The movement skeleton-working and decoration are exemplary.
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Launch year
2013
Functions
Hours, minutes, small seconds and power reserve on one face, hours and minutes on the other
Movement
Manual-winding skeleton tourbillon caliber, 7-day power reserve, reversed hand-fitting
Distinctive features
White gold case, 45mm in diameter, guilloché subdial on one side, sapphire crystals front and back, alligator leather strap
Renowned in the 19th century for richly decorated watches mainly intended for the Chinese market, the Bovet brand was revived in 1989. It gave a new lease on life to historical artistic crafts and began producing a majority of one-of-a-kind models intended for collectors. Its wristwatches feature a pocket watch-style design with a crown and bow at 12 o’clock. Bought up by Pascal Raffy in 2001, Bovet enjoyed strong growth and in 2006, by acquiring various production units including one specializing in tourbillons, it joined the exclusive circle of full-fledged watch manufactures. Ever since, it has distinguished itself through the creation of technically and aesthetically remarkable Fine Watchmaking models. Its Fleurier Grandes Complication collection unites tourbillons brilliantly combining innovation and heritage – witness the Amadeo model presented in 2013, the first with a skeleton movement.
The Amadeo 7-Day Skeleton Tourbillon with Reversed Hand-Fitting comes in an Amadeo case patented in 2010. Thanks to an exclusive system, the wristwatch inspired by a pocket watch boasts extraordinary convertibility: as desired, it can be alternately transformed into a reversible wristwatch, a desk clock, a pocket watch or a pendant watch – all without any tools whatsoever. One side provides a central display of the hours and minutes with the brand’s typical serpentine hands, while the seconds appear on the tourbillon carriage at 6 o’clock. There is also an indication of the large 7-day power reserve ensured by twin barrels. On the other side, reversed hand-fitting enables a display of the hours and minutes on a small guilloché subdial.
The movement skeleton-working and decoration are exemplary. Technicians and engravers have pooled their talents in determining the openworking suitable to be adorned with a relief engraving technique based on floral motifs or volutes characteristic of Fleurier, the village where Bovet was born. Omnipresent on 19th century movements and highlighted by the first historical transparent casebacks, this decoration is frequently picked up in contemporary creations. In the Fleurier Grandes Complications Amadeo 7-Day Skeleton Tourbillon with Reversed Hand-Fitting, it appears on both sides, thereby complicating the watchmakers’ task in that it must in no way impair the smooth running of the watch.
The decorative arts are inseparably bound up with Bovet and enhance most of its contemporary creations. The Maison perpetuates traditional techniques while developing them in step with its imagination.
Key Characteristics
- First skeleton tourbillon in the Fleurier collection
- Convertible Amadeo case, Fleurisanne engraving on both sides of the movement