BOVET 1822 – Métiers d'Art Decoration Watches Unique Special Editions Collections 2026
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TIMELESS WORKS OF ART CELEBRATING HAND FINISHING AND HAND ENGRAVING
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BOVET INTRODUCES SIX MASTERPIECES CELEBRATING HAND FINISHING AND HAND ENGRAVING
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When Pascal Raffy, a collector of vintage BOVET timepieces and other watches, was approached by the owners of BOVET to buy the House in 2001, the watch industry was a very different place than it is today.
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The mechanical watch was just beginning to see a resurgence, major brands were gaining prominence, and large groups were dominating, often through acquisitions.
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There were very few independent watchmakers, and for the most part these brands were playing it safe, producing watches for mainstream buyers.
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At the same time, the know-how of the decorative arts, or Métiers d'Art in French, was in danger of disappearing altogether, as there was not enough demand from brands and collectors.
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Only a few high-end brands were producing such pieces, and the quantity was extremely limited.
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To safeguard this heritage, Mr. Raffy and BOVET helped lead the resurgence of independent watchmakers emphasizing métiers d'art as a tribute to BOVET's rich history making the world's most beautiful timepieces.
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“When I took over BOVET, my dream was to bring as much as possible in-house, including the decorative arts,” Mr. Raffy remembers. “I fell in love with BOVET because the pocket watches from the 1800s were amazingly beautiful, highly decorated, and I wanted to see the House return to its glory.
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“At the same time, I saw the traditional watchmaking crafts disappearing and I wanted to do what I could to preserve them,” he continues. “While appreciated by the most knowledgeable collectors, métiers d'art watches had not yet gained widespread recognition among the general public. I put together a team at BOVET that would focus on watchmaking innovation and at the same time on design and decoration – hand-engraving, miniature painting, enameling, hand-finishing, and more.”
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A LIVING HERITAGE OF DECORATIVE ARTS
Since the 1800s, BOVET has been renowned for richly decorated pocket watches that travelled from Switzerland to the courts and collectors of the world, becoming treasured heirlooms.
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Today, that tradition lives on in dedicated ateliers where artisans apply a full spectrum of decorative techniques to every manufacture movement and case, from perlage and Côtes de Genève to anglage, circular graining, sunray brushing, and black polishing.
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Each component is touched by hand, not only to meet functional tolerances but to create light, shadow, and depth that can be read like a signature.
Engraving remains one of BOVET's most emblematic crafts. In the Maison's atelier in Tramelan, master engravers work without machines or pre set templates, using only the graver and their experience to carve cases, bows, base dials, and movement components.
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A single mistake can mean starting again, so there are no imposed deadlines—only the time needed to complete each miniature work of art, in a workshop where time seems to stand still.
SIX EXAMPLES OF ART ON THE WRIST
BOVET unveils six new timepieces that elevate traditional hand finishing and hand engraving to the foreground, reaffirming the Maison's reputation for transforming watchmaking into wearable art.
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Each creation showcases a distinct expression of artisanal craft, from sculptural bridges and engraved bows to chiseling and miniature-painted dials and more.
Together, these pieces demonstrate how the House's engravers and finishers shape not only the aesthetics of a watch, but also its emotional connection with the collector.
MONSIEUR BOVET
TRIBUTE TO EDOUARD BOVET
This extraordinary timepiece is an ode to the travels of the founder of BOVET, Edouard Bovet.
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Born in Fleurier into a watchmaking family, Edouard and his brothers went to London, the center of watchmaking commerce at the time, in 1814 to work for the Magniac Company. In 1818, Edouard was sent to Guangzhou, China with four timepieces and sold them almost immediately for more than 1 million CHF in today's dollars.
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The front side of this timepiece memorializes Edouard's travel on The Orville, a tall ship that took him on the four month journey to China. The Orville is rendered in miniature painting, enhanced with Super-LumiNova, while the waves and the sun are hand-engraved on solid 18K red gold. The entire case, including the bow and strap attachments, and even the buckle, is hand-engraved using the Fleurisanne motif, a BOVET classic.
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This engraving takes about 30 hours and cannot be rushed, as any mistake means starting over. On the reverse side of this Amadeo-system timepiece is an off set dial crafted from actual stone taken from the Môtiers castle, at the same time displaying the in-house manufacture movement and in-house hairspring and regulating organ.
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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Collection: THE MONSIEUR BOVET
Model: 19 THRITY Red Gold SPECIAL EDITION
Case: Amadeo convertible system, 18K red gold
Movement: In house hand wound, 7-day/168-hour power reserve
Functions: Hours, minutes, running seconds, power reserve
Dials: Miniature painted and hand-engraved front dial;
back off-set dial actual stone from the BOVET castle
Finishing: Anglage, striping, circular graining
Strap: Alligator leather with engraved buckle
🔴 Price upon request 💰
19 THRITY
SPECIAL EDITION
This beautiful 18K red gold version of the 19 Thirty has been fully hand-engraved on the case, bow, and the strap attachment with BOVET’s traditional Fleurisanne motif. In addition, the dial is gilt (24K) and domed, and as a result the sapphire crystal is also domed. On the dial is written one of the credos of BOVET – “Where Time Finds Meaning.”
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The engraved base dial displays BOVET’s two facilities, Môtiers (where the castle is) on the left and Tramelan (the manufacture) on the right. The bottom of the dial is opened up to showcase the in-house balance spring and regulating organ.
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The hand-engraving of the case, bow, buckle, and movement takes about 30 hours. The rest of this special edition is pure 19 Thirty – 42mm case, finely-finished movement with 7 days/168 hours of power reserve.
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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Collection: MONSIEUR BOVET
Model: 19 THRITY Red Gold SPECIAL EDITION
Case: 42 mm x 11.25mm; 18K red gold, full hand engraving on case, lugs, and bow
Movement: In house hand wound, 7-day/168-hour power reserve
Functions: Hours, minutes, small seconds, power reserve
Finishing: Hand engraved case; anglage, Côte de Genève, perlage, circular graining
Strap: Alligator leather with engraved buckle
🔴 Price upon request 💰
THE MONSIEUR BOVET
SPECIAL EDITION
The Special Edition of the Monsieur Bovet takes this timepiecenamed after the founders and completely hand-engraves thecase (bezel, case band, case back), the bow, and the buckle with BOVET’s traditional Fleurisanne motif – this hand-engraving takesabout 85 hours.
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The front dial is a Lotus Flower guilloche patterncovered with eight layers of deep green lacquer, complete withserpentine hands inspired by vintage BOVET pocket watchesfrom the 1800s.
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On the reverse side, this being an Amadeo system timepiece, is an offset 5N gilded dial with blue-fired hands, showcasing the beautifully-finished manufacture movement for all to see.
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This timeless work of art is limited to 28 pieces for the world.
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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Collection: MONSIEUR BOVET
Model: RÉCITAL 30 Red Gold SPECIAL EDITION
Case: Amadeo convertible system, 43.1mm x 12.7mm 18K red gold,
fully hand-engraved case, bow, strap attachment, and buckle
Movement: In house hand wound, 7-day/168 hour power reserve
Functions: Hours, minutes, running seconds, power reserve
Dial: 5N gilded dial with blue-fired hands Gilded Sunburst Center Dial
Finishing: Anglage, striping, circular graining
Strap:Anglage, striping, circular graining
🔴 Price upon request 💰
THE RÉCITAL 30
SPECIAL EDITION
The ground-breaking Récital 30 this year comes in a hand-chiseled case (and buckle).
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The chiseling of the case takes 25 hours, and the traditional Geneva indication on the city roller has been replaced with Môtiers, in a nod to Mr. Raffy’s ownership of the House and the Castle.
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Limited to 28 pieces for the world, this special edition will be going fast.
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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Collection: MONSIEUR BOVET
Model: RÉCITAL 30 Red Gold SPECIAL EDITION
Case: Hand-chiseled 42mm x 12.9mm 18K red gold case and lugs
Movement: High-Watchmaking Automatic
Functions: Hours, minutes, Day/Night Indicator, 25 time zone roller display (Môtiers on the Geneva roller)
Dial: 5N Gilded Sunburst Center Dial
Finishing: Anglage, striping, circular graining
Strap: Rubber or alligator, hand-chiseled buckle
🔴 Price upon request 💰
Welcome to the Good Life indeed.
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Press release- 2026
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