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Il Giardino Tropicale di Bulgari
| Brand : | Bvlgari |
| Collection : | Bulgari Bulgari |
| Model : | Il Giardino Tropicale di Bulgari |
| Nber of pieces : | 50 |
| Complement : | Pink Gold - Diamonds - Alligator Strap |
| On sale : | 2013 |
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Brand : Bvlgari Collection : Bulgari Bulgari Model : Il Giardino Tropicale di Bulgari Nber of pieces : 50 Complement : Pink Gold - Diamonds - Alligator Strap On sale : 2013 List Price : On request Diameter : 37 mm Thickness : 10.70 mm Styles : Atypical High Jewellery Types : Self-winding Calibre : BVL 263 Complication : Tourbillon Case material : Pink gold Case peculiarity : Sapphire caseback Pink gold crown set with a rubellite cabochon Bezel engraved with BVLGARI BVLGARI Shape : Round Water-resistance : 30 meters Dial : Lacquered Hand painted Gold Open Set with diamonds Display : Hands Glass : Antireflective coating Sapphire Strap material : Alligator leather Strap color : White Strap clasp : Pin buckle + More characteristics : Movement
Manufacture mechanical self-winding movement. Calibre BVL 263. with Tourbillon mounted on a sapphire Crystal bridge
22 K gold (2.42 g) oscillating weight Décor Côtes de Genève & circular-grained décoration
Frequency : 21. 6000 vph (3 Hz)
Power reserve : 64 hours
40 jewels
Diameter : 28.60 mm
Thickness : 5.95 mm
Case
18k pink gold ( 45.87g) 18 k pink gold crown set with a rubellite cabochon
Dial
Ivory-lacquered gold ( 3.5g). plantlife motif using the champlevé technique then hand-painted; opening revealing the Tourbillon. protected by a scratchproof and glareproofed sapphire Crystal
DESCRIPTION
- IL GIARDINO TROPICALE DI BVLGARI
THE FIRST GRAND COMPLICATION LADIES’WATCH
Bulgari is proud to introduce its first grand complication Watch for women, a luxurious masterpiece of colour and unparalleled craftsmanship. Inspired by the luxuriance of nature, the Il Giardino Tropicale di Bulgari timepiece combines two of Bulgari’s mastered art forms : jewellery and miniature painting. Indeed, the inexhaustibly rich natural and animal worlds have opened endless creative paths for Bulgari. Over the years, flowers and plants, snowflakes and marine creatures have been reinterpreted by exceptionally creative metaphors. The new Il Giardino Tropicale di Bulgari, is a further example of this thematic tradition.
The complicated tourbillon movement of this exquisite timepiece is visible in the window of the parrot’s «perch », while the dial and precious gemstones burst with luxuriant life. This timepiece is available as a rare and exclusive creation, issued as a limited 50-piece édition.
THE DIAL
Il Giardino Tropicale di Bulgari dial is a true masterpiece that falls squarely within the tradition of an art born in the 16th century : miniature painting. This technique for creating extremely small pictorial renditions using a meticulous approach was employed to reproduce a wide variety of scenes. Over the centuries, the themes changed with religious allegories giving way to scenes from daily life, romantic scenes, landscapes, and portraits. The art of miniature painting declined with the birth of portrait photography in the mid-19th century.
Bulgari’s sophisticated timepiece pays tribute to this tradition, brillantly reviving it through a handcrafted piece that bring together jewellery and miniature-painting techniques. This dial obviously has a very High added value : patience and meticulousness are the rule here. It takes the master craftsman two weeks of work to finish one dial, one week if everything goes smoothly. The process is slow because it requires a mastery of the techniques involved in applying the colour and mixing the paint ; liquid varnishes are very difficult to work with. A varnish of the desired shade is made by skilfully combining base colours with a binder to give the desired consistency. The apparent simpliciry of the préparation conceals great difficulties such as obtaining colour gradations, and mixing and balancing the colours.
This process, which uses transparent varnishes, makes it possible to play with glaze effects and to add depth and luminosity to the design on the dial. However, a number of factors must be taken into account, starting with de drying of the varnish. The varnish dries rapidly and demandes quick work with the paintbrush. It is a tricky proposition, considering that each of the celles makin up the motif requires anywhere from three coats of paint (flowers) to five (leaves) or even eight (Parrot).
Between each coat, the artist must clean the surface of the dial and remove any varnish that has overflowed its cell. A corollary to applying successive layers is that the original colour selected is darkened, an added difficulty that makes it necessary to prepare a ground layer of opaque white to ensure that the colours will remain vivid. Between these various steps, the piece is sent to the kiln once each layer of varnish has been applied. Firing time and température must be exact : one hour at 80° C, no more, no less. After nearly a week, having been fired in the kiln avout twentfive times, the dial now displays its brilliant, delicate designs. But it is not yet ready for its final home. It still must go to the jeweller who will set it with the 61 brilliant-cut diamonds that will add the final sparkle.
AN ORGANIC MECANISM
The sernenity of sophisticated landscape evoking delicacy and sweetness, conceals another aspect of Bulgari’s talents ; a self-winding tourbillon movement with its tourbillon carriage supported by a sapphire glass bridge. This living, organic mechanism is visible through the circular opening over which the Parrot is perched. The opening serves as a light source and a window into the perpetual rotation of the regulator which keeps the self-winding movement running steadily. The movement is housed in an 18K pink gold case that is 37 mm in diameter. The oscillating weight ensuring automatic winding is made of 22 ct gold. Like the dial, it is fully decorated in accordance with fine watchmaking codes.
- IL GIARDINO TROPICALE DI BVLGARI
THE FIRST GRAND COMPLICATION LADIES’WATCH
Bulgari is proud to introduce its first grand complication Watch for women, a luxurious masterpiece of colour and unparalleled craftsmanship. Inspired by the luxuriance of nature, the Il Giardino Tropicale di Bulgari timepiece combines two of Bulgari’s mastered art forms : jewellery and miniature painting. Indeed, the inexhaustibly rich natural and animal worlds have opened endless creative paths for Bulgari. Over the years, flowers and plants, snowflakes and marine creatures have been reinterpreted by exceptionally creative metaphors. The new Il Giardino Tropicale di Bulgari, is a further example of this thematic tradition.
The complicated tourbillon movement of this exquisite timepiece is visible in the window of the parrot’s «perch », while the dial and precious gemstones burst with luxuriant life. This timepiece is available as a rare and exclusive creation, issued as a limited 50-piece édition.
THE DIAL
Il Giardino Tropicale di Bulgari dial is a true masterpiece that falls squarely within the tradition of an art born in the 16th century : miniature painting. This technique for creating extremely small pictorial renditions using a meticulous approach was employed to reproduce a wide variety of scenes. Over the centuries, the themes changed with religious allegories giving way to scenes from daily life, romantic scenes, landscapes, and portraits. The art of miniature painting declined with the birth of portrait photography in the mid-19th century.
Bulgari’s sophisticated timepiece pays tribute to this tradition, brillantly reviving it through a handcrafted piece that bring together jewellery and miniature-painting techniques. This dial obviously has a very High added value : patience and meticulousness are the rule here. It takes the master craftsman two weeks of work to finish one dial, one week if everything goes smoothly. The process is slow because it requires a mastery of the techniques involved in applying the colour and mixing the paint ; liquid varnishes are very difficult to work with. A varnish of the desired shade is made by skilfully combining base colours with a binder to give the desired consistency. The apparent simpliciry of the préparation conceals great difficulties such as obtaining colour gradations, and mixing and balancing the colours.
This process, which uses transparent varnishes, makes it possible to play with glaze effects and to add depth and luminosity to the design on the dial. However, a number of factors must be taken into account, starting with de drying of the varnish. The varnish dries rapidly and demandes quick work with the paintbrush. It is a tricky proposition, considering that each of the celles makin up the motif requires anywhere from three coats of paint (flowers) to five (leaves) or even eight (Parrot).
Between each coat, the artist must clean the surface of the dial and remove any varnish that has overflowed its cell. A corollary to applying successive layers is that the original colour selected is darkened, an added difficulty that makes it necessary to prepare a ground layer of opaque white to ensure that the colours will remain vivid. Between these various steps, the piece is sent to the kiln once each layer of varnish has been applied. Firing time and température must be exact : one hour at 80° C, no more, no less. After nearly a week, having been fired in the kiln avout twentfive times, the dial now displays its brilliant, delicate designs. But it is not yet ready for its final home. It still must go to the jeweller who will set it with the 61 brilliant-cut diamonds that will add the final sparkle.
AN ORGANIC MECANISM
The sernenity of sophisticated landscape evoking delicacy and sweetness, conceals another aspect of Bulgari’s talents ; a self-winding tourbillon movement with its tourbillon carriage supported by a sapphire glass bridge. This living, organic mechanism is visible through the circular opening over which the Parrot is perched. The opening serves as a light source and a window into the perpetual rotation of the regulator which keeps the self-winding movement running steadily. The movement is housed in an 18K pink gold case that is 37 mm in diameter. The oscillating weight ensuring automatic winding is made of 22 ct gold. Like the dial, it is fully decorated in accordance with fine watchmaking codes.
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Brand : Bvlgari Collection : Bulgari Bulgari Model : Il Giardino Tropicale di Bulgari Nber of pieces : 50 Complement : Pink Gold - Diamonds - Alligator Strap On sale : 2013 List Price : On request Diameter : 37 mm Thickness : 10.70 mm Styles : Atypical High Jewellery Types : Self-winding Calibre : BVL 263 Complication : Tourbillon Case material : Pink gold Case peculiarity : Sapphire caseback Pink gold crown set with a rubellite cabochon Bezel engraved with BVLGARI BVLGARI Shape : Round Water-resistance : 30 meters Dial : Lacquered Hand painted Gold Open Set with diamonds Display : Hands Glass : Antireflective coating Sapphire Strap material : Alligator leather Strap color : White Strap clasp : Pin buckle More characteristics : Movement
Manufacture mechanical self-winding movement. Calibre BVL 263. with Tourbillon mounted on a sapphire Crystal bridge
22 K gold (2.42 g) oscillating weight Décor Côtes de Genève & circular-grained décoration
Frequency : 21. 6000 vph (3 Hz)
Power reserve : 64 hours
40 jewels
Diameter : 28.60 mm
Thickness : 5.95 mm
Case
18k pink gold ( 45.87g) 18 k pink gold crown set with a rubellite cabochon
Dial
Ivory-lacquered gold ( 3.5g). plantlife motif using the champlevé technique then hand-painted; opening revealing the Tourbillon. protected by a scratchproof and glareproofed sapphire Crystal