Bovet 1822’s charity work has always supported childhood and education. It was only natural, therefore, for Pascal Raffy and the House’s artisans to choose to support again this year the edition of Only Watch.
Made from Grand Feu enamel or applied to a mother-of-pearl or lacquered base, Bovet Pocket Watch 1882 Replica 1822’s miniature paintings have been attracting collectors since the early 19th century. Bovet’s two centuries of influence in terms of watchmaking decorative arts are evident here in an interpretation that combines the expertise from an age-old tradition with innovation in the service of art. Consequently a miniature painting was chosen to personalize this timepiece. Numerous variations on the chosen theme – a Geisha – have adorned the backs or dials of Bovet timepieces since 1822. The version presented on this timepiece is an expression that is entirely new. But it is above all the technique used to create it that lends the piece its uniqueness.
Not many Bovet Watches And Price Replica watches are on my aesthetic liking, but the watches themselves do not seem to mind much. That form of confidence makes my admiration, and I’d pretty much wear any Bovet watch simply as a celebration of its capacity to successfully be interesting and different. You do not really utilize a Bovet as a fashion thing or as an accessory. You use a Bovet because of exactly what it is, and you don’t ask a Bovet to be anything other than what it’s attempting to be. Occasionally, that kind of confidence in a product is reassuring since you never get the feeling what you are wearing has an identity crisis.The most pleasure anyone will escape a Bovet Recital 18 Shooting Star is in just operating it and looking carefully at the dial. Bovet designed the entire flow and movement to unite together and the details are outstandingly interesting. One detail that is easy to miss is the 3 small wheels which move the globe into the right of the dial. These wheels are produced from synthetic ruby – the exact same material as observe “stone” Neat to look at, they also create an extremely low friction link so that the world can turn again and again with minimal wear.Another related detail is your globe itself. A mere glimpse might cause you to reasonably assume it is only a half-globe, however it is not. In accordance with Bovet they were unable to obtain an existing complete map of this globe within this shape. So what they had to do was really commission somebody to produce a full map of the planet with this dome-style half-globe shape – and that’s what they did.
Entailing a combination of the traditional miniature painting technique with the application of layers of luminescent material. The work painted by the artist on the dial’s surface therefore becomes visible both by day and by night. But the virtuosity of Bovet Watches Price In India Replica 1822’s artisans inspired them to take this approach even further. Not content with glowing once night falls, the Geisha that adorns the dial literally undresses, her kimono disappearing as she lights up in the intimacy of the twilight.
The artisan is faced with a new constraint, in that he must repeatedly move from a lit room to a dark one in order to gauge each step of his meticulous work. Therefore he is thus creating two paintings simultaneously.
By presenting this timepiece suffused with tradition and innovation, Bovet Swiss Watch Replica 1822 brings a new dimension to applied arts, creating an connection between the centuries-old tradition of miniature painting and that of erotic watches and reaffirming its position as one of the pioneer in terms of watchmaking decorative arts.
Estimate: CHF 55,000 – 60,000, EUR 50,000 – 55,000, USD 57,000 – 62,000