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With its black enamel 'scaglie' links that gracefully articulate against a yellow gold tubogas structure, the current timepiece is an especially extravagant interpretation of this iconic design. Playfulness and luxurious craftsmanship are combined in its captivating serpent head, which is set with pear-shaped diamond eyes and a delicate forked tongue. The current example is an exceptionally early and historically significant version of this timeless icon. According to the Jaeger-LeCoultre archives, the movement, a caliber 496⁄2, was manufactured in 1955 as part of a batch especially given to Bvlgari for this type of piece. While the movement was delivered earlier, the watch was created and assembled later.
Inspired by the Art Deco serpent bracelets produced by the maison, Bvlgari debuted its first serpent-shaped watch in the late 1940s. This creation was based on the invention of the Tubogas technique, which means 'gas pipe'. The method, which dates back to the 19th century, creates a flexible, coiled chain that gracefully encircles the wrist by joining two long, flat metal strips without the need for soldering. Bvlgari used this technique for bracelets, necklaces, and watches with great success starting in the 1950s, and it became a defining feature of the brand's identity. More recently, Bulgari brought out its modern reinterpretation of the Tubogas watch, calling it Serpenti. Introduced at the Basel Fair in 2010, the new collection is a fusion of the snake motif and the Tubogas bracelet.
Bvlgari sourced movements for its serpent watches in the middle of the 20th century by working with some of Switzerland's best watchmakers, such as Audemars Piguet, Vacheron Constantin and Jaeger-LeCoultre.
Not merely a magnificent piece of jewelry, but also a fully functional timepiece, the present Tubogas captivates with its elaborate craftsmanship and authentic form. It is still one of the most charming and powerful examples of Bvlgari's mid-century design heritage, a flawless blend of mechanical beauty, art, and symbolism.
Bvlgari Tubogas
Bvlgari perfected the art of emulating the serpent's sensual, flowing movement with the launch of the Tubogas bracelet design, which was elegantly worn around the wrists of the brand's most affluent customers. The Tubogas was worn by celebrities and the world's elite at the most important events by the 1960s, when it had evolved into a symbol of sophistication and glamour. A fascinating Bvlgari snake bracelet watch belonging to Elizabeth Taylor, one of Bvlgari's most recognizable muses, whose movement was also supplied by Jaeger-LeCoultre, was sold as Lot 51 during Christie's landmark auction of the Elizabeth Taylor Collection in New York on December 13, 2011. The iconic actress wore the piece in a famous 1962 photo taken on the set of Cleopatra.
Inspired by the Art Deco serpent bracelets produced by the maison, Bvlgari debuted its first serpent-shaped watch in the late 1940s. This creation was based on the invention of the Tubogas technique, which means 'gas pipe'. The method, which dates back to the 19th century, creates a flexible, coiled chain that gracefully encircles the wrist by joining two long, flat metal strips without the need for soldering. Bvlgari used this technique for bracelets, necklaces, and watches with great success starting in the 1950s, and it became a defining feature of the brand's identity. More recently, Bulgari brought out its modern reinterpretation of the Tubogas watch, calling it Serpenti. Introduced at the Basel Fair in 2010, the new collection is a fusion of the snake motif and the Tubogas bracelet.
Bvlgari sourced movements for its serpent watches in the middle of the 20th century by working with some of Switzerland's best watchmakers, such as Audemars Piguet, Vacheron Constantin and Jaeger-LeCoultre.
Not merely a magnificent piece of jewelry, but also a fully functional timepiece, the present Tubogas captivates with its elaborate craftsmanship and authentic form. It is still one of the most charming and powerful examples of Bvlgari's mid-century design heritage, a flawless blend of mechanical beauty, art, and symbolism.
Bvlgari Tubogas
Bvlgari perfected the art of emulating the serpent's sensual, flowing movement with the launch of the Tubogas bracelet design, which was elegantly worn around the wrists of the brand's most affluent customers. The Tubogas was worn by celebrities and the world's elite at the most important events by the 1960s, when it had evolved into a symbol of sophistication and glamour. A fascinating Bvlgari snake bracelet watch belonging to Elizabeth Taylor, one of Bvlgari's most recognizable muses, whose movement was also supplied by Jaeger-LeCoultre, was sold as Lot 51 during Christie's landmark auction of the Elizabeth Taylor Collection in New York on December 13, 2011. The iconic actress wore the piece in a famous 1962 photo taken on the set of Cleopatra.