Spiga: enchanting Bvlgari craftsmanship

The new Serpenti Spiga watches show off Bvlgari’s jewellery craftsmanship to the full. SoBARNES gives you a sneak peek at the workshops where these marvels come to life.

The leading luxury brands like to build their reputation on icons, and that’s exactly what Bvlgari has done with Serpenti, which wraps around the wrist with an invisible spring. This jewellery-watch has constantly evolved since its creation in 2009, while staying true to its origins. Particularly in 2014 with the release of its Spiga (‘wheat’ in Italian) version, so named because the motif resembles a stalk of wheat.

And to keep the legend alive, Bvlgari has chosen to mark the jewellery world of 2021 with three new Serpenti Spiga in rose or white gold, set with diamonds and a matelassé pattern. It all sounds so simple, but in fact each individual piece requires incredible artistry and skill. Because although the different elements are batch cast, they are finished and meticulously assembled by hand.

See for yourselves!

The two-row bracelets comprise 70 different elements, while the single-row watches comprise 40 links cast from 40 different moulds. The process requires (as you’d well imagine) hours of craftsmanship to insert all these modular elements around an internal flexible spring. The gold links interlock seamlessly with no soldering, creating a flexible band that is then shaped into bracelet watches that fit perfectly - and comfortably - around the arm.

The new Serpenti Spiga are available in rose gold set with diamonds, white mother-of-pearl dial, and single-row rose gold bracelet partially set with diamonds, in rose gold set with diamonds, black lacquered dial and two-row rose gold bracelet partially set with diamonds, and in a high-jewellery version in white gold set with over 800 diamonds and a single cabochon-cut blue sapphire on the crown, and a two-row set white gold bracelet.

And because a jewellery-watch is still a watch (as the name implies), these marvels feature a Bvlgari-personalised high-precision quartz movement.

And for the SoBARNESpedia scoop: why is the Bvlgari logo written with a V instead of a U? Because it was founded in Rome in 1884 by a Greek silversmith, Sotirio Bulgari, who wanted to use the logo as a reference to the spelling of his name before it was Italianised: Sotirios Voulgaris.

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Infos : Bulgari.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

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