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With original Cert. No. 007-2015 dated 25 March 2015 from Amanda Trossi MA FGA, Author and Specialist on Bulgari, Curator of all major Bulgari Retrospective Exhibitions from 2009 to 2013, with colour illustrations of the present snake watch, confirming the following:
This is to state that, in my opinion and to the best of my knowledge, the above illustrated Serpent bracelet-watch in gold with green, black and white enamel scale-like body, with diamond-set eyes, numbered under the head 879 (weighing 220 grams, length 44cm) with Jaeger LeCoultre movement, back-case numbered 8712 44 A, is probably by Bulgari. All its features are nearly identical to examples signed Bulgari which were manufactured for and retailed by Bulgari in the 1960s.
The snake was always one of the favorite themes of Bulgari. Since the 1950s, Bulgari has designed snake watch-bracelet in a variety of colour combinations, but undoubtedly the great success came with the introduction of the polychrome enamel or gemstone versions. Since then, the 'Serpenti' has been an emblem of the jewellery house, celebrated through books, events and new collections.
Although a variety of snake watches have appeared in public, the present version in black, white and translucent green enamel over textured background, is amongst the rarest.
Today's "Serpenti" watch collection is the contemporary reinterpretation of one of Bulgari's most famous icons. The figure of the reptile is a symbol of eternal youth and immortality in the mythological bestiary. It is an integral and long-established part of the aesthetic universe of the celebrated Italian jeweller, consistently appearing in Bulgari's most striking creations.
This is to state that, in my opinion and to the best of my knowledge, the above illustrated Serpent bracelet-watch in gold with green, black and white enamel scale-like body, with diamond-set eyes, numbered under the head 879 (weighing 220 grams, length 44cm) with Jaeger LeCoultre movement, back-case numbered 8712 44 A, is probably by Bulgari. All its features are nearly identical to examples signed Bulgari which were manufactured for and retailed by Bulgari in the 1960s.
The snake was always one of the favorite themes of Bulgari. Since the 1950s, Bulgari has designed snake watch-bracelet in a variety of colour combinations, but undoubtedly the great success came with the introduction of the polychrome enamel or gemstone versions. Since then, the 'Serpenti' has been an emblem of the jewellery house, celebrated through books, events and new collections.
Although a variety of snake watches have appeared in public, the present version in black, white and translucent green enamel over textured background, is amongst the rarest.
Today's "Serpenti" watch collection is the contemporary reinterpretation of one of Bulgari's most famous icons. The figure of the reptile is a symbol of eternal youth and immortality in the mythological bestiary. It is an integral and long-established part of the aesthetic universe of the celebrated Italian jeweller, consistently appearing in Bulgari's most striking creations.