Bvlgari Tubogas Manchette

For LVMH Watch Week, Bvlgari reinterprets its signature model: The Tubogas Manchette, a yellow-gold cuff whose seventies-inspired geometry is colored with gemstones.

Weaving a thread between history and modernity, Bvlgari reinvents its watch and jewelry icons to better capture the spirit of the times. Through the emblematic aesthetics of Monete, Tubogas, Serpenti and Lvcea, the Maison’s design studio draws deep into its roots to create iterations that are both artistic and refined, creative and colorful.

The art of mechanics

Bvlgari is as much a Roman goldsmith as a Swiss watchmaker. Beneath the radiance of gold revolve and rotate the gears of its own manufacture movements, developed specifically for creations of more intimate proportions.

The Tubogas Manchette and the Serpenti Seduttori harbor the Lady Solotempo Automatic BVS100, which was unveiled last year. The Lady Solotempo Automatic—indicating hours, minutes, and seconds—combines the art of timekeeping with Italian allure, an ideal pairing with jewelry watches.

With a diameter of just 19 mm, a thickness of 3.90 mm, and 102 components, the Lady Solotempo calibre weighs a mere 5 grams. And yet it offers an impressive 50-hour power reserve and a 21,600 vph frequency. Its compact, round design integrates perfectly within Serpenti’s curves while remaining versatile for other Bvlgari creations.

Together with the Baby Tourbillon BVL150, which equips select pieces, the Piccolissimo and Lady Solotempo calibers confirm Bvlgari’s utter mastery of mechanical watchmaking.

Tubogas Manchette: Radiant Femininity by Bvlgari

The Tubogas Manchette embraces the wrist like a ribbon of gold and diamonds, punctuated by vibrant gemstones. Tubogas first appeared at Bvlgari in the early 1940s, initially in serpentine form. The 1970s cemented it as one of the Maison’s signature creations — an era that inspires today’s reinterpretation, now animated by rich chromatic tones.

Brilliance at its most dazzling – with diamonds offset by generous gemstones, the Tubogas Manchette revisits an archival model from 1974. It reprises the bold geometry of the original, pairing a square dial with a wide single-coil Tubogas bracelet. The Maison infuses the gold with joie de vivre in the form of a vibrant chromatic fire – citrines, rubellites, peridots, amethysts, topazes, and spessartites. Nearly 12 carats of diamonds shimmer across the coils, forming a dazzling backdrop to the gemstones that compose this vivid palette.

Tubogas Manchette preserves its iconic embrace while introducing a new technique: each ring is molded and polished before being meticulously assembled onto a titanium blade. This modular construction allows the motif to flow seamlessly across the bracelet while preserving the supple architecture that defines Tubogas.

Technical specifications

Bvlgari Tubogas Manchette

Reference: 104093

Case

• Material: yellow gold case and bezel set with diamonds
• Dimensions: 135mm
• Yellow gold crown
• Transparent caseback

Dial and hands

• 16mm pavé diamond dial (0.6 ct)
• Yellow gold-plated hands

Movement

• Lady Solotempo BVS 100 manufacture self-winding mechanical movement (3.90 mm)
• Oscillating mass decorated with Bvlgari logo and sunray motif
• Power reserve of 50 hours

Functions/Indications

• Hours, minutes.

Strap and buckle

• Single-coil yellow gold bracelet set with:
• Diamonds: 11.98 cts
• Spessartites: 1.06 cts
• Citrines: 1.05 cts
• Rubellites: 0.87 ct
• Peridots: 0.62 ct
• Amethysts: 0.63 ct
• Topazes: 0.59 ct
• Size: 135 mm

MSRP: EUR 194'000

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