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Bvlgari Bvlgari 33mm Grey Diamond Dot Dial Ladies Watch - Stainless Steel and 18k Rose Gold
Ref. 103577
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Stepping up in the same dial colour
The Bvlgari Bvlgari was born in 1977 from an unusual idea: that a watch bezel could carry text as its primary ornament, drawn from the lettering on ancient Roman coins. The double-logo engraving that wraps the 18k rose gold bezel is not decoration applied to a watch — it is the watch's reason for existing, and after more than four decades the logic behind it remains distinct enough that no other house has convincingly borrowed it. At 33mm the case sits neatly on a smaller wrist without reading as dainty, the two-tone combination of steel and rose gold giving the piece enough warmth to read as dressed while the bracelet keeps it structured. The silvered sunray dial is set with twelve brilliant-cut diamond indexes rather than printed markers, and the crown is finished with a cabochon pink rubellite — details that reward closer inspection without announcing themselves from a distance.
- Reference
- 103577
- Brand
- Bvlgari
- Case size
- 33mm
- Case material
- Two-tone
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Black
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Bezel
- Unidirectional rotating
- Movement
- Solar
- Functions
- Chronograph, GMT, Day-date, Small seconds, Moonphase, Power reserve indicator, Tachymeter, Skeleton dial
- Water resistance
- 30m
- Bracelet / strap
- Mesh bracelet
- Strap colour
- Bronze
- Clasp
- Butterfly 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 6 collections
This watch appears in Watches Under 37mm (1,611), Women's Watches (1,512), Chronograph Watches (1,181), Skeleton Watches (314), GMT Watches (245) and Solar & Kinetic Watches (217).
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
- Second time zone for travelling
- Sits in the lower half of Bvlgari's range as we list it
Worth knowing
- 30m means keeping it away from water
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
No. At 30m it will survive rain and handwashing, but not submersion of any kind.
Water resistance explainedWill the glass scratch?
Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.
Sapphire, mineral and acrylic comparedDoes it need a battery?
No. It charges from light, and the cell behind that is designed to last a decade or more.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedIs it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as women's.
Cheapest place to buy
Mappin & Webb is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
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