Bovet Sportster Chronograph

Inventory number: WW1809017

Produced circa 2000, 40mm, stainless steel, self-winding caliber Cal.2673, 28 jewels，28800 vph, White dial with Blue Chinese character hour markers. 

Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds, date and chronograph. 

Brand History

Bovet Fleurier SA is a Swiss brand of luxury watchmaker registered on May 1, 1822, in London, the U.K. by Édouard Bovet for the purposes of manufacturing watches exclusively for the Chinese market. It is most noted for its pocket watches manufactured for the Chinese market in the 19th century. In 1823(the 3rd year of Dao Guang Emperor), Bovet brothers established company in Canton, China, later due to the Opium War, they were forced to their family and business to Macau for a while. It was about this time that the company created a Chinese name to more effectively market to the middle class. The Chinese name for Bovet, "Bo Wei", became a common noun for watches in China for many years. Now they still produce high-end artistic watches.