Brief: Bulgari’s new Diva watches radiate femininity

The Diva models use a high-tech material that is created by heating a natural cotton and wood fiber mix to produce acetate. Images courtesy Bulgari.

The Diva models use a high-tech material that is created by heating a natural cotton and wood fiber mix to produce acetate. Images courtesy Bulgari.

 

The crowns of the Diva watches are set with a  pink rubellite.

The crowns of the Diva watches are set with a pink rubellite.

BY LESLIE JORDAN CLARY

Bulgari recently added three new models to its Diva wristwatch collection. Like their predecessors, the new versions draw on Rome’s mosaic tile floors for inspiration. But the new editions are softer and more sophisticated with an arc of multi-colored gems that creates a corolla of stones around the dial, which is set entirely with brilliant-cut diamonds. The new models also employ the emblematic Diva motif of a gem-set fan. The delicate 18K pink or white gold case comes bound with a feminine satin strap. The crowns of all three models are set with Bulgari’s signature pink rubellite in a cabochon cut.

—February 2016