LVMH Watch Week 2026: Bvlgari’s Art of Gold

Tubogas Manchette: Radiant Femininity by Bvlgari

The Tubogas Manchette embraces the wrist like a ribbon of gold and diamonds, punctuated by vibrant gemstones. Tubogas first appeared at Bvlgari in the early 1940s, initially in serpentine form. The 1970s cemented it as one of the Maison’s signature creations — an era that inspires today’s reinterpretation, now animated by rich chromatic tones.

Brilliance at its most dazzling – with diamonds offset by generous gemstones, the Tubogas Manchette revisits an archival model from 1974. It reprises the bold geometry of the original, pairing a square dial with a wide single-coil Tubogas bracelet. The Maison infuses the gold with joie de vivre in the form of a vibrant chromatic fire – citrines, rubellites, peridots, amethysts, topazes, and spessartites. Nearly 12 carats of diamonds shimmer across the coils, forming a dazzling backdrop to the gemstones that compose this vivid palette.

Tubogas Manchette preserves its iconic embrace while introducing a new technique: each ring is molded and polished before being meticulously assembled onto a titanium blade. This modular construction allows the motif to flow seamlessly across the bracelet while preserving the supple architecture that defines Tubogas.

Lvcea Notte di Luce: Sublime Light

Urushi – Ancestral Japanese art of lacquer – traces its origins back to prehistoric times. Drawn from tree sap, this dense, tinted, and polished lacquer was first used to create a protective sheath around objects. Over the centuries it became a symbol of refinement, enriched with delicate embellishments such as Raden, literally “sprinkled picture.” Developed some 1,300 years ago, this ancestral art consists of embedding minute fragments of mother-of-pearl or gold to form intricate motifs. Against the lacquer’s profound black, each fragment comes alive in a shimmering play of light.

Renowned for his mastery of Urushi and Raden, Yasuhiro Asai has long made light the central theme of his artmanship, drawing inspiration from the sun, the rainbow, and even the electric iridescence of mother-of-pearl. Combining cutting-edge techniques with ancestral gestures, he composes contemporary works in the serene surroundings of his traditional Kyoto atelier.

Equally fascinated by Japanese culture, Fabrizio Buonamassa Stigliani, Bvlgari’s Product Creation Executive Creator, first met Asai during a journey to Japan. From their encounter were born two exceptional dials for the Lvcea watch.

Introduced in 2014, Lvcea is an emblem of luminous femininity, playing with the brilliance of steel, the warmth of rose gold, and the sparkle of diamonds encircling the dial. Both a horological creation, with its automatic movement, and an artistic one, Lvcea has long embraced the métiers d’art, as a canvas for colorful mosaics of mother-of-pearl or deep-green malachite.