Category: Bvlgari

Introducing – Bvlgari Octo Roma Monete Skeleton Tourbillon, with 2000-Year-Old Coin (Live Pics)

Last week, during an event on the island of Capri, watchmaker/jeweller Bvlgari unveiled a collection of impressive high-end jewellery watches, including an extraordinary and unique Serpenti Romani secret cuff watch.  A glamorous exhibition of the brand’s incredible designs and savoir-faire, there were some other watches that caught MONOCHROME’s eye. As part of the “High-End Watches” […]

5 years ago

Interview – Jean-Christophe Babin, CEO of Bvlgari, on Collections, Manufacturing, Distribution and Watch Fairs

Gauging the performance metrics of the company, Jean-Christophe Babin’s role as CEO of Bvlgari since 2013 has been an impressive success. Bvlgari’s watch collection is enjoying a rinascimento of sorts, in particular with the spectacular ‘Finissimo’ saga. During the Cinemagia event, the brand’s Haute Joaillerie and Haute Horlogerie presentation in Capri, we were able to sit […]

5 years ago

Buying Guide – The Most Technologically Innovative Watches of 2019 (So Far…)

Innovation can be a rather confusing buzzword in the world of watches, an industry full of tradition and somehow playing on the “old-school” concept. Still, the Swiss watchmaking industry continues to innovate and to surprise us – and 2019 already had its lot of crazy advanced timepieces. So here are 5 developments that take mechanical […]

5 years ago

Industry News – LVMH Watch Brands To Host Their Own, Dubai-Based Watch Show in January 2020, in Addition to Baselworld

The concept of watch fairs has been a controversial topic for the past years. Obsolete, too expensive, not flexible enough… We’ve seen multiple brands leaving Baselworld or the SIHH, and even more of them complaining about this very idea of trade fairs. Solutions were found though, with the Geneva- and the Basel-based shows uniting forces and coordinating their dates from 2020. Still, the situation isn’t perfect for some. While still attending Baselworld 2020, LVMH’s Watchmaking Division has decided to add a date to the product launch schedule, by creating its own, private “Pre-Baselworld event” in Dubai, on January 2020.

5 years ago

Women’s Watch Wednesday – Bvlgari Serpenti Amethyst Capsule Collection: Voluptuous Ultra-Violet Vipers (Live Pics)

Bvlgari has unleashed a trio of amethyst Serpenti watches in its latest capsule collection. The snakes represent three different Serpenti watch families – Bangle, Scaglie and Incantati – and slither into the limelight with a stunning combination of intense purple amethyst and contrasting white diamonds. The combination of different cuts of stone and settings brings the snakes to life and highlights Bvlgari’s exceptional command of design and the skill of its gem-setters.

5 years ago

Buying Guide – The Best GMT/Travel Watches Introduced at Baselworld 2019

A moon phase is certainly a nice, slightly poetic complication, annual or perpetual calendars are the best when it comes to displaying the date on a watch, and a tourbillon is a superb demonstration of watchmaking “savoir-faire.” Yet, it is hard to beat a GMT or dual-time complication when it comes to practicality. With our […]

6 years ago

Buying Guide – 5 of the Coolest Chronographs of Baselworld 2019

The chronograph is, without doubt, one of the most popular complications. A complex, purposeful piece of engineering, it is a must-have for watch aficionados… and the category has given rise to some of the most iconic watches (think Moonwatch or Paul Newman here). Among the numerous new models presented at Baselworld 2019, some really stood out. Here’s a look at 5 of our favourite chronographs of the fair.

6 years ago

Baselworld 2019 – Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Ceramic Automatic and Skeleton (Live Pics)

Debuted in 2014, the Bvlgari Octo Finissimo collection has emerged as one of the most striking watch designs of the past years. It allowed Bvlgari to break several thinness records: thinnest tourbillon movement, thinnest automatic watch, thinnest minute repeater and thinnest chronograph in 2019. Besides the addition of new complications, Bvlgari is also expanding the […]

6 years ago