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[Question] Why are Bulgari watches never mentioned here? (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by ConstantinoTheGreat@alien.top to c/watches@style.land

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I’ll start off by saying that I know next to nothing about watches. However, I’ve noticed that Bulgari watches are rarely mentioned here. I love the styling and even have an Octo Velocissimo that I bought a few years back. However I see that the brand doesn’t come up in any discussions or recommendations here. So whatsup?

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[–] potua@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

To be fair, it's not a brand that has a lot of following in the past, they've just come to the forefront with the Octo Finissimo line. Yes, they are a jewelry line, and a lot of people who are into watches may not be used to that. A lot of people come to it for the tool watch aesthetic. And so the aesthetic is different from the way Bulgari presents their watches.

I do caution people to differentiate some jewelry brands from just fashion brands, however. I made another post on it the other day. To differentiate from Michael Kors, Ekko, and Coach watches, certain jewelry brands really do work hard in order to compete with haute horology pieces.

From my earlier post: "Bovet, Bulgari, Harry Winston, Chopard, and of course the usual suspect, Cartier - they make insane watches as they partner with independent watch movement manufacturers such as Agenhor, Flurier, and Chronode. These independent movement makers are partnering with MB&F for projects, and that's insane to me."

[–] Stateswitness1@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

My next substantial watch purchase is going to be a Mille Migle.

[–] potua@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Fantastic, I love Chopard and what they are doing. I was going to check out the LUC line while in Japan, but I found a Czapek I could not tear myself from. It beat out a Breguet as well as JLC and ALS. Look, I knoow that's crazy, but the heart wants what the heart wants.