The Superlative Worldtime:

In 2024, the Récital 28 Prowess 1 revolutionized world time timepieces as the first mechanical timekeeper to solve the Daylight Saving Time problem.

As a follow-up to the award-winning Récital 28 Prowess 1 comes the Récital 30, a completely new timepiece that focuses exclusively on the ground-breaking world time system, combining unmatched innovation with in-house handcrafted mastery.

The Récital 30 incorporates the innovative roller system from the Récital 28, allowing world travelers to accurately display 25 global time zones during the four time periods of the year – Coordinated Universal Time, American Summer Time, European and American Summer Time, and European Winter Time.

The Récital 28 was limited to a total of 60 movements, as only six can be handcrafted each year. The Récital 30, however, which was developed alongside its big brother, is not limited in this way, meaning that anyone and everyone now has access to this world time system, which required over six years of development. Due to production constraints, no more than 30 Récital 30 timepieces will be handcrafted in 2025.

These two timepieces represent a significant leap in solving terrestrial timekeeping problems, ensuring accuracy in managing the world’s time zones.

The Daylight Saving Time Problem

Ever since Daylight Saving Time (DST) was introduced, world time watches have been unable to adapt to the vagaries of when DST starts and ends in different countries, and which countries do not change (only about 70 countries use some form of DST).

In reality, all world time watches were wrong during the Daylight Saving Time periods, either set for DST so the rest of the world was wrong by one hour, or set for the majority of the world and the DST countries were off by an hour.

Until the Récital 28 and now the Récital 30.

The New Solution

Thanks to its ingenious roller system borrowed from the Récital 28, the Récital 30 can be adjusted to any of the four time periods of the year:

  • UTC – Coordinated Universal Time
  • AST – American Summer Time
  • EAST – European and American Summer Time
  • EWT – European Winter Time

This, in turn, means that all 24 world time zones, and New Delhi, will be accurate all year round.

The Récital 30 emphasizes the essentials needed for keeping track of world time. The world time rollers cover nearly the entire dial, making it the clear focus of this timepiece. In the center is a day/night indicator linked to local time. As a result, the Récital 30 is the perfect companion for world travelers.

The Récital 30 World Time System

Each of the 26 rollers has four positions, all controlled by the pushers on the right-hand side of the case – UTC, AST, EAS, and EWT.

Pushing the top pusher rotates each roller by 90 degrees, meaning that all 24 time zones are set to each of the four time periods of the year. The bottom pusher advances the central 24-hour world dial by one hour per push, making setting the entire world’s time extraordinarily simple.

From Mr Raffy

“The Récital 30 was always in the back of my mind, from the very beginning of our research into solving the Daylight Saving Time problem, which started six years ago,” says Mr. Pascal Raffy, owner, BOVET.

“When I sit in the courtyard of the castle, I always think about useful and meaningful timepieces. On the wrist, we have to have the indication of time and it’s more important than ever to have it linked to the world, which has become so small and accessible today. I wanted to offer our collectors a wearable, very intuitive timepiece to guide them and remind them where they are from and where they are going. Complicated yet simple to use, this timepiece is the result of the innovation, the outstanding attention to detail, the exceptional knowledge and the human touch of all our artisans, showcasing BOVET’s unique qualities.”

Two Distinct Versions

The Récital 30 comes in two versions, both with New Delhi featured prominently on the dial. India has a very unique 30 minute off-set, and Mr. Raffy came up with an idea to include this challenging time zone on the dial of both versions.

In the Coordinated Universal Time version, New Delhi is in black on the dial with a yellow or red arrow indicator, and the second color-matched (yellow or red) minute hand is linked to New Delhi time (with its 30 minute off-set).

The second version, designed for collectors living in India, links the main hour and minute hands to New Delhi time (both of which are yellow or red-colored, matching the New Delhi indicator on the dial) and the world time hours are off-set by 30 minutes, while the second minute hand (silver on the titanium, gold on the 18K red gold version) is linked to the minutes for the rest of the world.

Customization

Thanks to BOVET’s emphasis on verticalized manufacture and the human touch, the House is uniquely open to customization and requests for bespoke timepieces. With no assembly lines and with every component passing through the hands of BOVET’s artisans, bespoke creations are welcome and encouraged at BOVET, and the Récital 30 presents an invitation to make it unique, offering the perfect canvas. Collectors can change the city names, choose from a number of different colors of the 24-hour dial and the minute track, and even change the Indian version to the Universal version or vice versa if they move from one region to another in the future.

A New Chapter – In-House Cases

For the first time ever, BOVET is making its own cases in its facility in Tramelan. All titanium Récital 30 cases will be made in-house in their entirety, while the 18K red gold Récital 30 cases will be produced in the Tramelan manufacture from 2026. Both cases incorporate a sapphire crystal exhibition case back – a feature BOVET pioneered back in the 1800s to showcase its engraved and highly decorated movments.

For high watchmaking timepieces, it is important to craft as many components in-house as possible to maintain control over the very demanding quality of the cases and other components. Handcrafting the Récital 30 cases in-house means enhanced interaction between the technical office, the engineers, the production team and the watchmakers.

With the Récital 30, BOVET continues to revolutionize world time timepieces.

Case Dimier case 42mm in diameter, thickness of 12.90mm
18K red gold or Grade 5 titanium
Domed Sapphire crystal
Dial 26 rollers (24 city rollers, 1 time period roller, 1 world time roller) Central 24-hour world time dial, additional New Delhi indication, additional minute hand
Movement High-watchmaking self-winding movement (caliber R30-70-001)
33.50mm
373 components
28,800 vph/4 Hz frequency
62-hour power reserve

Récital 30 Universal

Titanium

Récital 30 Indian

Titanium

Récital 30 Indian

18k Red Gold

Components 373
Functions &
patents		 Hours, minutes, world time on rollers, day/night indicator, additional minute hand
Power Reserve 62-hours on a single barrel

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