Rare Blackened Gold Bulgari Watch
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Rare Blackened Gold Bulgari Watch
Brand: Bvlgari
Design: Serpenti Tubogas Watch Serpenti Collection
Case Material: Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Weight: 88.2 g
Case Dimensions: Width: 0.25 in (6.35 mm) Diameter: 0.75 in (19.05 mm) Length: 5.75 in (146.05 mm)
Place of Origin: Switzerland
Period: 1960-1969
Date of Manufacture: 1965
Condition: Excellent Wear consistent with age and use.
A rare version of the iconic Bulgari Tubogas watch made in alternated blackened and yellow 18k gold. The case is pear-shaped, with white face, gold batons and gold bar indices decorated with black enamel.
The watch is elegant, refined, and yet instantly grabs attention. Its a bold variety of the classic Tubogas design.
Please be advised that the watch fits up to 5.75" wrist (small bracelet size).
About Tubogas design
A distinctive aesthetic of Tubogas was obtained from the gas pipes design. Bulgari adopted this look in 1940s with the help of Carlo Weingrill, who contributed his designers vision to the cause. As the name implied, the Tubogas style is flexible and adaptable to any jewelry form, from rings to watches. The actual tubogas technique, which was a plumbing manufacturing process, came from the 19th century. The technique required wrapping metal in tight coils around a central rode that was later removed, allowing to make a hollow chain. In the 1940s this process inspired a few French makers and Bulgari (in collaboration with Weingrill) to massively use this principle in jewelry making. The Tubogas technique was used for the famous Bulgari watch series called Serpenti. It symbolizes snake, a widely popular element in ancient Roman culture.
Brand: Bvlgari
Design: Serpenti Tubogas Watch Serpenti Collection
Case Material: Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Weight: 88.2 g
Case Dimensions: Width: 0.25 in (6.35 mm) Diameter: 0.75 in (19.05 mm) Length: 5.75 in (146.05 mm)
Place of Origin: Switzerland
Period: 1960-1969
Date of Manufacture: 1965
Condition: Excellent Wear consistent with age and use.
A rare version of the iconic Bulgari Tubogas watch made in alternated blackened and yellow 18k gold. The case is pear-shaped, with white face, gold batons and gold bar indices decorated with black enamel.
The watch is elegant, refined, and yet instantly grabs attention. Its a bold variety of the classic Tubogas design.
Please be advised that the watch fits up to 5.75" wrist (small bracelet size).
About Tubogas design
A distinctive aesthetic of Tubogas was obtained from the gas pipes design. Bulgari adopted this look in 1940s with the help of Carlo Weingrill, who contributed his designers vision to the cause. As the name implied, the Tubogas style is flexible and adaptable to any jewelry form, from rings to watches. The actual tubogas technique, which was a plumbing manufacturing process, came from the 19th century. The technique required wrapping metal in tight coils around a central rode that was later removed, allowing to make a hollow chain. In the 1940s this process inspired a few French makers and Bulgari (in collaboration with Weingrill) to massively use this principle in jewelry making. The Tubogas technique was used for the famous Bulgari watch series called Serpenti. It symbolizes snake, a widely popular element in ancient Roman culture.
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Rare Blackened Gold Bulgari Watch
Estimate $50,620 - $65,810
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