Bulgari
Bulgari’s Monete Watches
Bulgari
Bulgari’s Monete Watches
Always a brand to shun convention, Bulgari constantly searches for alternatives to the default diamond. Famed for its innovative and unique use of coloured gems, coins were a natural progression for the maison. Over the decades, Bulgari has sourced ancient coins from Greece, Persia and, of course, Rome, as well as using early 20th-century pieces from the US. Rare by the nature of the precious materials used, it is always a joy to see new Monete pieces, and unveiled earlier this year were two stunners. Both secret watches, each showcases Bulgari’s cutting-edge watchmaking within a frame of exquisite haute joaillerie and historic Roman coins.
Choosing a favourite from the two is almost impossible, but one thing is for sure: few brands manage to fuse the beauty without and the secret within in such a historically captivating and uniquely precious way.
Bulgari Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Monete Wristwatch
Movement
Calibre BVL 268 hand-wound, skeleton flying tourbillon with sapphire baseplate; 253 components; 52-hour power reserve
Case
44mm octagonal case in pink gold; 4-silica silver coin; water-resistant to 30m
Strap
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Bulgari Monete Pendant Watch
Movement
Calibre BVL 208 hand-wound, pink-gold, skeletonised tourbillon movement; 64-hour power reserve
Case
41mm octagonal case set with brilliant-cut diamonds and rubies and fitted with a silver coin; sapphire crystal caseback
Chain
90cm pink-gold chain set with 1,270 brilliant-cut diamonds (36.54cts) and 252 rubies (3.29cts)[/td_block_text_with_title]