Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Collector's Special: Bovet Fleurier Mechanical self-winding Tourbillon 7-day power reserve with jumping hours

The self-winding 7-day Tourbillon movement of BOVET is entirely manufactured in-house, its DIMIER movement is crafted by BOVET’s manufacture, DIMIER 1738 in Tramelan, Switzerland. The BOVET tourbillon is self-winding and offers a 7-day power reserve. Precision, balance, decoration and the sense of detail, highlight this star timepiece, a true work of art, a collectible.

The 7-day Tourbillon with Jumping Hours limited edition is an unexpected union between the in-house tourbillon and the pure and original jumping hours display. In tribute to BOVET’s history, the fleurisanne style engraving finds its beauty on this timepiece, on its front and back, thanks to the sapphire crystal glass. This Fleurier Complication is an invitation to a journey in a fantastic garden, where the hour falls as a drop, when time turns into beauty and poetry.

Image: Mechanical self-winding Tourbillon 7-day power reserve with Jumping Hours


Technical details:
Case : 47mm case in 18K rose gold
Sapphire cabochon-set crown and strap-bolts
Non-reflecting sapphire glass on front and back case
Height: 15.54mm

Dial: Openwork on engraved bridges, blackened hour wheel with luminova numbers
Movement: Self-winding calibre 13BA05 with tourbillon
Fully engraved by hand in fleurisanne style
Winding rotor in 22K gold, with openings in fleurisanne shape
Balance frequency: 21’600 V/h
Tourbillon: One-minute tourbillon with an inter-bridge cage mounted with “Lotus Flower”
Power reserve: 7 days (168 hours)

Functions: Jumping hours on wheel in the centre of the dial ;Minutes on inner bezel ring indicated by the rotating white luminova triangle ;Second on tourbillon cage Power reserve counter at 9 o’clock

Water-resistance: 30 meters (100 feet, 3 ATM)
Strap: Alligator hand stitched
Folding buckle in 18K gold
Limited edition of 50 timepieces per colour of precious metal
Also available in 18K white gold

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