The Récital 19 Miss Dimier features the elliptical case that has been hugely popular since 2013 on the Récital 9 and Récital 11 models. Yet its dimensions have been reduced by around 20%, resulting in a length of 35.4 mm and a width of 30.7 mm: perfect proportions for ensuring the timepiece is a comfortable fit on every wrist it graces.
This opens up the door for longer variations of it in the future decades. I am rather sure Bovet will also find a means of putting diamonds on this – as seems to be the taste for many of their customers. ABlogtoWatch debuted the initial watch from this relationship back in 2010 with the Bovet Pininfarina Ottana Tourbillon. Since then, there have been a range of relatively inexpensive models, also for 2016, we come back to a glitzy tourbillon version that has an interesting new layout together with the Bovet Pininfarina OttantaSei 10-Day Tourbillon watch.The most distinguishing design feature of this OttantaSei (means “eighty-six” in Italian) watch is the way the situation looks and feels. In 44m wide and 12mm thick, the specs alone do not really convey what this broad and proportionally thin case feels just like about the wrist. Because the faces of this situation are fitted with pieces of translucent sapphire crystal, this seems really little like how most watch cases do. It seems more like a display cage for the motion contained inside.

The Récital 19 Miss Dimier features a steel case coupled with a bezel set delicately with 52 round cut diamonds for enhanced femininity. The elegant succession of curves formed by the vertical ellipse of the case is echoed on the dial itself, which is divided into two zones beautifully crafted by the artisan dial-makers at Bovet. The center of the dial is meticulously satin-brushed with circular lines, then coated with a PVD treatment that gives it its blue color. A transparent lacquer is then applied using traditional methods in successive coats, creating an impression of infinite depth. In delicate contrast, the external part of the dial is directly lacquered in opaque blue and graced with twelve gemstone settings, each adorned with a round diamond serving as an hour-marker.

The automatic movement powering this new model guarantees a 3-day power reserve, so that even if the timepiece is forgotten one weekend, it can easily be worn again on the following Monday without having to reset the time. Its high frequency of 28,800 vph ensures flawless precision, which the collection’s emblematic hands translate into a poetic expression of time – their unusual shapes forming a heart each time they come together on the dial. The strap of the Récital 19 Miss Dimier is made of finely woven synthetic fibers that shimmer like natural satin. It is a resilient material ideal for daily use.