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This holiday, submit to the enchantments of Bulgari’s Roman spirit

Corinne Kerk

Published Thu, Nov 30, 2023 · 06:30 PM

SET APART BY ITS STRONG, audacious approach, Bulgari is known for creating some of the most iconic designs in jewellery. Naturally, these have also become favourites when it comes to gifting at Christmastime.

Take the irresistible charms of the Serpenti Viper collection. Since its debut in the 1940s, the luxury Roman jeweller’s iconic creature has hypnotised with its shifting form on both watches and jewellery. Every transformation is an invitation to rediscover the snake anew.

Clockwise from top: Divas’ Dream rose gold pendant necklace with pink sapphires, rubies and diamonds; Bulgari Cabochon yellow gold ring; Serpenti Seduttori watch in rose gold with diamonds and white silver opaline dial; B.zero1 rose gold ring with diamonds; B.zero1 rose gold ring; Octo Roma Chronograph watch with mechanical manufacture movement and automatic winding and chronograph functions, in stainless steel with blue Clous de Paris dial. PHOTO: GREENPLASTICSOLDIERS

And who doesn’t recognise the timeless Bulgari classic that is the B.zero1 jewellery collection? Since its creation in 1999 to welcome the new millennium, this seminal design that conjures Rome’s magnificent Colosseum has been the perfect piece for the dauntless – confident and charismatic.

Bulgari is equally adept at crafting delicate, feminine jewellery, as the Divas’ Dream collection of fan-shaped pendants, bracelets, earrings and rings shows.

Clockwise from top: Serpenti Viper slim necklace in white gold with diamonds; Serpenti Viper pendant necklace in white gold with diamonds; Serpenti Viper bracelet in white gold with diamonds. PHOTO: GREENPLASTICSOLDIERS

We’re also besotted with its new Cabochon jewellery. Here, the organic beauty of gold is celebrated in a ring that looks like a drop of gold has wrapped around the finger, and a pendant where a dab shines upon the decolletage.

Whether they are bold, groundbreaking designs or elegant conceptions as seen in the Octo Roma chronograph, there is no denying the power of Bulgari’s allure. Resistance is futile. We happily surrender.