a feat. I think watch aficionados are well-acquainted with the 72 microseasons of Japan thanks to Grand Seiko's use of these seasons as inspiration for many of their fan-favorite dials. Well, this watch gave me a lot to collect. But that's one of the things I love most about great watchmaking: the chance to learn. Well if you are wondering where you are in the lunisolar Chinese cycle, you've probably been underwater too long. You know the joke about how if you need to know the date underwater you've got bigger problems? Your normal moonphase subdial can be found at six o'clock, and at nine o'clock is the month number plus an indicator that will show a "+" if a 13th month is needed. This isn't the first Chinese calendar watch on the market but it's certainly the most striking. Loading...