Revolution Number Nine: Bovet Tourbillon Amadeo Fleurier Virtuoso IX
For its first appearance as an exhibiting brand at the SIHH, Bovet Fleurier offers up as a highlight the ninth model in its high-complication Virtuoso series. Like its predecessors, the Tourbillon Amadeo Fleurier Virtuoso IX packs a host of functions and horological highlights ? here a flying tourbillon, big date, dual time-zone display, and 10-day power reserve ? into a timepiece with two dials and a convertible case that can shift from wristwatch to pocketwatch to table clock.
Bovet Tourbillon Amadeo Fleurier Virtuoso IX
The technical fascinations ? and there are always many in a Bovet Virtuoso watch ? begin with the 46.3-mm case, which not only features the above-mentioned convertibility typical of the brand’s Amadeo construction, but adds a new mechanism that allows the caseback to be opened simply by applying pressure to the crown. Moving on to the hand-engraved blue flinqué dial, we find a lot going on but organized in a very clear manner: a single central minutes hand, with one time zone indicated by an off-centered, single-handed, 12-hour subdial at 2 o’clock; plus a second time zone display on another single-handed, offset subdial at 10 o’clock, this one with a 24-hour scale and accompanied by a small aperture indicating the name of the city corresponding to that time zone. The case incorporates two lateral correctors to easily adjust the time zones and switch between standard and daylight savings time. Joining these showcase displays on the dial...
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