Dimier – The Récital 22
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The ground-breaking Récital 22 Grand Récital received the GPHG’s highest award in 2018, for its combinatIon of high complexity and ease of use.
One of BOVET’s most complicated masterpieces, this timepiece is incredibly easy to set and use. A patented quick set corrector, set at 12 o’clock, advances every indication, something never done before.
I conceived this timepiece while sitting in the courtyard of the castle, contemplating the heavens above me. I then translated what I saw into this timepiece. The tellurium orrery shows the moon rotating around the earth, while the tourbillon represents the sun.
Pascal Raffy, Owner, BOVET
The Bovet Récital 22 Grand Récital stands out with its poetic Tellurium-Orrery complication, a miniature astronomical model depicting Earth, Moon, and Sun in harmonious motion. Conceived by owner Pascal Raffy while sitting under the stars, it integrates a hand-engraved, hand-painted hemispherical Earth at 12 o’clock, featuring luminous oceans, mountains, and forests that rotate on a 24-hour scale. Orbiting this globe is a three-dimensional moon phase accurate to one day every 122 years, capturing the synodic cycle of 29.53 days with breathtaking realism.
At the heart of the “Sun” representation lies BOVET’s patented double-sided flying tourbillon, suspended mid-air above the movement for unparalleled transparency. Its titanium cage, shaped like radiant sunbeams, completes a 60-second rotation, doubling as a seconds indicator via a fixed marker—eliminating any traditional hand. This innovative architecture splits the escapement below and balance above a central pivot, exposing both sides through dual sapphire crystals.
The timepiece’s Dimier “writing desk” case exemplifies BOVET’s sculptural ethos, houses the manual-wound manufacture movement (669 components), assembled by hand by one master watchmaker. A single barrel delivers a remarkable nine-day power reserve, achieved through energy-efficient artisanal techniques.
Complementing the front’s celestial drama, the caseback reveals a retrograde perpetual calendar with double-sided date discs—a patented rarity activated by a clever rack system. All other indicators are viewed on the back. The patented quick-set pusher at 12 o’clock advances all indications instantly. This fusion of grand complications earned the 2018 GPHG Aiguille d’Or, affirming its status as wrist-worn horological theater.
In-House, Hand-Finished Hand-Wind Manufacture Movement
9-day/216-hour Power Reserve
In-House Hairspring and Regulating Organ
Flying Tourbillon; Perpetual calendar with double-sided date; 24-hour display with rotating, hand-painted Earth, Precision moon phase; Retrograde minutes; Tellurium Orrery; Power reserve indicator; Patented QP quick adjust pusher at 12 o’clock
Dimier Writing Desk 46.3mm x 19.6mm (9°); Sapphire crystal (slightly bigger, 47.5mm) or 18K red gold or Platinum
Blue quartz dial engraved with the constellations
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5 Years
For the first time in the history of watchmaking, the Récital 28 Prowess 1 has solved the Daylight Savings Time issue that has plagued ALL world timers. Previously, collectors either had to set their world timers for the countries that changed or for the countries that didn’t change (only about a third of the world changes, 70 countries out of 195) – either way, a large part of the world was always wrong. The Récital 28 Prowess 1 revolutionizes world timers because now, no matter the period of time during the year, this timepiece is always accurate.
The entire watchmaking world came together on November 13, 2024 at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG), the Oscars of watchmaking, to award the BOVET Récital 28 Prowess 1 with the Mechanical Exception Prize.