Bovet Récital 12 Special Edition ELA

written by YWH Team 20 October 2024
Bovet Récital 12 Special Edition ELA ref. PR-R12-HMS

Quick specs Bovet Récital 12 Special Edition ELA
Price: to be auctioned, estimate CHF 20,000-40,000 | Price realised: CHF 34,020
Size: 40 mm
Reference: PR-R12-HMS – limited to 1 piece

This Bovet Récital 12 Special Edition ELA is a unique piece that is going to be auctioned on 11 November 2024 hosted by Christie’s. In the Four Seasons Hotel of Geneva is an array of watches that will be sold in support of ELA. This European Leukodystrophies Association is a charity organization dedicated to fighting leukodystrophies in children. Here you can find the watch brands supporting this good cause: 2024 watch collection for ELA page.

Mr. Pascal Raffy, the owner of the brand since 2000, donates a Récital 12 with a 40-millimeter titanium case. The off-center sub dial for the time is a design by himself, subtly black lacquered with a yellow sun. At the 3 o’clock position is a triple-tipped seconds hand and on top of the sub dial is a power reserve indicator.

The Bovet Récital 12 Special Edition ELA has a power reserve of 168 hours / 7 days

The movement of the Bovet Récital 12 Special Edition ELA is the Bovet caliber 13BMDR12C2. A hand-wound mechanical caliber with just one barrel that supplies 168 hours or 7 days of power reserve. Parts of this in-house movement can be admired through the open-worked dial and the sapphire case back.

This one-off comes on a brushed and polished grade 5 titanium bracelet with a titanium folding clasp. The estimated auction price is about 20 to 40k in Swiss francs, which is about 23,000 dollars or 21.000 euros to start with. You can register at Christie’s to take part in this auction.

Technical data and specifications of the Bovet Récital 12 Special Edition ELA
Reference number:
PR-R12-HMS – limited to 1 piece
Movement:
Bovet caliber 13BMDR12C2 | Hand-wound | Diameter: 31 mm (13½ lignes) | Thickness: 4 mm | Frequency: 21,600 vph (3 Hz) | Parts: 227 | Jewels: 45 | Hours, minutes, small seconds, power reserve indicator | Power reserve: 168 hours / 7 days
Case and dial:
40 mm | Brushed and polished grade 5 titanium | Thickness: 9.8 mm | Sapphire crystal | Open-worked dial with off-centered black lacquered sub dial with yellow sun| Leaf-shaped hour and minute hands | Sapphire crystal case back | Water resistance: 3 ATM / 3 bar / 30 meters / 100 feet
Strap:
Brushed and polished grade 5 titanium bracelet | Brushed and polished grade 5 titanium folding clasp
Price Bovet Récital 12 Special Edition ELA:
to be auctioned, estimate CHF 20,000-40,000 | Price realised: CHF 34,020
Website:
www.bovet.com
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