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Bulgari Serpenti Tubogas 102736 Showcase Review

2,164 views · Published 22 December 2017 · 3:08 · Indexed 29 October 2026

Channel: Govberg Jewelers · 2017 · Howto & Style

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Greetings. I'm Tim of Govberg, and welcome to the world of Bulgari. Today, I'll be your guide to the unique history, features and virtues of the Bulgari Serpenti Tubogas, with six coils, meters of stainless steel in high polish, dozens of brilliant cut gems and an extraordinary sun ray guichet dial.  

This watch, one-half sculpture, one-half timepiece, all Bulgari, is an exceptional work of art. From the head to the tail, Serpenti has been a statement of beauty, sophistication, as well as Italian design savoir faire and Swiss watchmaking know-how since the 1940s. Essentially, a product of the late art deco era, Serpenti has represented the apex of Bulgari design since its very inception.  

Now over the years, different forms, some more or less morphologically related to the snake, have characterized the Serpenti line, but it is the Tubogas that most captures the imagination for those apprived of craft secrets, craft tradition, and craft techniques. Here's how it works.  

First, you take meters of stainless steel wire. Then you wrap it around wooden dowels, by hand. Each layer is overlaid with the last, until finally it terminates in what would nominally be the head of the snake, or the watch component of the jewelry. Now the dowel is then dissolved, using acid, leaving only the stainless steel remaining.  

The six coils of the Serpenti Tubogas then hand-finished, each individual loop individually, excruciating, until the entirety is complete. At this point, the Swiss quartz caliper is inserted, the dial is assembled by hand, each index as well as the stylized Roman numerals, placed with precision by an artisan of steady hands and immaculate sight, and then the head unit in stainless steel is set with dozens of brilliant cut diamonds, supplemented by a rubellite cabochon within the crown itself.  

On the wrist, Serpenti has an undeniable presence, unmistakable for anything else in jewelry or horology. It's supremely comfortable. The logic of its design essentially born perfect from the first. Over the years, the evolution of the styles, materials, the gems used, the colors, the metals have created a broad range and an unrivaled heritage of haut de gamme watchmaking and haute joaillerie, ladies craft.   

You can see this, Bulgari Serpenti Tubogas, and the entire collection of Bulgari fine time pieces for men and women on our website, govburgwatches.com.

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