Friday 20 July 2012

BOVET supports the Gstaad Menuhin Festival

Courtesy of Bovet
Classical music and fine watchmaking share many values in common. Extraordinary vectors of emotion, both
these arts have a universal ability to unite enthusiasts the world over. It is the attention paid to every detail, invisible or inaudible though it may be, that magnifies watchmaking or musical masterpieces.

Moreover, music is omnipresent in watchmaking.  The regular pulse of the regulating organ within a
timepiece, akin to a metronome, creates the precision that characterises Swiss watchmaking. In addition to
their exemplary rhythmical regularity, numerous BOVET timepieces also provide musical accompaniments, as in the case of the minute-repeater. In such timepieces, crafted by virtuoso artisans of BOVET 1822, the
movements strike the hours, quarters and minutes on request, on gongs tuned by watchmakers to the exact
frequency after being shaped to obtain a crystal-clear sonority.  

On a more philosophical note, BOVET 1822 is renowned for sustaining its unique heritage and skills
such as engraving, miniature painting and jewel-setting, regardless of fashion, which is by nature ephemeral. The links that unite watchmaking and music also inspired the name of a BOVET collection, called Récital. In view of these facts, it was only natural that the House of BOVET 1822 should support the Gstaad Menuhin Festival (from 20 July to 8 September) and we are delighted to mark time together at this prestigious event.

Courtesy of Bovet/Dimier

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection DIMIER Récital 0

CASE
Diameter 41mm

Material 18K white gold

Water-resitance 3 ATM – 30 meter

Bracelet Full skin alligator

Buckle 18K white gold ardillon buckle

Crystals Sapphire with anti-glare treatment
top and bottom

Setting Bezel set with 68 baguette-cut
diamonds for
~ 3,15 cts

MOVEMENT
Type Tourbillon Dimier hand-wound

Tourbillon 1 minute
Diameter cage 14mm

Functions Hours, minutes, seconds on
tourbillon.

Power reserve indicator

Diameter (lines) 13 ¾’’’ (31.00mm)

Frequency 21,600 V/h

Power reserve 7 days

 

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