Bovet Récital 28 Prowess 1

 

Bovet Récital 28 Prowess 1 – The world’s first watch to coordinate world time and daylight saving time

 

A spectacular perpetual calendar, tourbillon world time, and DST-capable complication. Bovet Recital 28 Prowess 1

In 2001, Pascal Raffy, an avid collector of fine watches, acquired the prestigious name of Bovet and embarked on an extraordinary journey to revive the brand to its former glory. Mr. Raffy spared no effort in building a watchmaking factory with exceptional integration. Among its many achievements, Bovet has launched a series of watches with superb craftsmanship and complications. Most notable among them are its numerous astronomical timepieces, including the Shooting Star, Astérium and Récital 22 Grand Récital, as well as the Récital 26 Chapter Two. Bovet now launches the Récital 28 Prowess 1, a world first that addresses one of the main challenges of traditional world timers: Daylight Saving Time (DST). In addition to this remarkable feat, the Bovet Récital 28 also features a flying tourbillon, a perpetual calendar with roller indication, and an impressive 10-day power reserve.

Traveler’s Watch and the Problem of Daylight Saving Time
Before the invention of a unified time system, each city ran to its own local time, influenced by the movement of the sun. Even neighboring cities often had different time settings. Travelers faced the challenge of keeping track of time and had two options: carry multiple fake luxury watches or a watch that displayed different local times. For example, dual-time zone pocket watches were designed to track both local time and railroad time. The advent of the Industrial Revolution facilitated extensive travel, which was facilitated by the development of railway networks, which in turn led to the establishment of standard time arrangements.

In 2001, Pascal Raffy, an avid collector of haute horlogerie, acquired the prestigious name of Bovet and embarked on an extraordinary journey to revive the brand to its former glory. Mr. Raffy spared no effort in building a watchmaking factory with exceptional integration. Among its many achievements, Bovet has launched a series of watches with superb craftsmanship and complex functions. Most notable among these are the numerous astronomical timepieces, including the Shooting Star, Astérium and Récital 22 Grand Récital, as well as the Récital 26 Chapter Two. Bovet now presents the Récital 28 Prowess 1, a world first that addresses one of the main challenges of traditional world timers: Daylight Saving Time (DST). In addition to this remarkable feat, the Bovet Récital 28 also features a flying tourbillon, a perpetual calendar with roller indications, and an impressive 10-day power reserve.

Traveler’s Watch and the Daylight Saving Time Problem
Before the invention of a unified time system, each city ran on its own local time, influenced by the movement of the sun. Even neighboring cities often had different time settings. Travelers faced the challenge of keeping track of time and had two options: carry multiple watches or a watch that displayed different local times. For example, dual time zone pocket watches were designed to track both local time and railroad time. The advent of the Industrial Revolution facilitated widespread travel, which was facilitated by the development of railroad networks, which in turn led to the establishment of standard time arrangements. replica Richard Mille Rafael Nadal

For watchmakers, this paved the way for the invention of world time zones. Louis Cottier rose to fame in the watch world for the watches used during the Meridian Conferences, which displayed the global time, all on a single dial. From the 1930s onwards, Cottier produced such watches for prestigious clients including Baszanger, Vacheron Constantin, Patek Philippe, Rolex and Agassiz.

Cottier's unique contribution was the design of a watch that could display the local time, with centrally located hour and minute hands and a rotating 24-hour ring with the names of various cities or places engraved on it. The reference city was at 12 o'clock, and the local time was displayed in the central part of the dial. Cottier's system is still the basis for most world time watches today, and although the fixed city indications have since become adjustable through the use of a second crown, pushers or a simple rotating bezel, the basic design principle remains the same.

While world time watches are practical and popular with watch enthusiasts, they have one major drawback: most world time watches cannot adjust for daylight saving time (DST). Daylight saving time is the practice of setting clocks one hour ahead of standard time to make better use of daylight on summer evenings. Germany and Austria were the first countries to adopt daylight saving time in 1916, and other countries followed suit, including the United States in 1918. However, many countries or regions around the world do not observe daylight saving time at all. Further complicating matters, not all countries synchronize their entry or exit of daylight saving time on the same date. For example, in the United States, daylight saving time begins on the second Sunday in March, while in Europe it begins on the last Sunday in March. If you are interested in one of the very few travel watches that supports daylight saving time, you may also want to take a look at the Glashütte Original Cosmopolite replica watch for sale.

Solving DST, BOVET RECITAL 28 PROWESS 1
Traditional world time, which displays a fixed time difference between a given city and time zone, cannot handle the complications of daylight saving time. Bovet's innovative solution, introduced in the Récital 28 Prowess 1, involves displaying the city/time zone on a roller. Each of the 24 rollers has four positions that can be switched by pressing the crown: UTC, AST (US Summer Time), EAS (European and US Summer Time) and EWT (European Winter Time), which can be read on an additional roller to the left of the world time indication. In addition to the coaxial pusher, the crown has 3 more positions, winding, world time setting and time setting (a small indicator at 3 o'clock gives a visual indication of which mode is in use).

In addition to this remarkable achievement, the movement that powers the Récital 28 Prowess 1 also features a flying tourbillon, a perpetual calendar with roller indication, and an in-house movement with an impressive 10-day power reserve. replica Audemars Piguet Watch

Although based on Bovet's patented double-sided flying tourbillon, the tourbillon regulator in the Récital 28 is completely new. The escapement is located on one side of the central fixed point, while the cage carries the balance wheel and its hairspring. It runs at a frequency of 18,000 vibrations per hour, consists of 62 parts and weighs only 0.35 grams. The perpetual calendar features an intriguing, complex yet highly legible display with day, month and leap year indications displayed on rollers. Another noteworthy feature is the safety mechanism that prevents adjustment when the date-changing mechanism is engaged, ensuring that the movement is not damaged in the process. Improper adjustments could damage the mechanism, leading to time-consuming and expensive repairs.

The transparent caseback allows for a view of the back of this complex movement, in particular the calendar mechanism and the 10-day power reserve indication. As one would expect from Bovet, the finishing is of the highest quality. Each of the 744 parts is meticulously hand-finished, with perlage and Côtes de Genève embellished on the bridges, which are also hand-engraved.

The Récital 28 Prowess 1 features a new dimension (46.3 mm diameter x 17.85 mm thickness) of Bovet’s signature beveled case, allowing enthusiasts to explore the indications and complications of the R28. The watch is available in polished rose gold, platinum or grade 5 titanium (as shown). The inner and outer rings of the dial are made of aventurine, and the use of luminous materials gives this watch a completely different dimension in the dark.

Sometimes, one might think that everything that can be invented has already been invented as far as mechanical watchmaking is concerned. But this is not the case. Bovet deserves credit for creating the charming Récital 28 and coordinating world time and daylight saving time. Jacob & Co. Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon

Technical specifications – BOVET RÉCITAL 28 PROWESS 1
Case: Ø 46.3 mm x 17.85 mm - Dimier “Writing Desk” case - Rose gold, platinum or polished grade 5 titanium - Sapphire crystal - Sapphire crystal on caseback - Water-resistant to 30 meters
Dial: Aventurine inner and outer bezels; black PVD rollers - Luminous ring around dial
Movement: Caliber R28-70-00X – Manual winding – 38 mm x 13.30 mm – 18,000 vibrations/hour – 10-day power reserve – 744 components – 51 jewels – Hours, minutes, seconds on flying tourbillon; world time on rollers with UTC, summer and winter time; perpetual calendar with date (retrograde), month and leap year rollers and day of the week disc
Strap: Alligator leather strap - folding clasp matching the case material