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The BOVET Récital 28 Prowess 1 is a Breakthrough in Global Timekeeping
The Récital 28 Prowess is the first mechanical timepiece to solve the modern timekeeping challenge posed by Daylight Saving Time (DST).
I said to myself that one of the key things that I would love to have on my wrist is an exceptional universal time timepiece that could be adjusted for the vagaries of world time. Every year between summer time and winter time, there are weeks that don’t match up, and countries that only use one time all year round. In the Récital 28 Prowess 1, the 24 time zones are on rollers at six and the sun (the tourbillon) is at 12. With a push of the crown, you can adjust to the four different times. It is an absolute prowess and thanks go to my team for the five years of hard work that went into this exceptional timepiece.
Pascal Raffy, Owner, BOVET
Ever since Daylight Saving Time (DST) was introduced, world time watches have been unable to adapt to the vagaries of when DST starts and ends in different countries, and which countries do not change (only about 70 countries use some form of DST). In reality, all world time watches were wrong during the Daylight Saving Time periods, either set for DST so the rest of the world was wrong by one hour, or set for the majority of the world and the DST countries were off by an hour. Until the Récital 28.
Thanks to its ingenious roller system, the Récital 28can be adjusted to any of the four time periods of the year: UTC – Coordinated Universal Time AST – American Summer Time EAS – European and American Summer Time EWT – European Winter Time This, in turn, means that all 24 world time zones will be accurate all year round.
Each of the 25 rollers has four positions, all controlled by the pushers on the right-hand side of the case – UTC, AST, EAS, and EWT. Pushing the sapphire cabochon on the crown rotates each roller by 90 degrees, meaning that all 24 time zones are set to each of the four time periods of the year.
Before the Recital 28 Prowess 1, all world timers were wrong during Daylight Saving Time. The secret of this timepiece? The 24 rollers each have four positions, all controlled through the crown – UTC, AST (American Summer Time), EAS (Europe and America Summer Time), and EWT (European Winter Time). Pushing the crown rotates each individual cylinder 90 degrees, so every time zone can be individually set.
The movement powering the Récital 28 Prowess 1 is brand new, using BOVET’s patented double-sided flying tourbillon as a base. The tourbillon has been expanded – the escapement is completely on one side of the center fixation point, with the cage carrying the balance wheel and BOVET’s in-house balance spring on the other side, making it even more transparent and mesmerizing than before. The redesigned cage is the lightest BOVET has ever used, as well (62 components, with 39 being completely new), with a total weight of 0.35 grams).
The date, leap year indication, and the month are on rollers, so when they get to the last day and month respectively, the date rolls back like a slot machine, with a special dampening system to stop it gently, while the other two roll forward. One more reason to stay up until midnight at the end of the month and especially at the end of the year to watch all the rollers move. The date roller is based on a design by Leonardo da Vinci. This was chosen because the technical department needed a solution where the gearing wasn’t too tight. With this system, once the roller gets into position in its aperture, it is held in place by its spring, and the roller is freed from the gearing. On the back of the timepiece, BOVET has revealed the inner workings of the perpetual calendar mechanism for the first time ever, and it is a visual treat indeed.
Each of the 744 components are hand-finished, the plate is decorated with perlage and Cotes de Geneve, and the bridges are hand-engraved as well. Of particular attention is the beveling of the major structures of the movement — the method used is called angle rentrant. A corner is rentrant when two chamfers meet on the inside. The intersection must be clean, with a single line formed at the meeting point. This type of corner is the most difficult to produce, and the sharper the point, the more difficult it is. It requires expert hands — at present, there is no machine capable of producing it.
Thanks to BOVET’s emphasis on verticalized manufacture and the human touch, the House is uniquely open to customization and requests for bespoke timepieces. With no assembly lines and with every component passing through the hands of BOVET’s artisans, bespoke creations are welcome and encouraged at BOVET, and the Récital 28 presents an invitation to make it unique, offering the perfect canvas. Collectors can change the city names, choose from a number of different colors of the 24-hour dial and the minute track.
In-House, Hand-Finished Hand-Wind Manufacture Movement
10-day/240-hour Power Reserve
In-House Hairspring and Regulating Organ
World time on rollers with UTC, AST, EAS, and EWT; Perpetual calendar with retrograde date displayed on rollers; Month and leap year indicators on rollers; Day indicator on disk; Hours and minutes; Seconds on expanded flying tourbillon; Power reserve indicator; Function Isolator; “Rays of Light” hand engraving
Dimier Writing Desk 46.3mm x 17.85mm (3.2°); Grade 5 Titanium or 18K Red Gold
Available in a wide variety of colors
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