Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Apr 25, 2021

LOT 24

BOVET
REF. FL5026/DAY, FL5026/NIGHT, A SET OF TWO, IN MEMORIAL OF THE TRANSFER OF SOVEREIGNTY OF HONG KONG TO CHINA ON 1ST JULY 1997, 18K PINK GOLD AND CLOISONNE ENAMEL,LIMITED 4/10

HKD 250,000 - 300,000

USD 32,200 - 38,700 / CHF 30,000 - 36,000

Extremely fine and limited 18K pink gold, self-winding wristwatches with enamel scene, showing Hong Kong renowned Victoria Harbour with its skyline and a Chinese junk, once by day and once by night. No.4 out of a series of 10 pairs only, produced expressly for commemorating the handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China on 1st of July 1997.


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Grading System
Grade:
Case: 2-8

Very good

Slightly scratched

Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Brand Bovet

Model A set of two, in memorial of the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong to China on 1st July 1997

Reference FL5026/DAY, FL5026/NIGHT

Year Circa 1997

Case No. 002026, 002027

Buckle 18K pink gold Bovet buckle

Dimensions Ø 34mm

Signature Case, Dial and Movement

Accessories Original fitted box, certificates

Notes

This unique series of 10 Fleurier pairs of wristwatches, numbered and dated, is specially made by Bovet for this historical event. The dials of this limited series of wristwatches are exclusive to these pieces only and will never be reproduced in any Bovet watch. Bovet has always stepped aside from the mainstream of watch styling to create every watch as if it were newly created. The result is a watch like no other. Unconventional without being eccentric, original, yet perfectly logical. In the Fleurier model, Bovet adapts a 19th century pocket-watch to the wrist in a demonstration of creative design. The sculpted bow recalls an earlier Bovet style. The bolt fastenings, three-piece bassine-style case and knurled crown display the talent of Switzerland's top casemakers. The watch, unique with the winding-crown at 12 o'clock, owes its name to the village of Fleurier in the Swiss Jura, cradle of the firm and birthplace of Edouard Bovet, company founder in 1822.