Bovet‘s new Récital 31 takes the most bookish of complications and makes it readable, usable, and pleasantly un-mysterious. Corrector pushers for date, day, month, and moon phase are clearly identified on the case. Less guesswork, fewer regrets, more time actually worn.
The 44 mm Dimier case sits under a box sapphire crystal and measures 13.3 mm thick. It comes in Grade 5 titanium or 18K red gold, with blue, red, or black colorways. Each color and material is numbered to 60 pieces – a considered cadence rather than a rush.
Inside is a brand-new, 469-component in-house movement with 5 days of power reserve. The perpetual calendar teams with a retrograde date and a spherical precision moon phase. The labeled correctors make adjustments straightforward – a quiet kindness to owners and their thumbs.
Finishing is not an afterthought. Each movement receives over 15 hours of hand-engraving, featuring the new étoiles carrées motif developed exclusively for this reference and the Récital 32. Geometry becomes ornament, and ornament earns its keep.
As Pascal Raffy puts it, “A 100 % in-house movement with a spherical moon phase, designed with both poetry and precision in mind.” On the wrist, the intent is clear: practical clarity joined to romantic display. No fireworks, just a well-sorted perpetual that invites use rather than fear.
The Récital 31 reimagines the complication by respecting its purpose. It does not simplify the calendar – it clarifies the relationship between owner and mechanism. That is real progress.
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