NOT EVEN 20 YEARS OLD and still unaware of Gérald Genta and the brouhaha surrounding luxury sports watches with integrated bracelets, I must admit that my first encounter with the Bulgari Aluminium was quite honestly lust at first sight.
Effortlessly stylish, versatile and eminently wearable, the timepiece existed in a milieu of its own with an unmistakable identity, timelessness and a countenance that was neither immediately masculine nor feminine; it was its own thing, influenced by nothing else in the watchmaking zeitgeist (that I would later discover as I grew in my own horological journey) and the perfect embodiment of Bulgari’s Italianità in 1998.
The potent symbol for sophisticated insouciance catapulted the timepiece into one of the rare instances that a watch was incorporated into the livery of an Alitalia Boeing 747.
In 2020, the collection came into its own, abandoning the casual charm of quartz and embracing mechanical selfwinding movements that further secured the journeyman watchmaker’s progressive milestone in the annals of horological history. Since then, the collection has expanded with a GMT model, the Diagono Chronograph and even a deep diving Diagono Scuba (a dressy designer watch giving the famed Submariner a run for its money, no less). In short, the Bulgari Aluminium was a singular and unexpected combination of ultra-light never-before-used metal and rubber, calling to mind audacity and reliability and irrepressible sprezzatura.
This year, Bulgari ups the ante with aesthetic updates and heralding new colours and executions with three creations to illustrate the art of dolce vita headlined with the aptly named Capri.
Summer Sprezzatura With The Capri
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Return To Mont Blanc
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Manners Maketh Man
The Principle Of Style Is Character, And The Core Of Character Is Conduct.
Slow Travel In Switzerland
The Swiss public transport system certainly aces the luxe factor with eye popping train rides, indulgent multi-course meals on a Belle Epoque era steamship, and even efficient luggage transport services.
A NEW DAWN IN SOLAR ENERGY
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THE POWER OF THREE
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FLIGHT OF THE NARISAWA BEE
The esteemed Chef Yoshihiro Narisawa shares with us the intimate details of his brand's expansion into Singapore and what having the Mandala Club as its permanent address means to him.
DRINK THROUGH SPACE AND TIME
Preferably with a dram of The Macallan, in hand. The famed whisky maker celebrates 200 years of making perfection.
AND BUTCHER'S BLOCK MAKES IT THREE
SINGAPORE'S CHAPTER OF THE DOM PÉRIGNON SOCIETY HAS INDUCTED A THIRD MEMBER, RAFFLES SINGAPORE'S BUTCHER'S BLOCK, GIVING DISCERNING DINERS BETTER ACCESS TO THE EPICUREAN SAVOIR FAIRE THAT COMES WITH THE MARK OF THE SOCIETY.
AMERICAN SPIRIT
ROB SAMUELS, THE EIGHTH-GENERATION WHISKY-MAKER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF MAKER'S MARK, EXPLAINS WHY THE BRAND'S CELLAR AGED EXPRESSION IS A PEAK INTO THE FUTURE OF BOURBON.
Wine The Time Is Right
What does the future hold for winemaking? Steph Dutton, senior winemaker for Penfolds, has some ideas.
