BOVET FLEURIER SPORTSTER CHINESE ZODIAC STEEL
Bovet Fleurier S.A., Genève, "Sportster, Certified Chronometer", Case
No. 007136, Ref. C 803. Made in the 2000's.
Fine and unusual, asymmetric, self-winding, water-resistant,
stainless steel wristwatch with Chinese Zodiac dial, square button
chronograph, registers, large date and a stainless steel Bovet
deployant clasp.
Three-body, polished and brushed, rounded polished band,
brushed inclined bezel, asymmetric Vendôme-type lugs with
screwed bars at 6, extended mobile geometrical-shaped pendant
and winding-crown at 12, screwed-down transparent case back,
square chronograph buttons at 11 and 1, sapphire crystals.
Black with printed silver Chinese characters for the hours,
subsidiary sunk dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute
register dials with unusual numeration, double aperture for the
date at 12 with Arabic numerals. Steel skeletonized baton hands.
Cal. 13BA01, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes, 28 jewels, straight
line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions,
shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, 22K
gold rotor.