WHEN ROCK REIGNS SUPREME
To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the legendary electric guitar, the Rome-based firm rolls out a limited edition of its travel watch boasting the can’t-do-without sunburst pattern.
In 1954, the Stratocaster, designed by Leo Fender, hit the stage at the right time. The rock revolution had just begun. Since then, the greatest riffs have been strummed on this iconic guitar by the world’s most gifted, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, David Gilmour, not to mention Mark Knopfler. To celebrate this instrument’s 70th anniversary, the American luthier and Bulgari got together to imagine a 1,200-piece limited series of wristwear. In a nutshell, the Aluminium GMT x Fender watch boasts the renowned gradient-toned brown. The 24-hour scale, running around the edge, takes on a cream shade twinned with a chocolate color. This feature is hovered over by a dedicated hand dressed in Super-LumiNova®. This luminescent material adorns the 6 and 12 numerals, along with the pair of hour and minute hands, and delivers excellent readability under any conditions of light. All the data’s driven by the B192 caliber. This selfwinding movement delivers 42 hours of power reserve.
Everything sits inside a 40 mm-diameter, aluminum-crafted case flaunting a titanium back engraved with the Fender logo. And, for a perfectly-fitting finish, the large, brown rubber bezel, displaying the brand’s name, protects the piece, which is worn on a strap fashioned using the same material, equipped with aluminum links and a Velcro® fastening. And, as Friedrich Nietzsche reminds us, “Without music, life would be a mistake…”. Bulgari invites us to soar over borders forever in time to the beat.
