Babin, Jean-Christophe

November 28, 2024

Bulgari Puts the Focus on Customer Experience

Laura Burdese, recently appointed to the jewelry house’s new post of deputy chief executive, talks about retail, heritage and her own jewelry purchase. Laura Burdese accepted […]
September 11, 2024

India Has Become the Watch Industry’s Next Big Prize

Experts say that, given the rising wealth and a pending cut in customs duties, it won’t be long before the country ranks among the top export […]
September 11, 2024

Watch Fairs Crowd the Calendar

A couple of years ago, experts predicted the end of in-person events. But a quick look at the 2024 schedule shows how wrong they were. Just […]
July 26, 2024

Watch Buyers Are on the Road Again

Swiss brands from Omega to Bulgari are expanding their travel retail offerings to match the resurgence in tourism. The Swiss watchmaker Breitling is planning to open […]
June 28, 2024

Bulgari Celebrates With a 200-Carat Diamond Necklace

The piece, priced at 40 million euros, is the Italian house’s most expensive creation and was designed to honor its 140th anniversary. To mark its 140th […]
December 5, 2022

Bulgari’s Serpenti Turns 75

Iterations of the bracelet that coils itself around the wearer’s wrist have turned the popular motif into the Italian jewelry house’s best seller. For 75 years […]
March 30, 2017

Bulgari Creates a New Jewelry-Making Center

VALENZA, Italy — Even though some of its work spaces had been used for a few weeks, Bulgari’s new jewelry factory here was still a work […]
March 27, 2017

On Time: Bulgari Sets a Watch Record for Thinnest Self-Winding Watch

On Time By ALEX WILLIAMS BASEL, Switzerland — You can’t be too rich or too thin, and Bulgari clearly has the rich part down, as evidenced […]
March 22, 2016

Bulgari, Snake Charmer

By KATHLEEN BECKETT March 22, 2016 ROME — Anyone who thinks of a snake as something sinister should reconsider. Throughout history, the snake has been a symbol of […]