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Bvlgari Bvlgari

Ref. 103202

The Bvlgari Bvlgari collection traces its origins to 1977, when the house took the unusual step of turning its own name into the defining ornament of the watch: the double logo engraved into the bezel was drawn directly from the raised lettering on ancient Roman coins, and remains the most recognisable thing about the line nearly five decades later. This reference carries that tradition in 18kt rose gold, which means the bezel inscription has a warmth and depth that a steel version does not quite match. At 33mm the case sits neatly without dominating the wrist, and the green satiné soleil lacquered dial — set with twelve brilliant-cut diamond hour markers — reads differently as the light moves across it, the sunburst texture shifting between vivid and quietly restrained. The two-tone bracelet, alternating polished steel with 18kt rose gold links, carries the same material logic as the case and clasp through to the wrist. The rose gold crown set with its pink cabochon is an easy thing to overlook in photographs but difficult to ignore on the wrist: it is a small detail that makes the whole piece feel finished.

Reference: 103202
Brand: Bvlgari
Collection: Bvlgari
Case size: 33mm
Case material: Two-tone
Case shape: Round
Dial: Green
Crystal: Sapphire
Movement: Quartz
Water resistance: 30m
Bracelet / strap: Stainless steel bracelet
Strap colour: Two-tone
Clasp: Deployant clasp
Lume: Luminous
Retailer: Mappin & Webb

Learn more about Bvlgari

Sotirio Bulgari was a silversmith from a village in Epirus who arrived in Rome and opened a shop on Via Sistina in 1884, later moving to the Via Condotti address the company still occupies. The Latinised V in the logo is a deliberate reference to classical Rome, and the house has drawn on Roman architecture and coinage ever since.

Two designs define it. The Serpenti, a coiled snake bracelet watch that first appeared in the 1940s, is the piece most associated with the name. The Bvlgari Bvlgari of 1975, with the brand name doubled around the bezel in the manner of a Roman coin inscription, began as a limited run for clients and became a permanent line.

Watchmaking became serious in 2000, when Bvlgari bought Gérald Genta and Daniel Roth and with them a genuine complications capability. Since 2014 the Octo Finissimo has set a series of world records for thinness across different complications — tourbillon, minute repeater, automatic, chronograph — which is not the sort of thing a jeweller was expected to be doing.

1884: Sotirio Bulgari opens his first shop in Rome
1975: The Bvlgari Bvlgari, with the name doubled around the bezel
2000: Acquisition of Gérald Genta and Daniel Roth brings complications in house
2014: The Octo Finissimo begins a run of world records for thinness

Also in 5 collections

This watch appears in Back in Stock (3,538), Watches Under 37mm (1,908), Women's Watches (1,786), Two-Tone Watches (526) and Green Dial Watches (483).

What the specifications mean

Strengths

33mm wears small and slips under any cuff
Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
Luminous hands and markers for low light

Worth knowing

30m means keeping it away from water

Best forSmall wristsEveryday wear

Less suited toWater

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