ReviewWristwatch, Pocket Watch, Ornamental Clock, Showpiece—This Is The Bovet Amadéo Fleurier

Located in the hamlet of Fleurier, Bovet are renowned for crafting exceptional timepieces with detailed engraving, gem-setting, intricate textures, and highly considered designs. Their exquisite craftsmanship, which contributes to a particularly passionate representation of timekeeping, draws one’s attention in a single glance.

In every way, Bovet are genuine watchmakers, and the timepieces they produce are similar to jewellery pieces that are about much more than just telling time. The brand have blended their traditional expertise with an avant-garde spirit to create the Amadéo Fleurier, which pulls strongly from the design of a pocket watch and carries forward its strengths—quite like all the watches from Bovet’s Fleurier line.

Carrying Forward The DNA Of Fleurier And A Legacy of Decoration

The Bovet Fleurier collection presents sensually resplendent luxury, from the Miss Audrey line’s simple and elegant form to the hand-guilloche dials seen in the 19Thirty series. With extraordinary decoration, the collection also features high complications, offering a view of the mechanical superiority through exhibition casebacks.

Decorated through and through, this watch is nothing short of an ornament to admire. It comes with a black leather strap and a rose gold chain for when you chose to wear it on your wrist or carry it in your pocket

In fact, it’s interesting to note that Bovet were reportedly the first watchmakers to create watches with transparent casebacks, back in the 1800s—way before the modern-day revival of this brand that have always been known for their highly decorative watches. Through their early expansion, with products acclaimed for detailing and intricacy, they soon established themselves in a big way in the Far East, with China’s love for decorative and ornamental clocks and timepieces drawing Bovet to those shores.

An Adaptable Timepiece

The modern-day custodians of the Bovet brand take forward that legacy with exquisitely decorated watches that pay homage to the brand’s history

The system’s convertible character allows you wear the timepiece as a wristwatch, with any side of the reversible case facing up, and also to convert the case into a table clock, as well as a pocket watch

Due to early success, following their recognition of potential in the Chinese market, Bovet soon began to build a reputation of creating finely crafted timepieces that were soon noticed in various other parts of the world. Today, the modern-day custodians of the Bovet brand take forward that legacy with exquisitely decorated watches that pay homage to the brand’s history and honour the founder’s vision. With innovations like the Amadéo convertible mechanism, Bovet’s timepieces consistently stay distinguished especially among their contemporaries. After seven years of developing and perfecting this Amadéo system, it was finally patented in 2010. The system’s convertible character allows you to not only wear the timepiece as a wristwatch, with any side of the reversible case facing up, but also to convert the case into a table clock, as well as a pocket watch.

Highly Engraved, Highly Decorated, Highly Complex

The highly adaptable case, sized at 45mm, is crafted from rose gold with intricate engraving, seen across all elements, from the bezel and the lugs to the interiors of the open-worked display. Referred to as a ‘Fleurier motif’ by Bovet, the floral patterns complement the curves and contours of the bridges and plates, and the overall silhouette of the timepiece.

Referred to as a ‘Fleurier motif’ by Bovet, the floral patterns complement the curves and contours of the bridges and plates, and the overall silhouette of the timepiece

The timekeeping is off-centred on a guilloche-worked dial in blue—offset against which are rose gold hands and Roman numeral hour markers

Adding to the beauty of the watch, the open-worked display allows you to admire the largely skeletonised calibre 14BM02AI—a manual-winding movement with a seven-day power reserve, which is indicated on the upper half of one of the dial faces. This largely golden side of the case features classic blue hands even for the timekeeping. On the lower half, you see the tourbillon cage, which is the most skeletonised element, as you’d expect—visible on the other side as well. On this other side, the timekeeping is off-centred on a guilloche-worked dial in blue—offset against which are rose gold hands and Roman numeral hour markers.

Decorated through and through, this watch is nothing short of an ornament to admire. It comes with a black leather strap and a rose gold chain for when you chose to wear it on your wrist or carry it in your pocket. Whether you choose to wear it on occasion, or you simply display it on your desk or mantle, this watch is a sight to behold—a true objet d’art indeed.