MAGIC MOMENTS
Bvlgari’s new high-horology and high jewellery pieces are as valuable as time.
01 SERPENTI MISTERIOSI
“After several years of Octo Finissimo ultrathin watches, we are entering the world of Piccolisimo—that is, ultra-small movements,” said Andrea Granalli, Bvlgari’s sales director for high-end watches, during the brand’s live video presentation. The brand’s new self-winding Piccolissimo BVL100 is one of the world’s smallest mechanical movements. With a diameter of 12.3mm and a thickness of 2.5mm, the BVL 100 powers four Serpenti Misteriosi high-jewellery watches. Along with a bejewelled dial, the movement is housed within a container head of the serpent and can be removed for servicing or flipped upside down to be worn the other way around.
02 OCTO ROMA EMERALD GRANDE SONNERIE
“Time is a jewel” is Bvlgari’s theme for this edition of LVMH Watch Week, and it is certainly making good on that promise. The Octo Roma Emerald Grande Sonnerie showcases the brand’s expertise in both gem setting and watchmaking. Its most complex timepiece, the four-gong and four-hammer Grande Sonnerie, sounds the time through Westminster chimes, either on demand, or automatically when in Grande Sonnerie or Petite Sonnerie mode. Following an all-diamond version, the latest iteration features a 44mm white gold case and sparkles with 446 baguette-cut Zambian emeralds as well as diamonds weighing more than 30 carats.
03 OCTO ROMA BLUE CARILLON TOURBILLON
Last January, Bvlgari launched its first Octo Roma Carillon Tourbillon, a minute repeater in a sporty 44mm DLC-coated titanium case. This year, it presented a new version in a platinum case, again with an openworked titanium caseband for optimal sound propagation. Blue bridges, matching the blued titanium caseband, distinguish the hand-wound, skeletonised BVL428 calibre. Melodiously signalling the hours, quarters and minutes on demand, the watch's carillon chimes are made possible by its three-hammer and three-gong construction.