The INSANE Bovet Récital 22 Grand Récital | Luxury Watch Review

I recently had the opportunity to attend the grand opening of the new Watches of Switzerland boutique in the Wynn Las Vegas. And one of the biggest pleasures (and honors) of the occasion was to get hands-on with the Bovet 1822 Récital 22 Grand Récital, one of the most insanely complicated watches on the planet and a true masterpiece of modern watchmaking. The latter point is underscored by the fact that the Bovet Récital 22 Grand Récital took home the Aiguille d'Or, or top prize, at the 2018 Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève, watchmaking's most prestigious awards. This watch is built around a tellurium. A tellurium is an astronomical model that shows the relative positions and relationships between the sun, moon, and earth. In this case--no pun intended--the sun is represented by a beautiful one-minute flying tourbillon, the earth seen from a point above the North Pole is hand painted, and the moon rotates around the earth once every synodic month, or every 29.53 days. The fact that these types of astronomical movements can be mechanically engineered to run so perfectly is absolutely mind-blowing to me. *And* the watch, including the full perpetual calendar displayed on the back, is accurate to one day's error in 122 years. Yeah, that's pretty incredible. This watch is limited to 60 pieces. Now, I'm sure you're interested in the price of the Récital 22 Grand Récital. In 18k red gold, you'll be shelling out $469,800 and for the platinum piece shown in this video (the only p