Introduced to the Bovet collections in 2015, Virtuoso V was the first timepiece powered by the Virtuoso II caliber to feature additional complications. These were a jumping hour paired with retrograde minutes. Three years later, the Maison's artisan watchmakers and dial-makers have joined forces to give it a new face.
The dial occupies the entire surface of the movement, giving the piece a new identity. While the watchmakers worked on displaying all the information on the same level, the dial-makers designed a completely original guilloché motif for the dial. After decorating the metal base with a guilloché motif, they applied a dozen layers of translucent blue lacquer, before finally polishing it to give a perfectly flat surface.
In terms of technology, the Virtuoso V integrates two complications that are difficult to combine: jumping hours and retrograde minutes. The jump of the hour disk must be perfectly synchronized with the jump of the minute hand. This timepiece belongs to the Fleurier Complications Collection.
The patented Amadeo convertible case allows the watch to be transformed into a reversible wristwatch, a table clock, or a pocket watch, without the need for a single tool. As a result, hours and minutes can be found on both sides of the movement.
Technical Specifications:
The case, Amadeo convertible, is done in 18kt red or white gold, ane measures 43.5mm x 15.7mm. It has double sapphire crystals and it is water resistant to 30 meters. Blue cabochon sapphire crown.
Movement is the Swiss manual-wind Dimier 1738 in-house caliber Virtuoso II with 41 jewels, 21,600 vph and a power reserve of 5 days. Functions are: jumping hours, retrograde minutes. Reversed hand-fitting (hours, minutes and seconds), power reserve indicator.
Blue guilloché dial.
It comes on a blue alligator leather strap with an 18kt red or white gold ardillon buckle. Vermiel or rhodium-plated sterling silver chain.
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