Bulgari has unveiled its high-jewelry collection, watches that takes inspiration from its Roman roots.
The Aeterna High-Jewellery Watches 2024 collection is part of ongoing celebrations of Bulgari’s 140th anniversary.
The collection has been called Fuochi D’Artificio – fireworks in Italian – and Bulgari says that the colourful burst of gemstones is supposed to reflect the “joyful atmosphere of a starry Italian summer night, lit up by vivid fireworks”.
They are an explosion of colour, with red gold, blue titanium, diamonds, rubies and adventurine among the fancy materials making them shine.
And if you think these watches are all about the sparkle, let’s not forget that the Roman brand has its own watchmaking facilities in Le Sentier, Switzerland, and each watch in the collection contains a manual-winding in-house movement.
The Fuochi d’Artificio High-Jewellery Manchette – 104098 – is a secret watch in rose gold and blue titanium set with diamonds, rubies, sapphires, rubellites, yellow sapphires, mandarin garnets, tanzanites, tsavorites, tourmalines, topazes and amethysts, round mixed rubies, peridots, and emeralds. It has a Piccolissimo manufacture manual-winding micro movement, with a 30-hour power reserve.
The Fuochi d’Artificio High-Jewellery Petite Watch – 104048 – in rose gold diamonds, rubies, sapphires, rubellites, pink and green tourmalines, peridots, amethysts, tanzanites, topazes, garnets and aventurine glass. It also has the Piccolissimo movement.
The Fenice High-Jewelry secret watch – 104053 – is in white gold and rose gold with a large pear-shaped paraiba tourmaline (9,78 ct), diamonds, blue, pink and purple sapphires, rubies, tanzanites, aquamarines, iolites, pink garnets, rhodolites, rubellites, and amethysts. With Piccolissimo movement.
The Fenice Octo Roma Secret Watch – 104050 – is set with baguette cut diamonds (11,42 ct), pink and blue sapphires, rubies and amethysts. Transparent case back and polished white gold crown with titanium DLC insert. Powered by BVL 268SK manufacture manual-winding ultra-thin skeletonised flying tourbillon movement.
The Serpenti Misteriosi Chimera – 104078 – in white gold set is named after the Chimera, a fire-breathing mythological beast. It is set with emeralds and diamonds and has faceted sapphire glass and a Piccolissimo movement.
The Serpenti Misteriosi Dragone – 104044 – in white gold and yellow gold is set with diamonds and emeralds and features a diamond-encrusted three-twirl gold bracelet and the Piccolissimo micro movement.
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