The watch features a very nicely decorated motion, referred to by Bovet since the 11BA12 calibre. It’s a 72-hour power reserve and operates in 28,800vph. Truth be told, it is super simple, but if you are purchasing this opinion because of its aesthetic merit, complications aren’t that high on your shopping list. The diamonds will divide opinion, particularly given that the somewhat “manly” (and I say that really loosely) dial picture and dimensions (43mm), but it looks pretty cool on the wrist. What is definitely cool is that the technique that has become the painting of the dial. Love or hate the end product, it’s tough to confuse the excellent execution of an old-world skill. This dial has been painted by Russian jeweler Ilgiz Fazulzyanov on into an 18k gold base plate. It’s my view that the Bovet Amadeo Fleurier 43 makes the “are watches artwork” debate easy to win — how is that any different from a painting? And I suppose some folks might argue that a few watches are art (like this one), and some are only watches (like the Casio G-Shock), however there were lots of people who laughed at Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup before it turned into a modern classic.You don’t need to like or admire something for it to be art. If it delivers a wordless message, in case it makes you feel something, then I think that it’s worthy of this classification. With just one Bovet Amadeo Fleurier 43 bit accessible, with a price tag of $196,700 (CHF 171,000), Bovet are banking on a single super rich collector agreeing that this piece deserves a place on their winder. Who knows? In twenty years time, it might prove to be the very best investment they ever made.

Maison Bovet Skeleton Watches Replica 1822 took part earlier this November at SalonQP in London and presented, amongst other luxury timepieces, the two new OttantaSei Flying Tourbillon watches, in titanium and blue or bronze PVD, developed in collaboration with Pininfarina.