The Bovet Sportster Saguaro is one of my favorite series of luxury watches. And with the tourbillon version Bovet takes the impressive design and retains the durable looks while creating a unique high luxury timepiece. The good news is that it is a lovely and decorated timepiece with a visually interesting tourbillon based movement with a power reserve indicator. The bad news is that most of the watches in this limited edition series are sold out.

The Sportster Saguaro Tourbillon is available in 40, 45, and 51mm wide case sizes. Each in 18k red gold with PVD titanium. The dial on each sized version is a bit different. Engraved gold is hand decorated and chiseled and beautifully done. The practicality of the movement is increased by being an automatic and having a full 7 days of power reserve.

Each version of the watch is available in just 100 pieces, with the 40mm version already being sold out. I’ve personally handled one of the larger versions. The combination of crafts-like decoration with the sporty nature of the rubber strap and 300 meters of watch resistance is very impressive. And while Bovet submitted to the cliche policy of adding a dash of red to sum up the sporty look, here the trendy hue fits with a dashing watch demeanor.

Bovet’s new line of Sportster Saguaro Tourbillon watches come in two distinctive diameters: 45 mm and 51mm in limited editions of 100 timepieces each. Each watch boasts a rare tourbillon movement crafted by the artisans of Dimier, Bovet’s artisan manufacture. This movement displays a 7-day power reserve on the front at 9 o’clock. The bi-directional 22K gold winding rotor provides an ultra efficient winding while the 47 jewels and the lightened tourbillon cage share in the effort of avoiding wasted energy. It is fitted with four hands to indicate the power reserve, hours/minutes, and the seconds hand is carried by the 60-second tourbillon cage.

In order to pay homage to the Bovet artisan crafts, there is a special attention placed on the decorations found in the Sportster Tourbillon. The movement bridges and baseplate are finished with vertical ‘côtes de Genève’ giving depth and contrast. The bezel, case-back, and crown are fashioned in refined looking 18K red gold (5N) as well as the traditional bow, a signature trait of every Bovet timepiece. The angled bow also maintains the art deco styling of the Sportster collection, which is based on the design of a 1930’s original Bovet pocket watch. Price: $145,000