Bovet Virtuoso V Takes the Stage with New Red Guilloché Dial

Scarlett O'Hara, Crimson Tide, Dorothy's ruby slippers, the ubiquitous red carpets: the color red can be found all over the history and mythology of Hollywood Now we can add to the list this striking timepiece from Bovet Fleurier, unveiled at SIHH but taking its first bow in the U.S at the upcoming WatchTime Los Angeles event on May 3-4 - a new version of the manufacture's Virtuoso V, robed in an 18k rose gold Amadeo convertible case and sporting a red guilloché dial.

Bovet describes the new dial layout as more classical than the stepped arrangements found on previous Virtuoso V models The horological complications provided by the watch's Virtuoso II caliber include jumping hours, retrograde minutes, reverse hand-fitting, and a double co-axial seconds display At the start of each new hour, the numeral in the window changes, while the hand simultaneously jumps back from 60 to zero to begin timing the next hour.

On the opposite side, an off-center subdial at 12 o'clock, finished in the same red guilloché style, with Roman numeral hour appliqués, displays the time, surrounded by elegantly curved bridges The new Virtuoso V is one of several new Bovet Fleurier timepieces from SIHH that guests at WatchTime L.A will have a chance to see up close and in person for the first time, along with the tourbillon-equipped Virtuoso IX and the sapphire-cased Récital 26 Brainstorm. Source