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| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Watchmaking |
| Founded | 1 May 1822 |
| Founder | Edouard Bovet |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Wristwatches |
| Website | www |
Bovet Fleurier SA is a Swiss brand of luxury watchmakers chartered 1 May 1822 in London, UK by Édouard Bovet. It is most noted for its pocket watches manufactured for the Chinese market in the 19th century. Today it produces high-end artistic watches (priced between US$18,000 and $2.5 million) with a style that references its history. The company is known for its high-quality dials (such as the Fleurier Miniature Painting models), engraving and its seven-day tourbillon.[1] The original Bovet watches were also among the first to emphasize the beauty of their movements with skeletonized views and highly decorative movements.[2] Bovet watches were also among the first to include a second hand[1] while the company has a tradition of employing women artisans, which is rare for traditional watch making companies in Europe.[3] Pascal Raffy is the current owner.[4]
- ^ a b Bovet Fleurier, SA. Bovet 1822 Archived 2008-07-07 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed July 5, 2008.
- ^ Vince Ho. June 10, 1998. The Chinese Market Watch Archived 2019-09-10 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed July 5, 2008.
- ^ American Watch Guild. Bovet Archived 2008-03-07 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed July 5, 2008.
- ^ Horomundi. The Dimier Watch Launch Party in NY with Pascal Raffy. December 18, 2007. Accessed July 5, 2008.
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