Traditions, innovation and attention to fine detail come together
For more than a hundred years, OWO (formerly known as the actual War Office) has been shut to the public, designed to maintain people out and keep this secret. Now, thanks to the actual Hinduja Group and Onex Holding, OWO is a brand new hub of living, amusement and food in mayfair. OWO has been refurbished, renovated and reconfigured to become London's first Raffles Hotel as well as Residences, with 120 areas and suites and eighty-five residences, including an ultra-luxury penthouse, nine restaurants and also three bars.
With a long history and a long custom, BOVET was founded in London within 1822 and registered inside Fleurier at the same time. Therefore , Greater london is of great historic significance to the brand. Because 1822, Bovet has dedicated to handcrafting the world's best timepieces.
Every owner of the 10 the majority of luxurious residences within The OWO, including the outstanding penthouse, should receive a specially crafted, hand made solid 18K red precious metal Bovet watch produced, hand-engraved and hand-assembled at the Home of Bovet, a 14th-century castle in the Swiss Promesa Mountains.
The actual watch's 18K red rare metal case is adorned using the hand-engraved 'Eggs and Darts' motif found throughout the OWO Hotel, while the Bovet ribbon and bow at 12 o'clock is actually hand-engraved with a marble covering motif, visible and cast on the fireplace. The unique switch is modeled after the increased ceiling pattern above the OWO grand staircase.
Engraved on the back of the situation are the following quotes through Winston Churchill: " All of us shape our dwellings along with our dwellings shape all of us. "
this particular project
Bovet 1822 and the Hinduja Group fulfilled by chance during the F1 Grand Prix in Monte-carlo, when Bovet was showcasing its collection of fine watches. The Hinduja Group needed an exceptional horological partner with the rich tradition and a popularity for craftsmanship and development, and the Bovet 1822 was obviously a perfect fit for the task.
To make OWO Edition 19Thirty special, BOVET team members visited the site early on. They paid special attention to your different handcrafted style and creative details in the building, adoring the artisans who constructed the building more than a hundred years back.
During the produce of Bovet, each watch passes through the touch of numerous hands - there is no manufacturing plant in sight. Each case in addition to bow of the OWO unique is hand-carved in the Bovet studio, which took a lot more than 20 hours of extreme handwork.
The particular 10-piece OWO Edition associated with 19Thirty pays homage in order to OWO by combining contemporary fine watchmaking with artisanal craftsmanship and meticulous focus on detail.