bouvet asterium 20 the recital

Original painting size: 78 x 115 cm

The Bovet Récital 20 Astérium is an exceptional timepiece that combines celestial complications, including a flying tourbillon, a nocturnal sky chart, and a sidereal annual calendar, all housed within the characteristic Dimier “writing desk” case. This watch is a limited edition and is known for its stunning mechanics and finishing level.

Key Features and Specifications

The Récital 20 Astérium by Bovet 1822 is a masterpiece of haute horlogerie with various astronomical functions.

• Movement: Hand-wound caliber 17DM02-SKY with an impressive 10-day (240-hour) power reserve, made possible by a single barrel. The balance frequency is 18,000 vibrations per hour (2.5 Hz).
• Case: The patented “writing desk” shaped case (Dimier) has a diameter of 46 mm and is available in 18k red gold, white gold, or platinum. Water resistance is 30 meters.
• Dial and Sky Chart: Instead of a conventional dial, the front displays a dome of translucent blue quartz where stars and constellations are laser-engraved and coated with Super-LumiNova®. A central hand indicates the hours on a 24-hour scale and frames the visible part of the sky.
• Complications Front: In addition to the hours, minutes (retrograde display), and seconds (on the flying tourbillon), the functions on the front include a precision moon phase (requiring correction only once every 122 years) and a power reserve indicator.
• Complications Back: Through the transparent sapphire case back, the sidereal calendar is visible, with indications for the date, month, astrological signs, seasons, solstices, and equinoxes, all driven by a single hand that makes a full rotation in exactly 365.25 days.
• Finishing: The watch is renowned for its extraordinary finishing, with hand-polished bridges and plates decorated with a unique “bris de verre” (broken glass) motif engraving.

Availability

The Bovet Récital 20 Astérium is a highly exclusive watch, limited to a total production of just 60 timepieces, spread across the different materials (red gold, white gold, platinum).