Friday, February 02, 2007

The "Vintage Serie"
Bovet Fleurier Sportster

Made in 2001. Self-winding, water-resistant, asymmetric, diamond-set stainless steel gentleman’s wristwatch with Chinese Dial, square button chronograph at 11 and 1 o'clock, registers, date and a stainless steel Bovet deployant clasp. Three-body case, polished and brushed, screwed-down transparent case back, rounded polished band, brushed inclined bezel, asymmetric "Vendôme" type lugs with screwed bars at 6, extended mobile geometrical-shaped pendant and winding-crown at 12, square chronograph buttons at 11 and 1. Dial: Mother-of-pearl with blue enameled Chinese characters for the hours, subsidiary sunk dials for the seconds, 12-hour and 30-minute register dials with unusual numeration, double aperture for the date at 12 with Arabic numerals. Blued steel skeletonized “bâton" hands. Movement: Caliber 800, rhodium-plated, 28 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, 22K blue gold rotor. Diameter 39 mm. Thickness 15 mm.

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Sunday, October 29, 2006

Bovet Fleurier Saguaro Sportster Chronograph 1000m

Self-winding movement caliber 13BA01, 13 ½ lines, 28'800 V/h, 22k blackened gold rotor. Côtes de Genève surface-finish on bridges. Blued and angled steel screws. Back cover: flat sapphire-crystal glass (thickness: 3,90 mm). Power reserve of 45 hours. COSC Chronometer Certification. Diameter: 46,00 mm. Height: 21,35 mm. Domed, non-reflecting, sapphire-crystal glass (thickness: 5,00 mm). Crown: gold 5N with rubber decoration on top, screwed on case, welded gold pipe. 2 gold push-pieces at 11 & 1 o’clock, crown shape, rubber decoration on top, screwed on case. Back cover closed with 6 18k gold screws. Dial: polished and lacquered enamel, 8 applied Art-Déco numerals + borders. White super luminova cabochons 4/4 doubled at 12 o’clock. Counters, dial color, circular microgroove decoration. Hands: rose steel 5N with super luminova hours and minutes. Calf leather with rubber protection, width : 22/22 mm. 18k 5N gold folding clasp, 3 blades with cover for 22mm leather. Water-resistance 1000 m (100 Atm, 3300 feet).

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Friday, January 06, 2006

Bovet Fleurier 39mm Tourbillion

The tourbillion embodies all the ingenuity, precision and beauty of fine horology. Qualities that Bovet honours in this magnificent piece. The butterfly structure in 18k gold reveals the astonishing workmanship of an original tourbillion construction. Wolf's teeth and curved spokes on every wheel, serpentine jumper springs in blued steel. Butterfly-shape bridges set with baguette diamonds. Inner-bezel set with diamonds. The entire surface of the movement is in 18k gold polished, satined or engraved. Hand-wound movement, BOVET caliber 12BM05, 110 hours of power reserve. Frequency 21,600 v/h. 19 jewels. Hand-stitched, alligator strap with 18k gold clasp. Water-resisant to 30 meters.

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