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Bovet x Pininfarina Battista Tourbillon; An Electrifying Creation
When it comes to design, Pininfarina is a name that fills enthusiasts with excitement. In particular, its work for the automobile industry has been a strong creative influence for over 90 years. This rich heritage has always come forth out of forward-thinking. This is also the case with the Pininfarina Battista, an electric hyper GT that will be delivered to the first clients at the end of the year. With this car, Pininfarina is launching another landmark design, as well as an innovative concept. The Battista shows that beauty, performance, and sustainability can go hand in hand. It also offers exclusivity, as each future owner was able to customize their car to a great extent.
Four Perpetual Delights To Cherish Forever
A perpetual calendar remains one of the most coveted complications. While there is in today's high-tech world no particular need anymore for such a mechanical timepiece, its complexity remains mesmerizing. Unlike an annual calendar, does a perpetual one not even need adjusting in the leap years. This unique feature is very challenging to make and means that, when it runs continuously, it doesn't need manual adjustment for decades, sometimes even centuries. Watch brands also love to take this esteemed complication to the next level, from both a technical as well as an aesthetical point of view. The following four are perfect examples of this and crafted to be cherished forever.
Bovet Shows The Sportive Side Of Virtuoso VIII Chapter Two With Latest Creation
With the launch of the second chapter of the breathtaking Virtuoso VIII, Bovet gave us a watch in the brand's signature style. Its precious metal case housed an exquisite movement complemented by two aventurine glass dials. It perfectly displayed the unique elegance and technical prowess that the brand has to offer. But Bovet also has another side, one that embodies a sense of highly exclusive sportiveness, and that is at the heart of the new Virtuoso VIII Chapter Two Reimagined.
The Coolest Timepieces Of Only Watch 2021, Part I
What started in 2005 has grown to become one of the most epic biennial events in the world of watchmaking. As an initiative of Luc Pettavino, leading watch brands create every two years a piece unique, which they donate to Only Watch to help the fight against Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. These watches are auctioned, offering collectors a unique opportunity to obtain a very rare timepiece while supporting this amazing cause. This year the 9th edition is taking place, and no less than 53 lots will be auctioned. These are some of our favorites:
Bovet’s Custom Made Watches Are As Spectacular As The Coach Build Rolls-Royce Boat Tail They Come With
Even in the world's most exquisite cars, the interior clock is often almost an after-thought. Not at Rolls-Royce, as their new coach build Boat Tail comes with two customized Bovet timepieces that set a new benchmark of how an exclusive car clock should look. Bovet invested a total of 3,000 hours in developing and manufacturing these two watches, as well as the dashboard holder they fit in. They are a pure expression of style and a perfect match with the car itself.
Bovet And Piaget Win Big At GPHG
This year's edition of the GPHG, the Oscars of the watch world, was quite different than the years before. What is usually a phenomenal black-tie event was now heavily scaled down due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The event could be followed online by watch enthusiasts and industry insiders around the globe, who saw a few surprising, and a few not so surprising winners.
Four Watches That Perfectly Complement The Colors Of Christmas
When the holidays come around the darkness of the shortened days are not only fought with lights and decorations, but also with a lot of green and red. From ugly sweaters to elegant table settings; for a few weeks do these colors rule supreme. For those looking for something around their wrist to complement all this are here four suggestion, which also make very nice gifts for under the tree;
Digital Displays: Jump Hour Watches
Rather than a traditional hour center hand that sweeps around the dial pointing to 12 indexes, jump hour watches use a digital display (not to be confused with modern digital watches) to indicate the current hour. This particular mechanical watch complication dates back to 1883 when Josef Pallweber patented his invention using rotating discs for hours and minutes and displayed the time numerically via a pair of windows. Over a century later, Pallweber’s innovation is still alive and well as illustrated by these three brilliant examples of jump hour watches.
Clear As Day: When Watches Reveal All With Sapphire Cases
While gold, steel, and platinum are mainstay metals for watch cases, modern watchmaking has welcomed plenty of other materials in recent years. From bronze to titanium to ceramic and more, offering familiar models in new materials has been a popular approach of many brands looking to offer fresh iterations of old favorites. And it doesn’t get fresher than a crystal clear case in full sapphire—a material once reserved as the glass protecting the dial or movement. Feast your eyes on four extraordinary examples of watches with sapphire cases.
It’s Not All About The Dial Side: 4 Incredible Movements
With most watches, there is only one way to wear them on your wrist: dial side up. While this is a true pleasure, it also means that the heart of the watch, its movement, it hidden. For decades the privilege of seeing the movement and being able to admire all its details and craftsmanship was that of the watchmakers making and servicing these watches. Today, especially in the higher echelons of watchmaking, a display back is almost standard and allows us to behold the true magic behind mechanical watches; movements with technical ingenuity and a perfect finish on even the smallest part, turning these practical objects into the realm of wearable art.
Haute Complication: Bovet Récital 26 Brainstorm Chapter One
Over the years Bovet has made quite a name for itself by creating extraordinary, and often very complicated, movements and wrap them in a very strong design that can only be mistaken for one of this brand. This has resulted in a very clear signature style and as a result, a strong DNA. However, as much as Bovet doesn't like to walk within the boundaries of traditional watchmaking, they also don't get too comfortable with their designs. Instead of repeating the same thing over and over again, also in here, they like to experiment a bit, and of this is the Récital 26 Brainstorm Chapter One a perfect example.
The Continuing Temptation Of Blue Dials
What once was a trend color, has resulted in an extensive love affair; at both SIHH as well as Baselworld where there many watches that features blue dials. With that, the color has most certainly proved its staying power, which is also evident from these four watches.
SIHH Day 3: Passion Is What Drives The Industry
From every aspect, the mechanical watch is an obsolete instrument, yet we continue to have a love affair with it. It is, therefore, a passion that drives the industry and that is also clear when you look at the creations of many of the exhibitors at de SIHH. Because of that passion, they went above and beyond to create movements, complications, finishes and decorations that were not possible before, or continue a tradition that is often almost forgotten.
Haute Complication: Bovet Récital 20 Astérium
Bovet is a brand known to go above and beyond to create the most exceptional complications. However, they are also dedicated to bringing them to life in a very engaging and mesmerizing way. That makes a Bovet not only instantly recognizable but also stand out in the world of the Haute Horlogerie.
Haute Time Talks Heritage with BOVET 1822 Owner, Pascal Raffy
La Maison BOVET is more than luxury watchmaking; it is the embodiment of passion and respect for transmitting deep understanding to the next generation.
Haute Complication: Bovet Récital 18 Shooting Star
There is no shortage of complicated watches in the collection of Bovet. Where most brands follow more traditional guidelines regarding design and the composition of the complications, Bovet walks to its own beat, with as a splendid example the Récital 18 Shooting Star!
Haute Time’s Favorite Power Reserve Watches
A power reserve indicator is more than a handy reminder when to wind your watch, it can become an eye-catching part of its design. These are some of Haute Time's favorite watches with a power reserve.
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