The new Miss Audrey Sweet Art, however, uses a completely new material and a new process to create a dial that has never been seen before in watchmaking. A dial made from pure sugar. Representing sweetness and purity, the sugar crystals covering the dial of the Miss Audrey Sweet Art represents a breakthrough in engineering innovation, materials, and miniature painting —all hallmarks of the House of Bovet.
The dial of a timepiece is its face, its window to the world, if you will. Whether you are attracted and intrigued or not is often linked to your impression of the dial first, followed by other details. Over the course of watchmaking history, watch dials have been made of a number of different materials, all designed to stand out from the crowd. Precious metals, enamel, miniature painting, guilloché, engraving, mother-of-pearl, aventurine, skeletonized, you name it and Bovet 1822, with almost 200 years of history, has probably used it for its dials.
Born in the mind and heart of Mr. Pascal Raffy, the owner of the House of Bovet for 20 years this year, the Miss Audrey Sweet Art takes this material and transforms it all with the goal of capturing the sweetness of love and the purity of a child’s carefree desire for confections. The process of producing this dial is extraordinarily complex. First, the pure sugar crystals are prepared so their structure will not change when exposed to light or heat —no the sugar crystals will not melt. Then the sweet crystals are chosen for size, then combined with special paints and hand-applied to the dial by one of Bovet’s miniature painting artisans. This demanding process, protected by a patent, leaves no room for error. One misstep and the entire process has to start again.
Thanks to its artisanal and hand-made nature, each and every dial is in effect a piece unique. A variety of colors are available, including solid hues as well as gradients. The result is an intriguing mix of texture and sparkle, unlike any other dial ever produced in the watchmaking industry. The special hands of the dial of the Sweet Art are a whimsical, romantic touch. Uniquely shaped, they form a beautiful heart once every hour, as the minute hand catches up to the hour hand, reminding the wearers of the loved ones in their lives.
Winner of the Ladies' Watch category of the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève 2020 —the watchmaking Oscars—, the Miss Audrey model has captured the hearts of collectors all over the world. The signature 36 mm Fleurier Amadéo convertible case is available in stainless steel hand-set with sparkling white diamonds. The unique and patented Amadéo case can be transformed into a wristwatch, table clock, or pendant all without the use of any tool.
Powering the Miss Audrey Sweet Art is an automatic movement beating at a frequency of 28,800 vph which provides a power reserve of 42 hours when fully wound. At Bovet 1822, the measurement of time is a form of poetry, and the Miss Audrey Sweet Art represents a romantic look at fine watchmaking. Sugar is sweet, and so is the Bovet 1822 Miss Audrey Sweet Art. The new Bovet 1822 Miss Audrey Sweet Art is available in eight different variations with sugar crystals in purple, blue, black, gray, green, pink, yellow or a gradient of colors.
The stainless steel case features the bow and bezel set with 103 round-cut diamonds —approximately 1 carat— and the crown and strap bolts set with sapphire cabochons —approximately 0.72 carats. The watch is delivered on a alligator strap with stainless steel pin buckle. The Bovet 1822 Amadeo convertible case can be transformed into a wristwatch, table clock, or pendant all without the use of any tools.
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