Bovet Watches
Bovet 1822- Watches for men and Ladies
Bovet Fleurier SA is a Swiss brand of luxury watchmakers chartered May 1 1822 in London, U.K. by Edouard Bovet. Bovet Today it produces high-end artistic watches (priced between US$18,000 and $2.5 million) with a style that references its history, and is known for its high-quality dials (such as the Fleurier Miniature Painting models), engraving, and its seven-day tourbillon. The original Bovet watches are also famous for being among the first to emphasize the beauty of the movements with their skeletonized views and highly decorative movements. They were also among the first to include a second hand. Bovet has a tradition of employing women artisans, which is rare for traditional watch making companies in Europe. Pascal Raffy is the current owner and president.
Edouard Bovet (1797–1849) was the son of the watchmaker Jean-Frederic Bovet. He studied the art with his father in Fleurier, but in 1814 left his home for political reasons with two of his brothers, Alphonse and Frederic, to study watch making in London, U.K. After studying in London for a few years with Ilbury and Magniac, Magniac sent him to Canton, China in 1818. Almost as soon as he arrived he was able to sell four of his watches for the equivalent of USD $1 million in 2008 currency.
In 1989, Parmigiani Fleurier purchased Bovet and registered the trademark for "all watchmaking products, mechanical watches and clocks and naval instruments, of Swiss origin", but no Bovet branded timepieces were produced. Parmigiani sold Bovet in 1990 to investors, and Bovet Fleurier SA was established. However, no watches were actually manufactured by the company until after it was acquired by Roger Guye and Thierry Ouelevay in 1994, who opened a branch office in Geneva.
Bovet Fleurier SA is a Swiss brand of luxury watchmakers chartered May 1 1822 in London, U.K. by Edouard Bovet. Bovet Today it produces high-end artistic watches (priced between US$18,000 and $2.5 million) with a style that references its history, and is known for its high-quality dials (such as the Fleurier Miniature Painting models), engraving, and its seven-day tourbillon. The original Bovet watches are also famous for being among the first to emphasize the beauty of the movements with their skeletonized views and highly decorative movements. They were also among the first to include a second hand. Bovet has a tradition of employing women artisans, which is rare for traditional watch making companies in Europe. Pascal Raffy is the current owner and president.Edouard Bovet (1797–1849) was the son of the watchmaker Jean-Frederic Bovet. He studied the art with his father in Fleurier, but in 1814 left his home for political reasons with two of his brothers, Alphonse and Frederic, to study watch making in London, U.K. After studying in London for a few years with Ilbury and Magniac, Magniac sent him to Canton, China in 1818. Almost as soon as he arrived he was able to sell four of his watches for the equivalent of USD $1 million in 2008 currency.
In 1989, Parmigiani Fleurier purchased Bovet and registered the trademark for "all watchmaking products, mechanical watches and clocks and naval instruments, of Swiss origin", but no Bovet branded timepieces were produced. Parmigiani sold Bovet in 1990 to investors, and Bovet Fleurier SA was established. However, no watches were actually manufactured by the company until after it was acquired by Roger Guye and Thierry Ouelevay in 1994, who opened a branch office in Geneva.