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Bovet Dimier Récital 15 Salmon Dial, No. 13/30

Partially verified

This Bovet Dimier Récital 15 wristwatch features an opaque salmon-lacquered dial arranged for horizontal time reading from right to left. The jumping hour is viewed through a window at 3 o'clock with white numerals on a black disc, adjacent to a retrograde minutes arc indicated by a blued steel hand. The source reports that the dial's warm orangey-pink tones are achieved with seven layers of lacquer. Dial inscriptions in deep blue script note '5 Days' power reserve and the individual edition number 'N° 13/30'. The round case features a fluted crown at 3 o'clock set with a dark cabochon, mounted on a blue alligator-pattern leather strap.

Dial view of the Bovet Dimier Récital 15 salmon dial limited edition numbered 13/30
Dial view of the Bovet Dimier Récital 15 salmon dial limited edition numbered 13/30 — Monochrome Watches. Rights pending — permission not yet requested. Original source

Catalogue identity

Source
monochrome-watches.com
Category
Wristwatch · Jumping hour retrograde wristwatch
Maker / attribution
Bovet
Reference
Dimier Récital 15
Catalogue / lot identifier
Source URL identifies the listing
Source-reported date
Not established
Country
Switzerland
Source-reported serial
No. 13/30

Source-reported attribution and specifications are not independent authentication. A listing does not establish present ownership, current display, availability or permission to reproduce.

Object description

Dial Staging and Complication Layout

The Bovet Dimier Récital 15 features an opaque closed dial finished in warm orangey-pink tones reported by the source to be achieved with seven layers of lacquer. In contrast to earlier openworked iterations of the model referenced in the source, the complications are arranged horizontally across the dial to be read from right to left, moving from larger to smaller units of time.

At the 3 o'clock position, an aperture displays the jumping hours via white Arabic numerals set against a black disc. Immediately adjacent is a retrograde minutes display featuring a 60-minute arc with Arabic numerals and a blued steel hand described as snapping back to zero upon reaching the 60-minute marker. Blue cursive script on the dial face references the '5 Day' power reserve and the limited-edition numbering.

Evidence for this section
  • “rich, warm, orangey-pink tones are achieved with seven layers of lacquer”
  • “time is read on a horizontal axis, from right to left and progressing from larger units to smaller ones”
  • “positions the jumping hours in an aperture at 3 o’clock with white Arabic numerals against a black disc”
  • “retrograde minutes display represented by a 60-minute arc with Arabic numerals, indicated by a slim, blued steel hand”

Case Construction and Physical Details

The watch forms part of Bovet's Dimier collection, which the source notes is distinguished from the brand's Fleurier and Pininfarina families by locating the winding crown at 3 o'clock rather than under a bow at 12 o'clock. Visual observation confirms a fluted crown at 3 o'clock set with a dark cabochon, mounted alongside straight lugs with a dark blue textured leather strap.

Four blued screws are visibly positioned on the face of the lacquered dial. Dial inscriptions visible on this example record the individual limited-edition designation as 'N° 13/30'.

Evidence for this section
  • “differentiated by the position of the crown at 3 o’clock”
  • “Fluted crown at 3 o'clock tipped with a dark cabochon”
  • “Salmon-pink dial hand-inscribed or printed with 'N° 13/30' on the left side”
  • “Blued steel retrograde minute hand and four blued dial screws”

Reported Movement and Mechanism Documentation

With the dial completely closed, the internal mechanical movement is obscured from direct front-side view. According to the source, the movement features a double star mechanism that regulates the speed of the instantaneous hour jump and synchronises the jumping hour disc with the retrograde minute hand reset.

The source also notes a '5 Day' cursive inscription on the dial alluding to the movement's power reserve. Full technical caliber specifications—including reference number, case alloy, and dimensions—are not provided in the source text or verified on the dial.

Evidence for this section
  • “mechanisms powering the jumping hours, retrograde minutes and double-second complications are not revealed on the dial”
  • “movement offers a glimpse of the double star mechanism that regulates the speed of the instantaneous jump and contributes to synchronising the jump of the hour disc with the retrograde minutes hand”
  • “The cursive inscriptions on the dial, including the ‘5 Day’ allusion to the power reserve”

Open research questions

  • What specific case metal or alloy is used for edition No. 13/30?
  • What are the precise case dimensions, including diameter and thickness?
  • Does the watch possess an open sapphire exhibition caseback revealing the double star mechanism noted in the text, or a solid caseback?
  • What is the official Bovet caliber designation and balance frequency for this 5-day movement?

Source evidence

Recorded claims and source quotations for Bovet Dimier Récital 15 Salmon Dial, No. 13/30
FieldSource-reported valueSource quotation
Dial FinishSeven layers of lacquer“rich, warm, orangey-pink tones are achieved with seven layers of lacquer”
Hour DisplayJumping hours at 3 o'clock“positions the jumping hours in an aperture at 3 o’clock with white Arabic numerals against a black disc”
Minutes DisplayRetrograde 60-minute arc“retrograde minutes display represented by a 60-minute arc with Arabic numerals, indicated by a slim, blued steel hand”
Crown Position3 o'clock“differentiated by the position of the crown at 3 o’clock”
Total Edition Size30 pieces“limited edition number ‘xx/30’”
Time-Reading DirectionRight to left across horizontal axis“novel aspect of the Récital 15 is its horizontal staging of the complications, with time read from right to left”
Reported Synchronisation MechanismDouble star mechanism“double star mechanism that regulates the speed of the instantaneous jump and contributes to synchronising the jump of the hour disc with the retrograde minutes hand”

Visible details

  • Salmon-pink dial hand-inscribed or printed with 'N° 13/30' on the left side
  • Jumping hour aperture at 3 o'clock displaying numeral 5
  • Blued steel retrograde minute hand and four blued dial screws
  • Fluted crown at 3 o'clock tipped with a dark cabochon
  • Dark blue textured leather strap fitted between straight lugs

Research qualifications

  • Case metal composition is not specified in the supplied text
  • Movement and caseback are not visible in this dial-side photograph

Photograph identity and source facts were screened before import; rights clearance remains pending.

Consulted source

First Look: The New Salmon Edition of the Bovet Dimier Récital 15

Reviewed 2026-10-21 · Record 7be77242ef

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