How I Got The Bovet?

My answer to Connoisseur's comment:

I got the Bovet Chrono by chance. Many years ago I dropped by this used goods dealer as usual, looking for any thing worth buying.

The dealer showed me this Bovet watch and told me that a banker had placed it in his shop as a consignment piece.

I asked the dealer about the history of the Bovet watch but he was not familiar with it, thus he assumed the watch was probably produced by a Russian watchmaker.

But I remembered that I had read somewhere about Bovet's history and realized that I had come across a rare collectible piece. I knew that it was definitely not a Russian product.

I paid quite a sum for this Bovet collection because the seller (a banker) had placed it on non-negotiable terms. I was told that the banker bought the piece in Europe.

When I was in Switzerland some years later, I told a Swiss watchmaker about this Bovet watch that I own. He was amazed that I could lay my hand on such an old Bovet dated back to 1930s, especially a fully functional chronograph. Most of vintage Bovet watches are in the hands of indulged collectors or with the Palace Museum.