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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 an expressive design that can only be mistaken for one of this brand. This has become 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. Continue reading Bovet Récital 26 Brainstorm Chapter One

Mapping Time & Space: Bovet’s Recital 18 “The Shooting Star”

Bovet, which showed its newest timepieces in Geneva last week during SIHH, added to its ultra-complicated Recital collection a watch that is positively cosmic in its level of complexity: the Bovet Recital 18, aka “The Shooting Star.” And while the nickname may appear to have little to do with this watch’s staggering array of functions, it does speak to the sheer, audacious ambition the Fleurier-based brand brought to bear in its creation; horologically speaking, this piece is truly “shooting for the stars.”

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