Automobili Pininfarina and BOVET 1822 Present the New Battista Tourbillon Timepiece - Seite 3

Inspiration came from Battista's beautiful exterior curves and detailing. The design teams took these shapes and created watch hands, bridges, dials, and other structures that connect the design of Battista to the timepiece, with fluid, Pininfarina-style shapes such as the flying bridge above the two main dials of the timepiece.

Further references can be found in the subtle background characteristics, such as the Triangolo pattern on the dials, reimagined in miniature and viewed through the sapphire crystal exhibition case back. The timepiece features the Automobili Pininfarina collaborative flags on the power reserve dial.

THE E-HEART OF THE BATTISTA TOURBILLON
One of Battista's most recognizable features, the E-Heart represents Automobili Pininfarina's spirit for constant innovation. It is the physical element that, besides being functional as the indicator of the state of charging, acts as an icon on Battista.

In the Battista Tourbillon timepiece the E-Heart-shaped aperture on the back shows BOVET's patented differential winding mechanism that makes rewinding the timepiece for a full 10 days of power reserve easier and quicker.

THE TIMEPIECE
The construction of the Battista Tourbillon results in a three-dimensional appearance, with each part of the movement and its complications clearly visible both from the face of the timepiece as well as through the exhibition case back and the exposed sides. The 45.6-millimeter case consists of two large sapphire crystals, enhancing the lightness and purity of the design.

The dials on the face of the timepiece, for the first time in the almost 200-year history of BOVET, are asymmetrical, featuring Battista's Triangolo pattern, while together forming the shape of the number "90", a reference to the Battista Anniversario and a tribute to Pininfarina's 90-year heritage. On the power reserve dial on the left, the Automobili Pininfarina flag icon can be found, where on the right dial the big date complication takes pride of place.

Above the two main dials, the flying bridge resembles Battista's curves, as does the "V" in BOVET and the hands of the timepiece and the hour-indication ring. The tourbillon cage is inspired by the distinctive Impulso wheels and center-lock ring.

Luca Borgogno, Chief Design Officer, Automobili Pininfarina, explains: "The Battista Tourbillon truly represents the Automobili Pininfarina design philosophy in sublime, small scale. We reached a level of detail and design quality that has not been seen before. It makes a perfect match with the Battista hyper GT."