The lack of a rotor generally allows manual-wind movements — and, ultimately, their exterior cases — to be smaller, which suits the current trend for small watches.
Bulgari also played with size in developing its manual-wind BVL 100 Piccolissimo movement, introduced last year.
“Our very important clients were saying that they had so many high-jewelry watches but found it was a pity that the tiny batteries soon ran out,” said Fabrizio Buonamassa Stigliani, the brand’s production creation executive director.
A mechanical movement is forever.”The Piccolissimo first was used in Bulgari’s high-jewelry Serpenti Misteriosi watches, but this year it made its way into the new Mediterranea high-jewelry collection, presented in Venice in May.
Manual-wind movements highlight a watch’s vintage look.
Persons:
Patek, Calatrava, Bulgari, ”, Fabrizio Buonamassa Stigliani, “, Marino Grande, Panerai
Locations:
Tokyo, Venice, Geneva, California