Rolls Royce collaborates with Swiss watchmaker BOVET 1822 to create a pair of unique timepieces. The timepieces’ design, engineering, sculptures, miniature painting, marquetry, movements and cases took a total of 3,000 hours to complete.
Made as a pair – in lady’s and gentleman’s versions – they are reversible, and housed in BOVET 1822’s patented Amadeo case, which allows them to be worn on the wrist, or used as a table clock, pendant or pocket-watch, as well as being placed front and center in Boat Tail’s fascia as the motor car’s own timepiece.
The timepieces feature 18K white gold cases and matching front dials with the same Caleidolegno veneer found on the aft deck of Boat Tail itself. The gentleman’s features an aventurine dial with the celestial arrangement of the night sky; the lady’s is decorated with an ornate miniature painting of a flower bouquet on a mother-of-pearl dial. Both reverse dials have hand-engraved Bespoke sculptures of Boat Tail, complete with wheels, door handle, mirrors and other fine details.
Rolls-Royce x Bovet 1822 Boat Tail Timepieces Technical Specifications:
Case Size: Bespoke; diameter – 44mm; thickness – 14mm
Case Type: 18K white gold Fleurier case; BOVET 1822 bow at 12 o’clock; 49 components.
Case Function: Amadeo Convertible System; reversible; pocket watch on chain; pendant watch on necklace; table clock; dashboard clock.
Case Finishing: Men’s timepiece is high polish finish; Women’s timepiece is hand-engraved then filled with blue lacquer.
Movement: Bespoke 60-second tourbillon; manual-wind; 284 components (without dial and hands); 21,600 v/h.
Functions: Hours and minutes on both sides (reverse hand-fitting); power reserve indicator on front.
Power Reserve: 5 days
Men’s Front Dial: Hand-made wood marquetry dial; hand-engraved Spirit of Ecstasy sculpture fixed to the tourbillon bridge; “A Special Timepiece Commission” on the dial.
Women’s Front Dial: Hand-made wood marquetry dial; hand-engraved 18K white gold Spirit of Ecstasy sculpture; “A Special Timepiece Commission” on the dial.
Men’s Reverse Dial: Blue aventurine glass with sky chart of owner’s birth day and birth place; hand-engraved bespoke Boat Tail sculpture, lacquered to match the color of the car then miniature painted by hand to add the details; lady’s name engraved on the mirror-polished (by hand by the watchmaker) tourbillon bridge.
Women’s Reverse Dial: Miniature hand-painting of flower bouquet on mother-of-pearl dial (based on historical BOVET 1822 timepiece, customized); hand-engraved bespoke Boat Tail sculpture, lacquered to match the color of the car then miniature painted by hand to add the details; gentleman’s name (engraved on the mirror-polished by hand by the watchmaker) tourbillon bridge.
