Bvlgari Serpenti Tubogas Watch
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
Bvlgari Serpenti Tubogas Ladies Watch, stainless stell crown set with cabochon cut pink rubellite set with diamonds, single spiral bracelet, marked Bvlgari, weight 62.2 gram
Bvlgari Serpenti Tubogas Watch
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
Bvlgari Serpenti Tubogas Ladies Watch, stainless stell crown set with cabochon cut pink rubellite set with diamonds, single spiral bracelet, marked Bvlgari, weight 62.2 gram
Bvlgari Tubogas Watch in Stainless Steel and 18 Karat Yellow Gold
By Bulgari
Located in Lucerne, CH
Introducing the Bvlgari "Tubogas" watch in stainless steel and gold, a timepiece that tells a captivating story of heritage and innovation.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Stainless Steel, Steel
Vintage 18 Karat Yellow Gold Tubogas Watch Bracelet by Bulgari
By Bulgari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Tubogas Watch Bracelet by Bulgari, Italy. Composed of 18k yellow gold.
18k Gold
Bvlgari 30mm Round Dial Tubogas Watch
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Bvlgari watch in 18K yellow gold, designed with a classic round dial measuring 30mm. Its balanced proportions create a versatile unisex look, suitable for both men and women....
Gold, 18k Gold
Bulgari Tubogas Watch Bracelet BB 23 2T
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
18k white and yellow gold Tubogas bracelet with Bvlgari watch. Bracelet will fit up to 7" wrist, case - 23mm in diameter.
Bvlgari BB 19 2T Quartz Round Dial Tubogas Watch
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
A signature Bvlgari Tubogas wristwatch, reference BB 19 2T, crafted in rich 18K yellow gold and designed with the house’s unmistakable flexible Tubogas bracelet.
Gold, 18k Gold
Bulgari Tubogas Watch in 18K Yellow Gold and Steel
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
Bulgari Tubogas bracelet watch, featuring a Swiss-made quartz movement; black dial with gold hands and hour markers; and 23mm, 18k yellow gold and stainless steel case with an 18k ye...
Yellow Gold, Steel
Bvlgari 18K Gold Tubogas Quartz Watch, 20th Century, Unisex Design
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
Bvlgari Serpenti Tubogas watch embodies Roman jewelry-watch mastery, combining a sculptural gold coil bracelet with a minimalist dial framed by engraved branding.
Quartz, 18k Gold
Bulgari Tubogas 18K Yellow and Blackened Gold Vintage Rare Watch
By Bulgari
Located in Great Neck Plaza, NY
The Bulgari Tubogas watch is a stunning piece of craftsmanship, showcasing a unique and elegant design.
18k Gold
BVLGARI 18k Yellow Gold Tubogas Quartz Watch Ref. BB 23 2T
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
This BVLGARI Tubogas watch is crafted in 18k yellow gold and features a compact 23mm case integrated into the brand’s distinctive coiled bracelet design.
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Bulgari (Bvlgari) Serpenti Tubogas Rose Gold Steel watch with box and documents
By Bulgari
Located in Lisboa, PT
An iconic Bulgari Serpenti Tubogas watch, crafted in 18 kt rose gold and steel, embodying one of the Maison’s most recognizable and sculptural designs.
Rose Gold, Stainless Steel, 18k Gold
Bvlgari Tubogas 18K Tri Color BB 19 1 T Serpenti Watch
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional Bvlgari Tubogas Serpenti watch crafted entirely in 18k tri-color gold, combining yellow, rose and white gold throughout the flexible coiled bracelet.
18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Bulgari Tubogas 18K Yellow Gold Ladies Watch bracelet
By Bulgari
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An icon of Italian goldsmithing, this Bulgari Tubogas watch pairs the house's most recognizable design signature with a construction technique unlike anything else in fine watchmaking.
18k Gold
Bulgari Tubogas BB23 18K Yellow Gold Diamond Dial 26mm Ladies Watch Full Set
By Bulgari
Located in Miami, FL
A full-set example of this reference in this condition with original box and papers, is an exceptionally rare find in the pre-owned market, as Tubogas watches of this quality and com...
White Diamond, Gold
Bvlgari Serpenti SP35S Stainless Steel Diamond Bezel Box & Papers
By Bulgari
Located in Great Neck Plaza, NY
The Serpenti Tubogas watch by Bvlgari is an exquisite combination of elegance and modernity, inspired by the graceful curves of a snake.
Stainless Steel
Ladies Gerald Genta-Bvlgari Tubogas Wristwatch, Prototype Piece Unique
By Bulgari
Located in Antwerp, BE
The Bvlgari Tubogas watch is made as a watch but designed to blend in as an exquisite piece of jewellery, Case: Round solid 18 kt yellow gold case Bvlgari signed, diameter 23 mm Di...
Yellow Gold
Steel Lady Tubogas Bvlgari BB26 Wrist Watch, Quartz
By Bulgari
Located in Antwerp, BE
Top Condition Steel Lady Tubogas Bvlgari BB26 Wrist Watch, Quartz Reference number: BB262TS Movement: Quartz Case: Stainless steel, diameter 26 mm thickness 6 mm, bezel engraved ...
Steel
Bvlgari Tubogas 18K Yellow Gold vintage Ladies watch
By Bulgari
Located in Great Neck Plaza, NY
The Bvlgari Serpenti Tubogas 1N Ladies Watch is an elegant and luxurious timepiece that embodies the iconic Serpenti design.
18k Gold
Bulgari Tubogas Gold Watch Bracelet BB 26 2T
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
Bvlgari Tubogas 18k gold watch bracelet, featuring slightly flexible design.
Gold
Bulgari Tubogas Gold and Steel Watch Bracelet BB232T
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
Classic 18k gold and steel Tubogas bracelet watch by Bvlgari, with black dial and quartz movement.
Gold, Steel
Vintage 1980s Bvlgari Two-Tone Tubogas Wrap Watch
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
Finely crafted in 18k yellow and white gold. Signed by Bvlgari Circa 1980s 19mm face
18k Gold
Bvlgari Serpenti Tubogas BB191T 18K Yellow Gold Ladies Watch
By Bulgari
Located in Great Neck Plaza, NY
The Bvlgari Serpenti Tubogas BB 19 1T Ladies’ Watch is an elegant timepiece featuring a 19mm case and bezel made of 18K yellow gold.
18k Gold
Bvlgari Bulgari BB19 Tubogas Tri-Color Gold Wrap Watch
By Bulgari
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A Bulgari Tubogas 18k multi-color gold triple wrap-around watch, BB19 model (the case diameter is 19 mm).
Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Bvlgari 101910 Serpenti Tubogas 35mm Diamond Bezel Stainless Steel Watch
By Bulgari
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Bvlgari 101910 Serpenti Tubogas 35mm Diamond Bezel Stainless Steel Watch Brand: Bvlgari MPN: 101910 Model: Serpenti Tubogas Case Material: Stainless Steel Case Diameter: 35 mm Cryst...
Diamond, Stainless Steel, Steel
Bvlgari Tubogas BB232T 18K Yellow, Rose & White Gold Ladies Watch
By Bulgari
Located in Great Neck Plaza, NY
Bvlgari Tubogas ladies' watch BB232T. This timepiece features a 23mm case made from 18k yellow gold, with an 18k yellow gold fixed bezel engraved with the Bvlgari logo.
18k Gold
Bvlgari Tubogas BB232T 18K Yellow, Rose & White Gold Ladies Watch
By Bulgari
Located in Great Neck Plaza, NY
Bvlgari Tubogas ladies' watch BB232T. This timepiece features a 23mm case made from 18k yellow gold, with an 18k yellow gold fixed bezel engraved with the Bvlgari logo.
18k Gold
Bvlgari Tubogas BB19 2T 18K Yellow & White Gold Ladies Watch
By Bulgari
Located in Great Neck Plaza, NY
Bvlgari Tubogas BB19 2T Ladies Watch features a 19mm 18K yellow gold case and a fixed 18K yellow gold bezel engraved with the Bvlgari logo.
Bvlgari Tubogas 18k Tri-Color Gold Flex Cuff Quartz Watch 5.5"
By Bulgari
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Powered by a Bvlgari quartz movement, it is a striking addition to any Bvlgari, Tubogas, or designer watch collection.
18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Bvlgari Serpenti Tubogas SP35S Triple White Dial Quartz Ladies Watch 35mm
By Bulgari
Located in Miami, FL
Bvlgari Serpenti Tubogas Triple White Dial Quartz Watch, circa 2014.
Stainless Steel
Bulgari Serpenti Tubogas BB 19 1TS Steel Snake Wrap Wrist Watch
By Bulgari
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 2000 Bulgari Tubogas Serpenti Stainless Steel Wrist Watch, 19 M.M 2 piece case, Bvlgari Bvlgari Bezel, Black dial, Quartz movement. 1/2 inch wide flexible Triple Wrap Bracelet,...
Steel
Bvlgari Tubogas BB191T Serpenti 18K Yellow, White & Rose Gold Ladies Watch
By Bulgari
Located in Great Neck Plaza, NY
Bvlgari Bvlgari Tubogas BB191T Serpenti Tri-Color Ladies' Watch. Features a 19mm 18k yellow gold case and a rose gold stationery bezel.
18k Gold
Bvlgari Tubogas BB191T Serpenti 18K Yellow, White & Rose Gold Ladies Watch
By Bulgari
Located in Great Neck Plaza, NY
Bvlgari Bvlgari Tubogas BB191T Serpenti Tri-Color Ladies' Watch. Features a 19mm 18k yellow gold case and a rose gold stationery bezel.
18k Gold
Bulgari Serpenti Tubogas 18K Rose Gold Stainless Diamond Single Twist Watch
By Bulgari
Located in Flushing, NY
Bulgari Serpenti Tubogas 18K Rose Gold Stainless Steel Diamond Single Twist Watch Full set Marked: BVLGARI AU750 18K ACIER PRTATL Approximate Dimensions: 23 cm (Length) 35 mm (Case...
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Steel, Stainless Steel
Bvlgari Serpenti Tubogas SP35SPG 18k Rose TwoTone Grey Dial Quartz Watch 35mm
By Bulgari
Located in Miami, FL
Bvlgari Serpenti Tubogas 18K Rose Gold TwoTone Grey Dial Quartz Watch, 2018.
18k Gold
New Bvlgari Tubogas Serpenti Scaglie Ladies SPP26WGD1GD11T Watch with Box +Paper
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
NEW Bvlgari Tubogas Serpenti Scaglie Ladies SPP26WGD1GD11T Watch With Box +paper.
18k Gold
Bulgari Serpenti Tubogas Tadao Ando Limited Edition 18K Gold Steel Watch SP35SPG
By Bulgari
Located in Aventura, FL
Tadao Ando x Bvlgari Serpenti Tubogas Limited Edition single-spiral watch in 18 kt rose gold and stainless steel with pavé diamonds on the bezel and pink mother-of-pearl dial.
18k Gold, Rose Gold, Steel
Bvlgari Serpenti Tubogas SP35SPG 2014 Booklets 18k RG Two Tone Quartz Watch 23mm
By Bulgari
Located in Miami, FL
Bvlgari Serpenti Tubogas Booklets 18K Rose Gold Two Tone Quartz Watch, 2014.
18k Gold, Rose Gold
Bvlgari 18K Yellow Gold SQ 22 2T Quadrato Tubogas Diamond Bezel Watch
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
Swiss Made Bvlgari 18k Yellow Gold Quartz Ladies SQ 22 2T Diamond Watch. A lady's gold wristwatch by Bvlgari from the Tubogas collection, quartz movement, square black dial with Arab...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Modern BVLGARI White/Yellow Gold Tubogas Open Flex Cuff Quartz Lady 23mm Watch
By Bulgari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bvlgari 18K Yellow/White Gold Tubogas Quartz Bangle Wrist Watch • 18k gold watch weighs 77g • Watch case measures 23mm (25mm with crown) • Bracelet width is 15mm • Black dial • Quar...
18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Bulgari Tubogas Quadrato 30mm Black Square Dial 18K Gold Vintage Watch SQ 22 2 T
By Bulgari
Located in Aventura, FL
Bvlgari Tubogas Quadrato Vintage Yellow Gold Watch. It fits super comfortably on the wrist.
18k Gold
Bulgari 18k Tri-Color Gold Tubogas Wristwatch
By Bulgari
Located in Flushing, NY
Featuring a black dial within a signed circular case, integrated with Bulgari's iconic tri-color 18K gold Tubogas flexible bracelet. Swiss made. Approximate Dimensions: 2.3 cm (Ca...
18k Gold
Bvlgari Tubogas Tricolor Quartz Wristwatch Ref. F21051, 1987
By Bulgari
Located in Berlin, BE
Bvlgari Tubogas wristwatch in tricolor, quartz movement, 67.1 g. Ref. F21051, 1987. With box and minor papers.
Bvlgari Serpenti Tubogas 18K Tricolor Spiral BB191T Black Dial Women's 19mm
By Bulgari
Located in Miami, FL
Bvlgari Serpenti Tubogas 18K Tricolor Spiral Black Dial Watch, circa 1990s.
18k Gold, Mixed Metal
Bulgari Rose Gold Diamond Tubogas Red Serpenti Snake Wristwatch
By Bulgari
Located in Southampton, PA
18k rose gold case diamond with red leather band bracelet tubogas serpenti snake wristwatch by Bulgari. With 34 round brilliant cut diamonds VS1 clarity, E color total weight Appro...
Diamond, Rose Gold
Bvlgari Serpenti Tubogas Steel & Rose Gold Diamond Set Bezel 102099 SP35SPG
By Bulgari
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A distinctive Bvlgari Serpenti Tubogas, reference 102099 SP35SPG, featuring the iconic Serpenti design combined with a black sunburst-textured dial with applied rose gold Roman numer...
Diamond, Rose Gold, Steel
2000s Bvlgari Lady Serpenti Tubogas BB191TS Steel Black Diamond Dial Quartz 19mm
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
As with every watch we offer, this piece has been verified as mechanically sound and is ready to wear.
Diamond, Steel, Stainless Steel
$3,800
Bulgari B. Zero Ring
By Bulgari
Located in Litchfield, CT
Remarks: "Zero motif jewelry is based on Bulgari's famous tubogas bracelets and watches; it's no surprise that it is one of today's most coveted and recognizable designs."
18k Gold
Unavailable
Bvlgari Serpenti Tubogas Watch
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
The Serpenti Tubogas watch coils the sinuosity of the snake with the contemporary soul of tubogas.
Unavailable
Bvlgari Serpenti Tubogas Watch
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
Serpenti Tubogas double spiral watch in stainless steel case and bracelet, with silver opaline dial.
Unavailable
Bvlgari Serpenti Tubogas Watch
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
Serpenti Tubogas double spiral watch in stainless steel case and bracelet, with silver opaline dial.
Unavailable
Bvlgari Serpenti Tubogas Watch
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
Merging two of the most iconic symbols of Bulgari design, the Serpenti Tubogas watch coils the sinuosity of the snake with the contemporary soul of tubogas.
Unavailable
W 0.729 in Dm 2.36 in
Bulgari 18 Karat Yellow Gold and Stainless Steel Tubogas Watch, Size Medium
By Bulgari
Located in QLD , AU
This is such a statement piece, a classic style in any language the Tubogas 18k gold and stainless steel watch is a must for all the Bulgari lovers.
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel, Stainless Steel
Bulgari Tubogas Rose Gold Steel Diamond Red Dial Watch LUP33SG
By Bulgari
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Bvlgari Tubogas watch bracelet, set in 18k rose gold and stainless steel, featuring bright red dial with diamond markers.
Diamond, Rose Gold, Steel
Bulgari Yellow Gold Stainless Steel Serpenti Tubogas Wristwatch, circa 1970
By Bulgari
Located in Paris, FR
Bulgari Serpenti Tubogas Watch 18k Yellow Gold Burnished Stainless Steel Circa 1970
18k Gold, Stainless Steel
Bulgari Tubogas Bracelet Watch
By Bulgari
Located in Milano, IT
Classic 18k gold and steel Tubogas bracelet watch by Bvlgari, with black dial and manual winding movement.
18k Gold, Steel
Unavailable
BULGARI Tubogas Ladies Watch
By Bulgari
Located in Southampton, NY
A Tubogas ladies wrap around bracelet watch in two tone 18K gold.
Bulgari Lady's Yellow Gold Tubogas Bracelet Watch
By Bulgari
Located in Verona, IT
18k yellow gold Tubogas bracelet watch by Bulgari, circa 1970s. Black dial, sapphire crystal, manual-wind mechanical movement.
18k Gold
Bulgari Tubogas Bracelet Watch Yellow Gold Bangle
By Bulgari
Located in Milano, IT
Black dial with gold markers. Bezel measures approx 22mm square. Tubogas band measures approx. 0.20" height off wrist, 0.60" in width, inner circumference approx. 6.10" and flexible ...
18k Gold, Steel, Yellow Gold
Bulgari Jaeger LeCoultre Tubogas Bracelet Watch 1960s
By Bulgari
Located in PARIS, FR
18K White Gold Jaeger Lecoultre movement Diameter: 4.5cm (flexible Bracelet) Signed Weight: 96.9 grams
Bvlgari Tubogas 102450 Rose Gold Serpenti Watch
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
Gender: Women Case material: Rose Gold Dial color: White Strap material: Rose Gold Movement: Quartz Battery Reference number: 102450 Water resistance: 30 m (98 ft) Crystal: Sapphire ...
Diamond, Rose Gold
Bvlgari Tubogas 102450 Rose Gold Serpenti Watch
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
Gender: Women Case material: Rose Gold Dial color: White Strap material: Rose Gold Movement: Quartz Battery Reference number: 102450 Water resistance: 30 m (98 ft) Crystal: Sapphire ...
Diamond, Rose Gold
Omega Lady's Yellow Gold Tubogas DeVille Bracelet Watch
By Omega
Located in FR
Omega lady's 18k yellow gold Tubogas DeVille bracelet watch
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Bulgari Lady's Yellow Gold Tubogas Serpent Bracelet Watch
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
Bulgari Lady's Tubogas Serpent Bracelet Watch Movement: Quartz Case Material: 18K Yellow Gold Dial: Black Dial, Gold Tone Hour Markers, & Gold Tone hands.
Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Bulgari Lady's Three-Color Gold Tubogas Serpenti Bracelet Watch
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
Bulgari lady's Tubogas Serpenti bracelet watch crafted in 18k yellow, rose and white gold.
18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold
Bulgari Lucea Tubogas Rose Gold & Stainless Diamond Bracelet Ladies Watch 102952
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
Bulgari Lucea Tubogas Ladies Watch Model Number: 102952 100% Authentic Brand New Comes with original Bulgari box and papers 18 Karat Rose Gold and Stainless Steel Case & Bracele...
Rose Gold, Stainless Steel
Bulgari Lady´s Yellow Gold Serpenti Tubogas Wristwatch
By Bulgari
Located in Roma, IT
Serpenti Tubogas bracelet in gold 18K. Bulgari, 1980s. Octagonal case with black dial.
18k Gold
Bulgari Ladies Three Color Gold Tubogas Bracelet Wristwatch
By Bulgari
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Bulgari "Tubogas" Bracelet Watch in Multi-Color 18K Gold 18K pink, white and yellow gold, double-spiral; 6 inches (flexible) Signed Bvlgari on the on the bezel, case and br...
18k Gold
Bulgari Vacheron Constantin Yellow Gold Diamond Tubogas Serpenti Wristwatch
By Bulgari
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A highly unique and signature Bulgari design, this original 1960's Tubogas is a classic as it gets! Featuring a coiled gold flexible bangle bracelet with diamond set case. Vacheron C...
White Diamond, 18k Gold
1960s Bulgari Lady's Yellow Gold Stainless Steel Tubogas Serpenti Wristwatch
By Bulgari
Located in FR
Bulgari Movado Watch Tubogas Serpenti 18K Yellow Gold and Steel Circa 1960
18k Gold, Steel, Yellow Gold
Rare Bulgari Yellow Gold Tubogas Serpenti Vintage Central Dial w Papers
By Bulgari
Located in Milano, IT
Bulgari Tubogas lady's snake bracelet watch in 18kt yellow gold featuring a stunning and rare central movement watch.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Bulgari Ladies Yellow Gold Tubogas Ebel Automatic Bracelet Wristwatch Ref 2527
By Bulgari
Located in Paris, FR
BULGARI - a lady's Tubogas bracelet watch. Yellow metal case, stamped 18K, 0.750.
18k Gold
Vintage Bulgari Vacheron Constantin Watch 1970s
By Bulgari
Located in PARIS, FR
Tubogas Bracelet Watch in 18k Gold and Two Row Brilliant Cut Diamonds Circa 1970s Back Wind Movement Dial signed Vacheron-Constantin and Bvlgari Bracelet signed Bvlgari, Italian cont...
Diamond
Bulgari Lady's Yellow Gold Snake-Form Bracelet Watch circa 1970s
By Bulgari
Located in Paris, IDF
Bulgari lady's 18k yellow gold snake-form Tubogas bracelet watch
Bulgari lady's Yellow Gold Onyx Serpenti wristwatch
By Bulgari
Located in FR
Bulgari Watch Tubogas Serpenti 18K Yellow Gold and Onyx Dial Circa 1970
Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Bulgari Serpenti Tubogas Rose Gold 101815 Wristwatch
By Bulgari
Located in Viana do Castelo, PT
Constructed in the figure of a snake, the Serpenti is one of Bulgari's most famous icons. Serpenti Tubogas watch with quartz movement, 35 mm 18 kt rose gold curved case set with bri...
18k Gold, Rose Gold
Greek silversmith Sotirios Voulgaris arrived in Rome in 1881 and set up his own shop there in 1884, calling it Bulgari, an Italianization of his last name (in the brand's logo, it's styled BVLGARI, using the classical Latin alphabet in a nod to ancient Roman culture). In 1905, he opened the company’s flagship boutique on Rome’s Via dei Condotti. Since then, Bulgari has looked to Rome as a source of reference for its fanciful and decidedly romantic designs for necklaces, bracelets, earrings and other accessories.
Although the iconic jewelry house found success with its silverwork and Art Deco designs, popular through the 1920s, Bulgari’s signature style — bold, often using yellow gold embellished with big colorful gemstones — began to emerge when Sotirios’s sons inherited the business, in 1932.
The brand truly hit its stride in the dolce vita era of the 1950s and ’60s, when the founder’s grandsons Paolo, Gianni and Nicola Bulgari decisively departed from demure traditional styles to develop the house’s exuberant multi-gem looks, attracting celebrity collectors like Elizabeth Taylor.
In the 1940s, Bulgari debuted perhaps its most famous design, the Serpenti bracelet watch. The piece’s snakelike coils were made possible by the tubogas jewelry technique, which links a flexible series of thin horizontal bands. Both the sleek, modern tubogas construction and the sinuous snake motif continue to be synonymous with the Bulgari brand.
On 1stDibs, the collection of vintage Bulgari jewelry includes rings, pendant necklaces, watches and other accessories.
Antique, vintage and luxury wristwatches have captured the hearts and minds of all manner of watch collectors as well as the watchmakers themselves — it's time you found your own.
Certain vintage watches for men and iconic watch designs for women are sought after not only because of their graceful proportions or innovative materials but also because of the illustrious histories of the houses that created them, histories that they stylishly embody.
Bulgari’s legendary Serpenti watch was on everyone’s list after the collection’s bold bracelet, which technically debuted after the timepiece, graced the wrist of actress Elizabeth Taylor. If anything, elaborately crafted timepieces — the unmistakably boxy silhouette of Cartier Tank watches, the elegant and minimal Calatrava designed by legendary Swiss house Patek Philippe — are even more effective than the shape we associate with traditional wristwatches.
Form watches — the all-encompassing moniker bestowed upon non-round watches — are making headlines and completing contemporary fashionable ensembles the world over. At the same time, both casual fans and careful collectors are drawn to the unbeatable charm of vintage styles, such as the icons designed by Omega that even James Bond can’t resist.
In the early days of watchmaking, watches were fragile enough that they necessitated protection from the elements. Now, wristwatches made of gold and steel can withstand the harshest climates — even 100 meters underwater, in the case of Rolex’s Submariner. Designer Gérald Genta, whose range of clients included Rolex, created for Audemars Piguet the first luxury sports timepiece to be made from stainless steel. First introduced in 1972, the Royal Oak was a perfect choice for blending the form and function that are now synonymous with sports watches.
Are you shopping for a wristwatch? It’s good to keep your needs as well as your specific personal style in mind: A smaller, subtle timepiece is a good fit for small wrists. When will you be wearing your new accessory? There’s a versatile model out there for everyday wear, while a rugged, feature-heavy watch is a safe bet if you’re prone to embarking on all-weather activities in the great outdoors.
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