The art of fashioning feathers
Time nurtures a close, delicate bond with nature. For decades, Bulgari has been elevating this through outstanding creations, in particular its Divas’ Dream Peacock collection. The expertise of craftspeople working to perpetuate the excellence of métiers d’art helps shape the roving imagination of the manufacture’s watchmakers. The Divas’ Dream Peacock Feather Marquetry watch is infused with this ability to enchant. Twelve exquisite peacock feathers are assembled on the dial using a technique conceived in Antique times to fashion a delicate mosaic featuring multiple hues of blue and green. All were selected from feathers these birds with their colored plumage had lost naturally. Incredible precision is then required in this meticulous craftsmanship to craft, to affix and to trim to the shape desired.
As well as being symbolically significant, they conjure a harmonious, mesmerizing composition, set off by the addition of 76 round diamonds totaling around 1.20 carats. These precious gems are strewn across the 33 mm-diameter case and the fan-shaped lugs. These rose gold-crafted elements enhance the piece’s sophisticated personality even more. The quartz movement-driven hour and minute hands are adjusted by the crown topped with a cabochon-cut sapphire. And, for a perfectly-fitting finish, this watch is accompanied by a silky-green alligator strap, clasped by a pin buckle, and sculpted in the same metal as the case. As proud and majestic as a peacock on the wrist. Bewitching. Why resist?