Fleurier – Rolls-Royce Boat Tail
Fleurier
Uniqueness at Its Best
When a BOVET and Rolls-Royce collector decided to create his own coachbuilt car, he wanted to combine his passion for fine timepieces from the very inception of the project.
Right at the beginning, the House of BOVET was approached to develop two bespoke timepieces that could go from the wrist to the dashboard and back again, all very easily.
The engineers, designers, watchmakers, and artisans at BOVET went above and beyond to personalize these exceptional timepieces for the clients, integrating their wishes and key elements of the coach-built car itself.
Pascal Raffy, owner, BOVET
In a joint effort between the House of BOVET and Rolls-Royce, the dual teams of designers, conceptors, craftsmen, and BOVET’s watchmakers crafted two unique timepieces and the system to mount them in the dashboard of the one-of-a-kind Boat Tail car, thanks to an adapted Amadéo system.
The lady’s 18K white gold timepiece is fully hand-engraved and filled with blue lacquer. The gent’s timepiece is polished 18K white gold. Both timepieces have special dials on both sides – they both have wood marquetry dials using the same wood as on the Boat Tail car, while the lady’s reverse dial is a miniature painting of a flower bouquet, and the gent’s has the owner’s sky chart on aventurine.
A miniature sculpture of the Boat Tail is on both timepieces, while on the other side is the Spirit of Ecstasy sculpture.
In-House, Hand-Finished Hand-Wind Manufacture Movement
5-day/120-hour Power Reserve
In-House Hairspring and Regulating Organ
60-Second Tourbillon
Hours, Minutes on both sides back, Power Reserve Indicator on front
Amadéo Fleurier, 44mm x 14mm; 18K white gold
Men’s Front Dial: Hand-made Caleidolegno wood marquetry dial; hand-engraved Spirit of Ecstasy sculpture fixed to the tourbillon bridge; “A Special Timepiece Commission” on the dial
Women’s Front Dial: Hand-made Caleidolegno wood marquetry dial; hand-engraved 18K white gold Spirit of Ecstasy sculpture; “A Special Timepiece Commission” on the dial
Men’s Reverse Dial: Blue aventurine glass with sky chart of owner’s birth day and birth place; hand-engraved bespoke Boat Tail sculpture, lacquered to match the color of the car then miniature painted by hand to add the details; wife’s name engraved on the mirror-polished tourbillon bridge
Women’s Reverse Dial: Miniature hand-painting of flower bouquet on mother-of-pearl dial; hand-engraved bespoke Boat Tail sculpture, lacquered to match the color of the car then miniature painted by hand to add the details; husband’s name engraved on the mirror-polished tourbillon bridge
Fleurier
5 Years