It stands to reason that skeletonized timepieces particularly appeal, for they put all the mechanical complexity on full display. In the 22 years since Mr. Pascal Raffy took the helm of BOVET, he has insisted on making sure the movement is visible, its high watchmaking pedigree open to be admired, while at the same time reinforcing the House’s commitment to the decorative arts.
With the Fleurier Virtuoso XI, the movement was specifically conceived and designed from the start to have enough space to engrave both sides of the bridges and plates, and room to admire them, and the result is exceptional. More transparent than any other timepiece that BOVET has ever produced, every aspect of this high watchmaking movement is on full display.
This allows you to dive into the movement, letting your eyes wander throughout its construction, admiring the transparency, the attention to detail, the high finishing, as well as the overall ethereal effect.
Mesmerizing and captivating, the Fleurier Virtuoso XI is a wonder to behold. Stare too long at the magnificent artistry and you will get lost in its spectacular details.
The flying tourbillon movement that drives this exceptional timepiece meets BOVET’s demanding criteria of chronometry, reliability, and expression. It draws its energy from a single barrel that ensures more than 10 days of power reserve (240 hours, when the industry standard is 42-48 hours), all while maintaining the balance wheel’s oscillations at 18,000 vph.
Finally, the long power reserve would require meticulous winding if not for the spherical differential winding system. The application of this ingenious mechanism, and the multi-gear three-dimensional teeth of one of its pinions, has received two patents. Because of this system, the number of crown turns needed for full winding of the mainspring is halved without increasing friction and forces exerted on the gears.
Available in 18K white or red gold, the Fleurier Virtuoso XI is a triumph of high watchmaking, skeletonization, hand-engraving, and hand-decoration. All told, more than 60 pairs of human hands have come together to transform this timepiece into a true work of art.
The hand-engraving for the Fleurier Virtuoso XI takes around 60 hours for the movement and the Writing Slope case. The engraving is done free-hand and leaves no room for mistakes. Surprisingly, the engravers, sitting quietly in the well-lit atelier, don’t seem to feel any pressure, though anyone watching them certainly does. The artisans delight in the dance of their tools as they transform a plain bridge or plate into an engraved objet d’art.
The decoration is BOVET’s own Fleurisanne motif, one that the House has used for decades. Inspired by the tree leaf pattern on Greek columns from centuries ago, this theme is one of the signatures of BOVET. The name of this motif recalls that the House is still based a stone’s throw from where it was founded – a small village named Fleurier.
| Case | 44mm 18K White or Red Gold Writing Slope case; available fully engraved or high-polished, set with diamonds or unset (bezel-set version 60 diamonds; approx. 1.7 cts); Bow engraved with either “Pierre du Château” or “Fleurisanne” motifs |
| Dial | Completely skeletonized with every plate, bridge and other surface fully hand-engraved |
| Movement | 38mm, 16½ lines, 6.7mm high
Frequency: 18,000 vph/2.5 Hz Re-imagined and re-engineered Fleurier Virtuoso VIII manufacture movement |
| Components | 283 (including 36 jewels) |
| Functions & patents |
Hours, Minutes, Seconds on tourbillon 60-second flying tourbillon power reserve indicator patented spherical rewinding system patented double-sided flying tourbillon |
| Power Reserve | 10 days with a single barrel |
| Case | 44mm 18K Red Gold Writing Slope case; available fully engraved or high-polished, set with diamonds or unset (bezel-set version 60 diamonds; approx. 1.7 cts); Bow engraved with either “Pierre du Château” or “Fleurisanne” motifs |
| Dial | Completely skeletonized with every plate, bridge and other surface fully hand-engraved |
| Movement | 38mm, 16½ lines, 6.7mm high
Frequency: 18,000 vph/2.5 Hz Re-imagined and re-engineered Fleurier Virtuoso VIII manufacture movement |
| Components | 283 (including 36 jewels) |
| Functions & patents |
Hours, Minutes, Seconds on tourbillon 60-second flying tourbillon power reserve indicator patented spherical rewinding system patented double-sided flying tourbillon |
| Power Reserve | 10 days with a single barrel |
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