If you had the chance to celebrate a car like the Pininfarina Battista – a state-of-the-art electric hypercar – with a watch, what would you do? Undoubtedly something groundbreaking, just like the car itself. Something that makes all other watches look equally dated, right? Maybe one with a good battery. Or one that can be synchronized via satellites via the atomic clock. Although we are probably describing a Casio G-Shock here.
No, this Bovet Battista Tourbillon is technically hopelessly outdated. For example, the timepiece is placed in a revolving holder. That used to be very handy, because clocks were on the mantle or were in the breast pocket. Because of this, gravity always pulled from the same side and this would affect the accuracy of the timepiece. Therefore, the clockwork rotated clockwise to counteract this effect.
The Bovet Battista is not standing still
Watches are on the wrist. And a wrist rarely spends all day in one position. The patent from 1800 therefore did not have to be applied here. Doesn’t matter, because it has become a beautiful watch, partly because of all the moving parts. We bet there are more moving parts in this Bovet Battista Tourbillon than in the Pininfarina Battista.
The Tourbillon moves at 18,000 vibrations per hour and can lie still in the cupboard for ten days before the clock stops. The prices are around 270,000 euros and in total they only make 90 copies. Of these, 30 are made of titanium, 30 in red gold and another 30 in platinum. The wristband is made of vegan rubber by the way. To put it in perspective: the Pininfarina Battista itself costs more than 2 million euros.
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