Automobili Pininfarina and BOVET 1822 Present the New Battista Tourbillon Timepiece

Automobili Pininfarina

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CAMBIANO, Italy, October 19 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

 

- BOVET 1822, crafters of beautifully designed and sophisticated timepieces,

reveals the exquisite  new Battista Tourbillon, created alongside the

pure-electric Battista hyper GT

- Working closely with Automobili Pininfarina, BOVET has created a timepiece

that perfectly complements the Battista, with unrivalled craftsmanship and

attention to detail

- The two brands share a vision and expertise in making beautifully designed

and hand-made pieces of art, passionately created by dedicated teams focused on

a sustainable future

- The presentation of the new timepiece can be viewed here:

https://youtu.be/EietR2GWT94  

 

Powerful. Precise. Beautiful. Elegant. These words perfectly describe the

Automobili Pininfarina Battista and now, the new Battista Tourbillon from BOVET

1822. Designed alongside one another, both ground-breaking objects of art share

the same design vision based on legendary styling and innovation. Together, the

new BOVET Battista Tourbillon and the Automobili Pininfarina Battista are

emblems of modern, sustainable luxury.

 

Per Svantesson, Chief Executive Officer, Automobili Pininfarina, said: “Since

the day we first connected with Pascal Raffy and the artisans of BOVET 1822, we

felt mutually inspired by the opportunity to create another art form for

clients desiring the pinnacle in design and watchmaking. With the unveiling of

our first timepiece, we aim to showcase another step forward in the world of

artisanal horology.”

 

A FUTURE VISION OF LUXURY

With the Battista, Automobili Pininfarina is at the forefront of a new

sustainable luxury movement. The Battista Tourbillon timepiece celebrates the

creation of the first car designed and completely assembled in Cambiano.

 

The world’s first pure electric hyper GT has been recognized for its design

excellence with several awards to its name already, as production of pre-series

Battista passes completion. Each Battista will be bespoke to the client’s

personal specification, ensuring unrivalled exclusivity.

 

At BOVET, a handmade masterpiece is constructed by the world’s most skilled

precision artisans in the same way. It offers the freedom to create highly

bespoke products, while assuring the highest quality.

 

Pascal Raffy, owner, BOVET 1822, says: “The world is becoming more sustainable

and the future is in electric cars. This is what is so exciting about the

beautiful Battista, which combines engineering excellence with hand-made

attention to detail, like the fine timepieces of the House of BOVET. Automobili

Pininfarina is inspiring us to use new methods and materials, and look at our

processes with an eye to sustainability as well.”

 

PURITY IN ALL FORMS

The Automobili Pininfarina and BOVET design teams worked hand-in-hand, with

shared design values focused on innovation in style, as well as innovation in

the materials and manufacturing from the beginning. The timepiece incorporates

fresh and groundbreaking ideas with a classically oriented watchmaking

structure and extraordinary finishing.

 

Pascal Raffy, owner, BOVET 1822, explains: “At BOVET 1822, the human element is

essential, and so it is for Automobili Pininfarina. Luxury cars and timepieces

share the same values: exceptional design and performance. When you start a

project and there is no interest other than the pursuit of perfection, passions

do not just add up – they multiply.”

 

With a focus on lightness and purity, the timepiece extends Battista’s design

philosophy and brings it to another dimension, including the mechanical parts,

with every element crafted to reflect Automobili Pininfarina’s PURA design

philosophy.

 

BOVET’s exquisite craftsmanship made it possible to design remarkable details,

making nearly every piece in-house at the production facility in Tramelan,

Switzerland. Sapphire crystals on both sides ensure that the inner beauty of

this mechanical masterpiece can be enjoyed and admired.

 

Inspiration came from Battista’s beautiful exterior curves and detailing. The

design teams took these shapes and created watch hands, bridges, dials, and

other structures that connect the design of Battista to the timepiece, with

fluid, Pininfarina-style shapes such as the flying bridge above the two main

dials of the timepiece.

 

Further references can be found in the subtle background characteristics, such

as the Triangolo pattern on the dials, reimagined in miniature and viewed

through the sapphire crystal exhibition case back. The timepiece features the

Automobili Pininfarina collaborative flags on the power reserve dial, a

signature Pininfarina detail that celebrates both the company’s heritage and

future.

 

THE E-HEART OF THE BATTISTA TOURBILLON

One of Battista’s most recognizable features, the E-Heart represents Automobili

Pininfarina’s spirit for constant innovation. It is the physical element that,

besides being functional as the indicator of the state of charging, acts as an

icon on Battista.

 

In the Battista Tourbillon timepiece the E-Heart-shaped aperture on the back

shows BOVET’s patented differential winding mechanism that makes rewinding the

timepiece for a full 10 days of power reserve easier and quicker.

 

THE TIMEPIECE

The construction of the Battista Tourbillon results in a three-dimensional

appearance, with each part of the movement and its complications clearly

visible both from the face of the timepiece as well as through the exhibition

case back and the exposed sides. The 45.6-millimeter case consists of two large

sapphire crystals, enhancing the lightness and purity of the design.

 

The dials on the face of the timepiece, for the first time in the almost

200-year history of BOVET, are asymmetrical, featuring Battista’s Triangolo

pattern, while together forming the shape of the number “90”, a reference to

the Battista Anniversario and Pininfarina’s 90-year heritage. On the power

reserve dial on the left, the famous Pininfarina collaborative flags icon can

be found, where on the right dial the big date complication takes pride of

place.

Above the two main dials, the flying bridge resembles Battista’s curves, as

does the “V” in BOVET and the hands of the timepiece and the hour-indication

ring. The tourbillon cage is inspired by the distinctive Impulso wheels and

center-lock ring.

 

Luca Borgogno, Chief Design Officer, Automobili Pininfarina, explains: “The

Battista Tourbillon truly represents the Automobili Pininfarina design

philosophy in sublime, small scale. We reached a level of detail and design

quality that has not been seen before. It makes a perfect match with the

Battista hyper GT.”

 

Through the exhibition caseback, the main structure of the timepiece can be

admired, which is an abstract representation of Battista’s bodywork that wraps

around the teardrop-shaped Goccia roof like a clamshell. The two-tone coloring

of the bridges supports this reference to Battista.

 

The fine detailing in Iconica Blu is combined with traditional finishing such

as Côtes de Genève, angling, and polishing. Super-LumiNova has been generously

applied to all the hands, including on the top of the tourbillon cage as well

as the hand of the power reserve.

 

THE MOVEMENT

The Battista timepiece features a brand-new movement using Bovet’s patented

double face tourbillon, running at 18,000 vibrations per hour, with an

incredible 10-day power reserve with just a single barrel.

 

This movement was done specifically for the Battista Tourbillon, following

design input from Automobili Pininfarina. Developing this new movement, placing

the hour and minute hands in the center, adding a grand date, and redesigning

the tourbillon cage was done entirely in-house.

 

The patented two-sided flying tourbillon is attached at the center of its axis,

and the weight distribution of the escapement and balance-spring drastically

reduces the lever-arm effect and friction, another example of the high

precision and complexity of this movement.

 

The miniaturization of the winding mechanism resulted in a second patent – a

mechanical watch with 10 days of power reserve would typically require twice as

many turns of the crown to wind; however, the exclusive winding system in the

Battista Tourbillon and its spherical differential halves this number, without

increasing the torque of the winding mechanism.

 

The hair spring and the regulating organ of this new tourbillon movement is

manufactured in-house – BOVET 1822 is one of only a handful of companies in the

world that can produce its own hair springs and escapements.

 

THE HUMAN TOUCH

Each Battista hyper GT is hand-finished in Cambiano, Italy, with every element

of the car the driver interacts with impeccably detailed by a family of

experienced and passionate artisans. Every client is invited into the family to

work with the design and engineering teams to create their perfect Battista.

 

At BOVET, in combination with modern manufacturing methods, an artisan

hand-finishes every component. At the end, each and every timepiece is

assembled, by hand, by master watchmakers. This distinguishes BOVET in

watchmaking. Limited to fewer than 1,000 timepieces a year, with 30 per cent of

its production bespoke, BOVET can lavish this kind of attention to detail on

each and every piece.

 

SUSTAINABLE DNA

Automobili Pininfarina believes that luxury can and must be sustainable,

without compromise to quality or beauty. By reconsidering and re-inventing

materials and processes, the journey toward a sustainable future accelerates.

In the Battista hyper GT, new methodologies have been introduced for tanning

seat leather with olive leaves, recycling materials throughout the production

process, and creating innovative new materials by combining offcuts of leather

and wood.

 

Mechanical timepieces are by their very nature sustainable, as they are meant

to last virtually forever with the right care and service. BOVET manufacturing

processes are designed to capture and recycle any and all waste, while

mechanical timepieces use no disposable batteries. With the Battista, the

decision was to not use alligator leather straps, but instead a newly designed

rubber strap that is 100 per cent vegan.

 

The new Battista Tourbillon from BOVET 1822 and Automobili Pininfarina is the

result of a collaboration that celebrates the past of both brands and has its

sights firmly set on the next century.

 

Welcome to the future of luxury.

 

AT A GLANCE: BATTISTA TOURBILLON

- Patented Double-Sided 60-Second Flying Tourbillon

- Brand New Movement with Big Date Display

- 10-Days of Power Reserve

- Patented Spherical Rewinding System

- Tourbillon Cage Reinterprets the Battista’s Impulso Wheels

- Unique Case with Dual Sapphire Crystals; 45.6mm x 11.95mm

- Design Details Inspired by the All-Electric Battista Hypercar Throughout

- Asymmetrical Dials for the First Time Ever

- Skeletonized Movement Architecture Inspired by the Battista

- Exclusive Vegan Rubber Straps

- Limited Editions in Titanium, Rose Gold, Platinum, and Bespoke

 

ABOUT BOVET 1822

The House of BOVET artfully combines the most sophisticated high-watchmaking

mechanisms with the highest craftsmanship, employing artisanal techniques such

as hand-engraving, enamel work, and miniature painting, while at the same time

using cutting-edge designs, colors, and materials. For nearly 200 years, the

House of BOVET has handcrafted the finest timepieces, allowing collectors to

experience what is the true pleasure of the luxury of time. To further ensure

this excellence, owner Mr. Pascal Raffy has limited the House’s annual

manufacture of handcrafted timepieces, making all components in-house,

respecting Swiss artisanal processes, and reinforcing its commitment to

exclusivity and uniqueness.

 

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Source: Automobili Pininfarina

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